East Side Story (2006/I)

Director:

Carlos Portugal

Writers:

Carlos Portugal
Charo Toledo

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Love Thy Neighbor...Just Don't Get Caught.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Racism | Gay Latino | Restaurant | Gay Relationship | Gay Couple

Awards:

1 win

Cast

René Alvarado	...	Diego Campos
David Berón	...	Pablo Morales
Gladys Jimenez	...	Bianca Campos (as Gladise Jimenez)
Steve Callahan	...	Wesley Henderson
Cory Schneider	...	Jonathan Webber (as Cory Alan Schneider)
Irene DeBari	...	Sara Campos
Luis Accinelli	...	Don Rogelio
Yelyna De Leon	...	Tiffany
Luis Raul	...	Salvador
Jason Kordelos	...	Lowell
Ruben Rabasa	...	Efrain Morales
Andrea Zafra	...	Janice Morales (as Andrea Levin Zafra)
Michael Cassidy	...	Dennis
Michael Cormier	...	Dan
Cris Franco	...	Mr. Martinez
Rob Hudson	...	Neighbor #1
Clark McCown	...	Neighbor #2
Dan Hess	...	Neighbor #3
Dana Dukelow	...	Neighbor #4
Shannon Kemp	...	Adam
Dominic Ceci	...	Steve
Daniel Edward Mora	...	Husband Customer
Jaimie Rodriguez	...	Wife Customer
Martin Morales	...	Luis
Vinni Ali'i Mesa	...	AA Guest #1 (as Vinni Ali'Mesa)
Carl Donelson	...	AA Guest #2
Alexander Coss	...	AA Guest #3 (as Alex Coss)
Camilla Bastidas	...	Marisol (as Camila Bastidas)
Blanca Araceli	...	Housekeeper
Alyssa Ho	...	Ling-Ling
Tim Sommerfield	...	Married Man
Darlene Mann	...	Married Woman
Ciro Suarez	...	Mover
Armando Heredia	...	Hector
Christopher Isaacson	...	Sebastian (as Christopher Issacson)
Richard Gioria	...	Cory
Render	...	Bimbo

Directed by
Carlos Portugal

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Carlos Portugal
Charo Toledo

Produced by
Alexander Coss	....	associate producer
Mary Feuer	....	producer
David Melito	....	associate producer
Richard Perez-Feria	....	executive producer
Carlos Portugal	....	producer
David Quantic	....	associate producer
Steven Ritchie	....	line producer
Charo Toledo	....	producer
Blanca Valdez	....	producer

Original Music by
Steven Cahill

Cinematography by
Neil De La Pena

Film Editing by
Mary Feuer

Casting by
Blanca Valdez

Production Design by
Abbe Thorner

Art Direction by
Logan Prather

Costume Design by
Jerry Carnevale

Makeup Department
Sonia Chavez	....	assistant makeup artist
Elizabeth Fox	....	hair stylist
Elizabeth Fox	....	makeup artist
Liset Garza	....	additional hair stylist
Liset Garza	....	additional makeup artist
Richard Miranda	....	hair stylist
Richard Miranda	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Kevin Carraway	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lawrence Sara	....	first assistant director
Kasia Skorynkiewicz	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Katriel Rotramel	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Steven Cahill	....	sound designer
Saravoot Kaitkalang	....	boom operator
Brad Kalpakov	....	sound mixer
Dana Kopetzky	....	sound mixer
Karl W. Lohninger	....	sound mixer
Barry Shea	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Benjamin Agee	....	best boy grip
Eduardo Barraza	....	best boy grip
Dominic Ceci	....	grip
Shannon Davis	....	key grip (as Shannon Phillip Davis)
Matthew Kistenmacher	....	electrician
Conan Mastrangelo	....	electrician
Lance Oyabu	....	best boy electric
Nicholas Rini	....	additional key grip
Matthew P. Wilton	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Nathaniel Yolles	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paul Allan Brunotto	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sonia Woodfield	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Albert Cantu	....	on-line editor
David Quantic	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Lisa Y. Garibay	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Liz Quillinn	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Into Action Films

Distributors

• PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• Optimale (2008) (France) (DVD)
• Peccadillo Pictures (2008) (UK) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Film Emporium Insurance Services  insurance

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Into Action Films

Quotes:

Diego Campos:How was Europe?
Bianca Campos:Europe? Honey, I ran out of cab fare in Riverside.

Movie Connections:

References West Side Story (1961)

Not bad for a first film

A young gay Latino who is a talented chef works in his family's Mexican restaurant. While he lives with an understanding grandmother, he's not out to her or anyone else and he's dating a man who's not even out to himself. When a hunky/cute gay guy moves in across the street with his clingy ex-trailer park boyfriend our young chef wants to explore some new appetites.

While, this film has a few very attractive actors and a reasonably good script explores some new territory but it had a number of amateurish moments that caused the viewer to lose that willing suspension of disbelief so necessary to really get into a film.

Because the awkward moments are NOT overshadowed/made up for by the poignant moments this will never make it to my watch over and over queue.

I'm a big supporter of gay cinema and I suggest that everyone see this one at least once but be forewarned, it's not top tier quality.