Manuel (2017)

Director + DP + Producer

8 min.

By the train tracks in Old Havana, 87-year-old Manuel brews an aphrodisiac juice called "pru." From the inside of his shop and in between encounters with his thirsty customers, Manuel recounts the bittersweet loves that have defined his life.

Festivals: New Orleans Film Festival 2017, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2018, Mountainfilm 2018, Brooklyn Short Film Festival 2018 (Runner Up: Audience Choice Best Documentary), Glass City Film Festival 2018, Drunken Film Fest 2018, Portland Film Festival 2018, Mountainfilm On Tour 2018-2019.

(My first film!)