- El Delivery
Short film set in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood, about a boy and an elderly woman who collide on a sweltering summer day. The boy, from the arriving Dominican enclave; the woman, from the old guard. Growing tense moment by moment, their brief encounter culminates in an explosion--literally.
TRIVIA
NYU graduate student film of
Juan Castillo (filmmaker) .Aired 134 times on the
HBO networks.The first film by a
Dominican director licensed by a major US network.AWARDS
Directors Guild of America Audience Award (Haig P. Manoogian screening of best films of NYU)
Directing Award, NYU Graduate Film Program
PBS Thirteen Reel NY series audience vote
CAST
Chayanne Rodriguez, Ray
Francesca Alavarez, Nina
Marilyn Beck, Lady
Kelvin Rosa, Packer 1
Luis Rosa, Packer 2
Evelyn DeLeon, Cashier 1
Maritza Colon, Cashier 2
Caroline Memnon, Woman in Blue
OTHER
Genre: Drama
Duration: 10 minutes
Color: Color
Format: 35mm
Locations:
Washington Heights [http://www.thirteen.org/reelny/films/el-delivery/13 Thirteen Reel NY series]
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421055/ Internet Movie Database]
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