2023 Official Selection
PLAYS
Caravana
In English
Written by Carlos Morton (San Diego, US)
Directed by Barbara Bosch
A trio of Central American migrants dress up and become theater characters to cross the border into the USA.
Thursday, August 10 at 8:00 P.M. & Friday, August 11 at 7:00 P.M.
Fragmentos de Silencio
In Spanish
Written and Directed by Martín Chamorro (NY-Argentina)
Una venganza que transforma y te lleva al límite de la cordura.
Synopsis:
‘Fragmentos de Silencio’ es una poderosa y provocadora obra teatral que explora la desgarradora historia de una novia cuya vida se desmorona en su propia boda. Traicionada por su novio, su hermana, el sacerdote y hasta el jardinero de la iglesia, nuestra novia se sumerge en una disociación mental y se transforma en una fuerza desatada de venganza. ‘Fragmentos de Silencio’ es un retrato crudo y provocador de los efectos devastadores del acoso en la vida de una mujer, mostrando la profundidad de su sufrimiento y confusión. A través de una narrativa intensa y simbólica, busca generar reflexión sobre la vulnerabilidad humana, la lucha por la justicia, los límites de la cordura en situaciones extremas y las consecuencias devastadoras de violar la dignidad de una persona. Esta obra teatral busca desafiar las percepciones del público a través de una puesta en escena que combina elementos visuales impactantes, diálogos potentes y un enfoque audaz para transmitir el mensaje central de la historia.
Friday, August 11 at 8:10 P.M. & Saturday, August 12 at 7:00 P.M.
Ventanas Cerrada
In Spanish
Written by Mariana Frias
Directed by Jose Bonilla (NY-Rep. Dominicana)
La soledad y los recuerdos que pueden terminar en una terrible desconección de la realidad, paranoia o alucinación.
Sinopsis:
Presenta la vida de una artista alejada de sus amistades, de sus actividades y sobre todo abandonada por quien ella considera su gran amor que vive en una soledad constante donde solo la acompañan los recuerdos y un viejo violoncelo que con pocas cuerdas la transporta a su antiguo oficio de música clásica. Desconectada de la realidad, entre paranoia o alucinaciones, incapaz de afrontar los problemas o el estrés de la vida diaria.
Saturday, August 12 at 8:10 P.M. & Sunday, August 13 at 4:00 P.M
Vino y Te
In Spanish
Written by Jeydermentt Deffitt
Directed by Raul Rivera (N.Y.- P.R.)
Los delirios de un celópata explotan en un triángulo amoroso conformado por tres hombres.
Sunday, August 13 at 5:10 P.M. and Friday, August 18 at 7:00 P.M.
Lo obscuro de tus ojos
In Spanish
Written and Directed by Julio Rueda
Produced by Yolanny Rodriguez Teatristas Dominicanos en el Exterior
Los oscuros matices de la relación dominada por la violencia doméstica y el narcisismo.
Sinopsis:
Plantea la violencia narcisista entre 3 parejas heterosexuales. Con un lenguaje poético, que oímos y vemos, los oscuros matices de las relaciones dominadas por un hombre incapaz de dominar su instinto depredador.
Friday, August 18 at 8:10 P.M. & Saturday, August 19 at 7:00 P.M.
SHORT FILMS
Remember me in therapy
In English
Directed by Jacob Mollot (NY)
Hallucinations inside a drunk tank with an intergalactic space therapist…. You’ll wish they were real?
Be like Jose
In Spanish
Directed by Leonardo Ortiz (Ecuador)
Capacidad total de productividad… o tu integridad?
Zoe in Review
In English
Directed by Stacey Larkins (US)
An emotionally fractured by domestic violence woman examines her past in search of answers for her present entanglement.
AUTISM: The life behind the WORD
In English
Directed by Victor Ilyukhin, Olga Lvoff, Rick Guidotti
Sunday, August 13 at 6:30; Saturday, August 19 at 8:10; Sunday, August 20 at 4:00 PM
Online: From Thursday, August 10 to Saturday, August 19.
