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The Needle

2012 · 40 min

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.

Crew

  • Director Carmen Oquendo-Villar
  • Director José Correa Vigier
  • Director of Photography Carmen Oquendo-Villar

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Intermission

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Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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