SENECA
A film by Jason Chaet
(USA/Puerto Rico, 2019, 90 min. In English)

David Seneca is a Puerto Rican actor in New York City, who has been struggling for years to make his acting career a success. As David’s hair grays his millennial protégé takes the acting world by storm and David teaches foreign business execs how to reduce their accents. David’s home life is not faring much better- his relationship with his wife is on the rocks, his parenting skills are not exactly up to par, his homeland of Puerto Rico is recovering from its worst natural disaster in recent history, and his childhood mentor is losing his fight to cancer. Cracking under the pressure, David finds himself in a less-than-impressive street fight that goes viral. Now an infamous internet sensation, he is kicked out of his home, and must slowly start picking up the pieces of his life to make himself whole again.

Saturday, November 16, 7pm
TIDE Film Festival
Made in NY Media Center by IFP
30 John St, Brooklyn, NY
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WINNER Ultra Indie Feature Award at the Woodstock Film Festival WINNER Honorable Mention Special Jury Prize across all categories, HBO NY Latino Film Festival WINNER Audience Award Film Fest Tucson Funny, heartfelt, and ultimately moving, Seneca is about a Puerto Rican actor living in New York City as he grapples with his crumbling marriage and shifting priorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria's destruction of his homeland.  
Shot on location in New York City and Puerto Rico (in the direct aftermath of Hurricane Maria), Seneca is a deeply personal story about trying to make it big, natural disasters, and being a dad. Seneca stars Armando Riesco, Susan Misner, Cote De Pablo, Shirley Rumierk, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Stephen Adly Guirgis, Michael Cyril Creighton, Alex Morf, Francesca Curran, Emma Ramos and Tony Plana Directed by Jason Chaet Screenplay by Armando Riesco and Jason Chaet Executive Producers Jonathan Gray, Brian Devine, Michael Buttiglieri, Gary E. Schreiber and Jerry Pekow Music by Robert Manganaro