The Little Boy and the Ball

Director: Damian Marcano
2011, Trinidad+Tobago / USA
English
Dramatic short 11 minutes

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Richard, a 10-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents, has an attachment to his football as if it were his best friend. As time progresses, the ball develops blemishes and scratches as a result of their activities together. The lesson learned is simple: a friend is a friend no matter the person—or thing.

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Damian Marcano was born in Trinidad and moved to the US at the age of 12. After enrolling as a pre-med student at Ohio State University, he moved to New York and became a web design programmer. He then entered film, and made his first short, The Little Boy and the Ball. He is in pre-production for his first feature, God Loves the Fighter.

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Fri 23 Sept 7.00pm, Charlotteville Community Centre, Tobago
Wed 28 Sept 7.00pm, Mayaro Resource Centre
Sat 01 Oct 4.30pm, The Little Carib Theatre

Date: Sun 17 Jul, 2011
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