The Needle

40m
Documentary
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The Needle is a portrait of a home clinic for body modification in one of San Juan's most impoverished neighborhoods. In telling the story of the clinic's owner and two clients, the film explores addiction as expressed through the search for beauty, social acceptance, and inter-personal affection.

Cast

Crew

Carmen Oquendo-Villar
Director, Director of Photography
José Correa Vigier
Director
Carla Cavina
Editor
Dana King
Executive Producer
Felipe Tewes
Producer
Miguel Villafañe
Associate Producer
Jaime Calitto
Sound

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