About the film

A young boy takes on more chores and odd jobs around his neighborhood to raise money for a ticket to a magic show, but when his grandma loses her job, he is faced with a difficult decision.

About the Filmmaker

Gabriela Garcia Medina is a Cuban-American filmmaker. Her short film LITTLE CON LILI (2019) won Bestof Fest at HBO Women in Comedy Festival (2019), Best Short Contest NBC (2019), winner of LALIFF Best ShortFilm (2019), nominated for Best Short Comedy at Palm Springs ShortFest (2020), and was distributed byHBOMax. Gabriela’s short film THE 90 DAY PLAN (2019), won Best of Fest at HBO Women in Comedy Festival(2020), Best Short Film – Powderkeg/Feigco Entertainment (2020), official selection PBS LatinXperiene (2020),acquired by Warner Bros OneFifty (2020), and is available on HBOMax. Gabriela's musical comedy BERTIE THEBRILLIANT (2022) was made in collaboration with Warner Bros OneFifty and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB).BERTIE THE BRILLIANT premiered at the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences as part of the NFMLAIN FOCUS: LatinX & Hispanic Cinema. It has since been selected for International Children’s Film festivalsaround the world, as well as OUTFEST: Fusion Family Day (2023), LA PRIDE (presented by NFMLA) (2023), PBSShorts Film Festival (2023).

About Latino Public Broadcasting

Latino Public Broadcasting is the leader of the development, production, acquisition and distribution of non-commercial educational and cultural media that is representative of Latino people, or addresses issues of particular interest to Latino Americans. These programs are produced for dissemination to the public broadcasting stations and other public telecommunication entities. LPB provides a voice to the diverse Latino community on public media throughout the United States.

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