Stony Brook Film Festival

30th Anniversary

Schedule

Friday, July 25

Baquine Friends Forever

7:00 PM

Main Stage

United States - 13 min

After their relationship changes forever, Gary wanders through Brooklyn, deciding whether or not to attend his friend Carmen's party. 

A film by Jose Acevedo.

Mad Bills to Pay (Destiny, Dile que no soy malo)

7:00 PM

Main Stage

United States - 101 min

Rico, 19, lives with his no-nonsense mother and sassy sister Sally in a modest Bronx apartment in the heart of the Dominican-American community. Rico’s version of having a job is selling homemade cocktails out of a cooler on Orchard Beach while trying to evade local authorities. He squabbles with Sally, gets reprimanded by his mom, parties with his clients, and flirts with the local girls. But his endless summer life comes crashing down when his newly pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend Destiny moves in after being kicked out by her parents. Vargas creates a work of art, telling a compelling story while eliciting amazing performances from his cast. 

In English and Spanish, with subtitles.

Sweet Cesspool

9:30 PM

Main Stage

United States - 6 min

A ghostwriter in serious need of cash begins to have second thoughts about the suicide letter she was paid to write.

A film by Daniel Paredes.

Uncle Vanya - Bubble Waltz

9:30 PM

Main Stage

Hungary - 90 min

A modern retelling of Anton Chekhov’s play Uncle Vanya, set in the 1990s. Iván - aka Vanya - breeds cattle with his sister Mária and 18-year-old niece Szonja on an estate in the middle of nowhere, when their boring, peaceful life is turned upside down by the arrival of Iván's arrogant brother-in-law, Jakab, and his young and flirtatious second wife, Léna. Following the outlines of Chekhov’s story, this delightful feature has an imaginative take all its own. 

In Hungarian, with subtitles.

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