SAND DOLLARS // Laura Amelia Guzman // Dominican Republic // Running Time 1 hour 20 min // Drama // WATCH TRAILER
Saturday, October 3 // 6:00PM // Anthology Film Archive 32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Presented by Breaking Glass Pictures
Film Introduction by Arturo Castro
Tickets Available // 180
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SYNOPSIS
Every afternoon, Noeli, a young Dominican girl, goes to the beaches at Las Terrenas. Along with her boyfriend, they look for ways to make a living at the expense of one of the hundreds of tourists that wander the beach. As people parade through her life, Noeli has a steady client, a mature French woman who, as time goes by, has found an ideal refuge on the island to spend her last years. Noel's boyfriend feigns to be her brother andoubtlines a plan in which Noeli travels to Paris with the old lady and sends him money every month. For Noeli, the relationship with the old lady is one of convenience, but the feelings become more intense as the departure date closes in.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Laura Amelia Guzman was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on May 7, 1980. She graduated from Altos de Chavon / The School of Design, where she studied fine arts and photography. After exhibiting in photography shows, she attended the International Film and Television School in Cuba, specializing in cinematography. After working in several features, she moved to Mexico. Since 2004, she has lived between Mexico and the Dominican Republic working with her husband Israel Cardenas, with whom she shares script, photography, production and direction credits in their feature films. Together they run the production company Aurora Dominicana. Israel Cardenas is a self-taught filmmaker who started out his career in musical videoclip productions and some film workshops at NYFA and EICTV. He worked as camera assistant and second unit camera in some projects before shooting in 2006 his first feature as co-director, scriptwriter, photographer, producer and editor. Sand Dollars is his fourth feature.
ABOUT BREAKING GLASS PICTURES
A cutting edge, international film company that licenses and distributes independent films, home entertainment, and VOD content. BGP is a forward-thinking, fully integrated worldwide multimedia entertainment company. We focus on acquisitions, marketing, packaging, licensing and distribution of independent films and documentaries that push the envelope and explore new cinematic territory. Releases include 'White Rabbit,' Xavier Dolan's 'Laurence Anyways' and Larry Clark's Marfa Girl.
ABOUT ARTURO CASTRO
Arturo Castro was born and raised in Guatemala, where he got his start in theatre and hosted his own TV show on Guatemala’s national network, Conexion, After moving to New York City, Castro acted in commercials and did drama therapy at inner city schools, In 2013, Castro landed the role of “Jaime” in Comedy Central’s hit show, Broad City. Recently, Castro has produced the web series, 2040, appeared in the film, Sun Belt Express, featuring Tate Donovan and Stephen Lang and in Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.