“Ponyboi”, interview with the director Esteban Arango and the actor/writer River Gallo

“Ponyboi” has been presented in competition at the 42nd Torino Film Festival. The film is directed by Esteban Arango, based on a screenplay written by River Gallo, who stars in the film. the actor   has been awarded  for Best Performance. We met director and actor before the festival screening to talk about this nocturnal and fascinating thriller drama.

A film about acceptance and self recognition

As River Gallo, lead actor of “Ponyboi“, says the film is strongly about a journey of self affirmation and recognition, in a seedy and dark world. The redemption trip the lead character unconsciously makes is fundamentally linked with the gender recognition path that walks parallel to the main plo