Manito Summary
Director: Eric Eason
Genres: Drama
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Yet another American filmmaker inspired by the storytelling economy of Dogme 95, writer/director Eric_Eason shot his feature debut, Manito, on digital video with a tiny budget and cast the film predominantly with first-time actors. Native New Yorker Eason's tale takes place in the Puerto Rican community of Washington Heights. Manny (Leo_Minaya) is graduating high school near the top of his class and is headed to Syracuse University on a full scholarship. His family proudly organizes a massive graduation party, paid for by his older brother, Junior (Franky_G.). Junior is a habitual womanizer who's done time for dealing drugs, but now he's working as a contractor. He's still hustling -- he falsifies his insurance certificate for a new job and hires illegal Mexican workers off the street -- but he's trying to pull his life together and support his wife, Miriam (Julissa_Lopez), and their little boy. But his big celebration for Manny (staged at the famous Jimmy's Bronx Caf
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