FULL 2023 CALENDAR
Dia por dia Peliculas y obras
Thursday, August 10
8:00- 8:40 Caravana – Written by Carlos Morton (San Diego, US) – Directed by Barbara Bosch – In English
Friday, August 11
7:00 – 7:40 Caravana – Written by Carlos Morton (San Diego, US) – Directed by Barbara Bosch – In English
8:10 – 8:50 Fragmentos de Silencio – Written – Directed by: Martín Chamorro (NY-Argentina) In Spanish
Saturday, August 12
7:00 – 7:40 Fragmentos de Silencio – Written – Directed by: Martín Chamorro (NY-Argentina) In Spanish
8:10 – 8:50 Ventanas Cerrada – Writtwen by Mariana Frias – Directed by Jose Bonilla (NY-Rep. Dominicana) In Spanish
Sunday, August 13
4:00 – 4:40 Ventanas Cerrada –Writtwen by Mariana Frias – Directed by Jose Bonilla (NY-Rep. Dominicana) In Spanish
5:10 – 5:50 Vino y Te – Written by Jeydermentt Deffitt – Directed by Raul Rivera (N.Y.- P.R.) In Spanish
6:30 – 7:30 Short Films
- Remember me in therapy – Jacob Mollot (NY) In English
- Be like Jose – Leonardo Ortiz (Ecuador) In Spanish
- Zoe in Review – Stacey Larkins (US) In English
- The life behind the autism: Directed by Victor Ilyukhin, Olga Lvoff, Rick Guidotti – In English
Friday, August 18
7:00 – 7:40 Vino y Te – Written by Jeydermentt Deffitt – Directed by Raul Rivera (N.Y.- P.R.) In Spanish
8:10 – 8:50 Lo obscuro de tus ojos – Written and Directed by Julio Rueda – Produced by Yolanny Rodriguez Teatristas Dominicanos en el Exterior (In Spanish)
Saturday, August 19
7:00 – 7:40 Lo obscuro de tus ojos – Written and Directed by Julio Rueda – Produced by Yolanny Rodriguez Teatristas Dominicanos en el Exterior (In Spanish)
8:10 – 9:10 Short Films
- Remember me in therapy – Director: Jacob Mollot (NY) In English
- Be like Jose – Directed Leonardo Ortiz (Ecuador) In Spanish
- Zoe in Review – Stacey Larkins (US) In English
- The life behind the autism: Directed by Victor Ilyukhin, Olga Lvoff, Rick Guidotti
Sunday, August 20
4:00 – 5:00 Short Films
- Remember me in therapy – Director: Jacob Mollot (NY) In English
- Be like Jose – Directed Leonardo Ortiz (Ecuador) In Spanish
- Zoe in Review – Stacey Larkins (US) In English
- The life behind the autism: Directed by Victor Ilyukhin, Olga Lvoff, Rick Guidotti
5:30 – 6:30 Award Ceremony
FRENZY 2023 JUDGES
Luis Caballero, Veronica Caicedo, Zorina Costello, Paola Dei, Dr. Jaime Estades, Sidney Hankerdon, Chris-Shimojima.
LUIS CABALLERO
Luis Caballero is writer, actor and theater and film director with over 30 years of experience. During the last season he direct the famous production GALA Puerto Rico…¡fuá!, the cast was nominated for Helen Hayes Award in 2013 for Spectacular Group, Production Residence.
Caballero has directed in his natal Puerto Rico, also in new York, Los Angeles y San Francisco.
VERONICA CAICEDO
Film/Theater Producer and Director. CEO, and founder of Caicedo Productions, The International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival and The One Festival.
DR. ZORINA COSTELLO
Director of Community Engagement for The Center of Spirituality and Health Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System.
PAOLA DEI
Audiovisual educator, Art Psychologist, Art Therapist and Psychotherapist. She is a SNCCI and Fipresci film critic, ANCT theater critic, and a professor of Psychology of Art and Neuroesthetics in post-graduate specialization schools and Artistic Director of the Bulli ed Eroi Val di Chiana Senese International Children’s Film FestivalCreator of the Psicomoda Abitarsi campaign
JAIME ESTADES
Adjunct Professor of School of Social Work at Columbia University and New York University. Founder of the Latino Leadership Institute. He has committed his life to advocacy, education, health and leadership training.
DR. SIDNEY HANKERSON
Director of Mental Health Equity Research and Vice Chair of Community Engagement, Mt. Sinai. His research focuses on reducing racial/ethnic disparities in mental health.
CHRIS SHIMOGINA
Filmmaker, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor. Graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dramatic Writing. His more recent feature film is Alberto the Concrete Jungle.
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