Porgies & Bass
A film by Thomas Barnes
This film was screened as a part of the 2018 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF21)
This short film preceded the feature La selva negra (The Modern Jungle)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8BdR-Motzw]
USA, Drama, 2016
15 min, Color
English, Spanish with English subtitles
Ben, a native fisherman on Long Island New York, fishes for the prized large striped bass. Jorge, a Latino immigrant, catches porgies, a small and common fish. What starts out as a beautiful day on the beach turns into a skirmish over territory, and finally erupts in an unforgettable manner.
Regional Premiere
Print Source: Thomas Barnes, thomasb77@gmail.com