SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Gary sells balloons in New York subways and dreams of becoming a magician. Filmed conversations bring a Brazilian documentarian closer to this Brooklyn resident of Cuban descent, who — amid underground journeys — questions his place in the world.
Directed by: Marina Thomé
Festivals:
— 27th Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival – Curta Cinema (Brazil – Rio de Janeiro, 2017)
— 24th International Independent Film Festival in the name of Ireneusz Radzio – PUBLICYSTYKA (Poland – Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2017)
— 1st Ethnographic Film Festival of Pará (Brazil – Pará, 2017)
— 11th Atlantidoc – Uruguay International Documentary Film Festival (Uruguay – Atlántida, 2017)
— 12th MiradasDoc – International Documentary Film Festival, Official Selection (Spain – Guía de Isora, 2018)
— Digital Video Library FICG33 – 33rd Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2018)
— 9th Visualidades (Brazil – Ceará, 2018)
— 8th Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, Official Selection (USA – Brooklyn, 2018)
— 2nd Sesc Cinema Showcase (Brazil – São Paulo, 2018)
— 11th Porto7 – International Short Film Festival of Porto (Portugal – Porto, 2018)
— VISCULT – Ethnographic Documentary Film Festival (Finland – Joensuu, 2018)
— 5th World Film Festival of Veracruz (Mexico, 2018)
— 6th Medellín International Short Film Festival – FICME (Colombia, 2018)
Gary sells balloons in New York subways and dreams of becoming a magician. Filmed conversations bring a Brazilian documentarian closer to this Brooklyn resident of Cuban descent, who — amid underground journeys — questions his place in the world.
Directed by: Marina Thomé
Festivals:
— 27th Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival – Curta Cinema (Brazil – Rio de Janeiro, 2017)
— 24th International Independent Film Festival in the name of Ireneusz Radzio – PUBLICYSTYKA (Poland – Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2017)
— 1st Ethnographic Film Festival of Pará (Brazil – Pará, 2017)
— 11th Atlantidoc – Uruguay International Documentary Film Festival (Uruguay – Atlántida, 2017)
— 12th MiradasDoc – International Documentary Film Festival, Official Selection (Spain – Guía de Isora, 2018)
— Digital Video Library FICG33 – 33rd Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2018)
— 9th Visualidades (Brazil – Ceará, 2018)
— 8th Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, Official Selection (USA – Brooklyn, 2018)
— 2nd Sesc Cinema Showcase (Brazil – São Paulo, 2018)
— 11th Porto7 – International Short Film Festival of Porto (Portugal – Porto, 2018)
— VISCULT – Ethnographic Documentary Film Festival (Finland – Joensuu, 2018)
— 5th World Film Festival of Veracruz (Mexico, 2018)
— 6th Medellín International Short Film Festival – FICME (Colombia, 2018)

