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20,000 people live in the streets of Puerto Rico. Frankie is one of them. This gritty document recounts the story of this one young man, one among the tens of thousands of Puerto Rico's homeless whose stories will never be told. In his own words, Frankie describes his descent from troubled childhood into the increasingly powerful grip of drugs on his life. His addiction and the lure of easy money led him to juvenile rehab and ultimately to homelessness. He speaks candidly of the constant suffering and humiliation of his life on the streets and the degradation of being a slave to his addiction.
But Frankie is young, and intelligent, and is beginning to acquire a faith in God and faith in himself that may yet lead him out of his crisis. Will he be able to leave the self-perpetuating life of homelessness and addiction? Will he achieve his dream of helping other homeless youths leave the streets and the needle behind? FRANKIE, FROM THE STREETS shows us a young man whose soul is locked in a constant moral struggle that may bring him to redemption, or to perdition.
Awards and Official Screenings :
- Best Documentary- Festival de Cortometrajes de PR – July 2002
- Official Selection - San Juan Cinemafest – November 2002
- Official Selection - Festival Internacional de La Habana, Cuba - December 2002
- Official Invitation - Habana Film Festival, New York - Manhatann, NY - March 2003
- Official Invitation - Muestra de Documentales Latinoamericanos - Madrid, España - April 2003 Canal 6 - TuTV - Estreno en Televisión – January 2004
- Director Invitado - Festival Int. de Cortometrajes de Puerto Rico - San Juan - August 2004
- Official Selection - Puerto Rican Film Series 2004, Chicago - September 2004
- Director Invite - 1er Festival de Cortometrajes de la Univ. Católica de Ponce - October 2004
- Official Selection - Festival Internacional de Cine Ibértigo – Canary Islands - October 2005
- LASA Merit Award in Film - Latin American Studies Film Festival - March 2006
Price:
Institutional: $200.00
Rental and Festival Screening: $125.00