ARTHUR AVE.
In a Bronx bar, a clash between traditional Italian-American "wiseguys" and the LGBTQ+ community leads to a confrontation that challenges the characters' preconceptions and the dynamics of power.
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Joey MedinaDirectorBeautiful Violence, The Lesson, Missing, Meet Los Parents, Man of a Funny Age
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Joey MedinaWriterBeautiful Violence, The Lesson, Missing, Meet Los Parents, Man of a Funny Age
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Joey MedinaProducerBeautiful Violence, The Lesson, Missing, Meet Los Parents, Man of a Funny Age
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Mike MarinoKey Cast"The Boss"
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Giovanni CabreraKey Cast"Vito"
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Kyle ChristiansenKey Cast"Stevie"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:8 minutes 35 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2025
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Production Budget:2,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States, United States
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Country of Filming:United States, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Joey Medina, born and raised in The Bronx, New York, was destined to become a Writer, Producer, & Director. In third grade, his School Principal placed Joey in a creative writing class after reading Joey's version of "Goldie Locks and the Three Bears" with an urban theme.
In fifth grade, after watching a three-minute Super 8 film made by a teacher and his class, Joey got the urge to make his own film.
Joey purchased a Super Eight film camera, projector, and screen from his seventh-grade woodshop teacher for $50.00. All the equipment was stamped "Property of the Board of Education."
After buying the stolen film equipment, Joey cast family members and directed his first film, a remake of "King Kong." Joey bought a gorilla mask and rubber ape hands and borrowed his mother's fake fur coat to complete the costume. He used miniature soldiers and army vehicles, including his sister's dollhouse, to build the set in his basement. With everything in place, Joey completed his 3-minute version of "King Kong."
After graduating High School, Joey enrolled in the Center for Media Arts in New York City to study Television Production. There, he used his creativity while learning skills that he would later use.
In 2003, Joey was hired to be a segment producer for "Extreme Gong," which aired on the Game Show Network.
2004, Joey Medina wrote, produced, and directed his first feature film, El Matador, on 16mm for $15,000. The film went on to win three awards at the "Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival," including "Best Film," Best Director" and "Best Actor." The film was then picked up and distributed by Maverick Entertainment.
In 2005, Joey wrote, produced, directed, and hosted Si TV's first scripted television show, "Circumsized Cinema," Executive produced by award-winning film producer Moctesuma Esparza ("Selena"). The show re-edited campy Mexican movies into 30-minute "mini-movies" with new, scripted English audio tracks for a hilarious and original half-hour television show. In addition, Joey was one of the hosts and producers of "Loco Comedy Jam," a stand-up comedy show featuring some of the best Latino comedians in the country on Mun2 Television.
In 2006, Joey created, produced, and hosted "Latin Palooza," a comedy special shot live in front of 1,300 people. Image Entertainment picked up and distributed the DVD.
Since then, Joey has produced and directed five music videos for pop, rap, and rock artists.
In 2009, Joey produced and directed another memorable comedy titled "Cholo Comedy Slam," this time adding musical acts along with stand-up comedians. The event was shot in Los Angeles in front of 2000 people and was picked up and distributed by Latin Fusion Entertainment.
Joey wrote, produced, and directed his first short horror film, MISSING. As a professional comedian, most of his filmmaking projects were comedies, so he wanted to create a horror film that was as dark and disturbing as possible. He set out to make a film that would be hard for the viewer to watch. He wanted the viewer to experience what the victims in the movie were going through.
Having almost zero budget, he built many props himself and designed many makeup effects. Joey spent about six weeks preparing for the shoot, including writing and casting. The shoot took three days with a partial crew for only half the time.
The film won Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2015 International Horror Realm Film Festival and the Award of Excellence at the 2015 Ricon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico, along with an Award of Merit in the 2015 Indie Fest Film Awards.
Joey Medina also wrote, produced, directed, edited, and starred in his single-camera style sitcom called "Man of a Funny Age."
He recently wrote, produced, and directed a powerful short film called "The Lesson." Jon Kelly from "Access Hollywood" calls the film "Stone Cold Powerful."