H.O.M.E.

By Daniel MALDONADO

GASHOUSE FILMS - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2016

H.O.M.E. is a film about communication through barriers and urban alienation. Part lyrical tone poem of New York City, H.O.M.E. is comprised of two stories involving intimate and meaningful encounters through the lens of a "disconnected" yet perpetual, city in motion.

Festivals
& Awards

Guadalajara FICG 2015
Ficcion Iberoamericana
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival 2016
Audience Award Best Feature
Queens World Film Festival 2016
Best Feature Narrative
Cinema Tropical Awards 2017
Nominated Best U.S. Latino Film
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2017
Official Selection
Chicago Latino International Film Festival 2017
Official Selection
Cinefestival 2017
Official Selection
Festival de Cine de Zaragoza 2017
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2016
    • Genres
    • Drama, First film
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 73 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Daniel MALDONADO
    • Writer(s)
    • Daniel MALDONADO, Hector CAROSSO
    • Producer(s)
    • Ingrid MATIAS, Darren DEAN, Vanessa VERDUGA, Daniel MALDONADO
    • Synopsis
    • Inspired by actual events, the first story that's interwoven is a lyrical portrait of a young Latino (Jeremy Ray Valdez) with Asperger’s Syndrome, journeying through New York City's labyrinth-like subway system despite the city wide search for him. Through his observations and quiet encounters, he discovers a subterranean world where connections are amiss among the multitude. The second story focuses more intimately on the rare emotional connections made in an alienating city. Peppered in allegory, the story involves an older Ecuadorian driver from Queens and his random encounter with a young Chinese woman who is stranded. Offering the desperate woman a ride home to her sick child in Chinatown sets the stage for the events that follow in which their bonds are revealed despite linguistic and cultural barriers.