Four Promising Pilots Screened at the New York Latino Film Festival

Adulthood our favorite of the group centers on four best friends living in Astoria Queens amp160Thereamp8217s Rob an anonymous dating guru who canamp8217t keep his own love life under control Freddy a single dad on the journey of becoming a successful actor Scott a struggling musician who is moving to New York City with his girlfriend and Clint a bachelor in love with his paid escort amp160In the pilot these guys are about to embark on the greatest challenge theyamp8217ve ever faced their thirties amp160Itamp8217s all about four men whoamp8217ve hit a milestone in their lives and are slowly but surely coming to terms with the challenges of growing up especially navigating relationships and making big changes for themselves amp160Adulthood does something that a lot of comedies never seem to get right It develops a strong sense of familiarity and sincerity while also delivering plenty of funny and some genuinely heartfelt momentsWe spoke with Adulthoodamp8217s creator writer director and star Rob Alicea pictured below right with Zebedee Row left and Scott Rocco and asked why he chose the NYLFF to premiere his seriesamp160 amp8220As a born and raised Latin New York writer and director there was no better placeamp8221 he said with great enthusiasmamp8220While there have been several great buddy comedy series like Entourage and The Big Bang Theory there were many stories my friends and I simply could not relate toamp8221 he said when asked about the inspiration behind creating Adulthood amp160amp8220When weamp8217re going through something we look to television or movies that depict what weamp8217re feeling so as to not feel so alone and if those stories donamp8217t exist we feel itamp8217s our duty as filmmakers to tell themamp8220These characters want love and to be in love but are still figuring out how to make that happen without losing themselves and each other in the processamp8221 Alicea continuedamp160 amp8220Perhaps scarier than the idea of growing up is that maybe they will have to do it without one anotheramp8221 amp160Freddy Giorlando pictured below who produced Adulthood along with Alicea and Rocco also starsNext up was the fiveminute pilot Granny which is the epitome of the amp8220snacksize contentamp8221 that actor and app developer Allen Maldonado mentioned in our recent interview with him amp160In its first episode Luis an accountant desperately seeks the help of a hitman named Freddy to amp8220get rid ofamp8221 someone for him amp160Freddy refuses when Luis reveals that the target isnamp8217t just an old woman but his own grandmother amp160Freddy may be a hit man but he has limits no old people and no kids amp160Luis counters and asks if Freddy can at least show him what to do for the full payment as if he killed her himself amp160Throughout the first season of the show the two knuckleheads learn the hard way that Luisamp8217 grandmother is not the sweet old lady that she appears to be amp160Granny was written by and stars Aldo Pisano who also directed and Rajiv ShahAccording to its creators Hey Vato centers on two cholo puppets who talk about love life and amp8220possibly your momamp8221 amp160To those who grew up in the urban communities of New York California and beyond the two amp8220vatosamp8221 will seem all too familiar amp160Hey Vato features a number of short sketches starring Smiley and Chuy two cholos who spend far too much time amp8220just chillinamp8221 and are always up to no good amp160The fiveminute episode screened at NYLFF was full of laughs hilarious philosophical moments and old school goofs amp160Hey Vato stars Marc Rivera and Robert Vasquez who served as the showamp8217s writers along with director Juan RodriguezThe only drama we saw at the NYLFF the Detroitbased The Inner Circle amp8211 centers on an inpatient rehab program amp160The participants vary from a former baseball star and a washedup actress to a grieving husband and a recovering sexual abuse survivor amp160The Inner Circle touches on many important social issues such as racial discrimination social status economic disparity and generation gaps the exploration of which brings the struggling patients closer together amp160Shiek MahmudBey Louis Martinez and Lanika Wise staramp160 MahmudBey also directed and served as cowriter with Steven WilliamsClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160

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