Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired worldwide rights to Joel Alfonso Vargas’ “Mad Bills to Pay.” The film world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it picked up the Next Special Jury Award for ensemble cast, and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Perspectives Award for best first feature. It was part of this year’s edition of New Directors/New Films. It will next open the New York Latino Film Festival on Tuesday. Oscilloscope Laboratories will partner with Unapologetic Projects for a release in select theaters next year.
The film follows Rico, who spends his summer selling cocktails and chasing girls. When his girlfriend, Destiny, becomes pregnant, she moves in with his family in the Bronx. Juan Collado, Destiny Checho, Yohanna Florentino and Nathaly Navarro lead the cast.
On the festival circuit, “Mad Bills to Pay” has been praised as “one of the best debuts.
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