Shortlist "To be an American" Personal Work: New Generation Award

BRANDWILLY CHAVARRIA/K-SWISS/CHRIS HABANA

PRODUCTION COMPANYMONARCH WORKSHOP NY

CLIENTPERSONAL WORK

AGENCYUNSIGNED

DIRECTOR(S) MARCO CASTRO

BUSINESS REGION 37036

SHORT SYNOPSIS "TO BE AN AMERICAN" IS ABOUT THE OPTIMISTIC POINT OF VIEW OF JEFFREY AND MICHAEL, TWO TEENAGE HISPANIC PROTAGONISTS WHOSE FAMILIES MIGRATED TO THE USA TO PROVIDE A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEM.

RUNTIME 04:22

RELEASE DATE 2020-06-23

PRODUCER(S) DIMITRIOS POPPIS

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY DANIEL LUIS ENNAB

EDITOR MARCO CASTRO

COSTUME DESIGN WILLY CHAVARRIA

MUSIC COMPOSER MARIAN

SOUND DESIGN LÉO ROSENBERG

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS MARCO CASTRO

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS DIMITRIOS POPPIS

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS WILLY CHAVARRIA

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS CHRIS HABANA

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS JEFFREY MENDOZA

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS MICHAEL PICO

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS LÉO ROSENBERG

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS DANIEL LUIS ENNAB

INDIVIDUAL CREDITS KRAIGE TOBIAS

NOTES FOR JUDGING WITH THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE AND AS AN IMMIGRANT ARTIST, I BELIEVE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO SHARE THESE COMPELLING STORIES. I FEEL MUCH PERSONALLY RELATED TO THEM. WE ARE LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE STILL DEAL WITH RACIAL INJUSTICE AND WHERE HISPANIC PROTAGONISTS ARE NOT USUALLY THE DRIVERS OF THEIR OWN LIVES AND DESTINY.

THE FILM'S LOCATIONS ARE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK AND PHOTOGRAPHED HANDHELD AS IF A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER SHOT IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.


SINCERELY,


MARCO CASTRO

STATEMENT 37091