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Ponyboi
''Ponyboi'' is a 2024 American thriller film directed by Esteban Arango, from a screenplay by River Gallo. It is based upon the 2019 short film of the same name by Gallo. It stars Gallo, Dylan O'Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Murray Bartlett and Indya Moore. It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024, and was released through Fox Entertainment Studios and Gathr on June 27, 2025. Premise On Valentine's Day, in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker is working at a laundromat with his pregnant best friend, Angel. He spends his nights with Vinnie, his secret lover and pimp who is also the father of Angel's child. However, when a drug deal goes bad, he finds himself on the run from the mob. Cast * River Gallo as Ponyboi * Dylan O'Brien as Vinnie * Victoria Pedretti as Angel * Murray Bartlett as Bruce * Indya Moore as Charlie * Denis Lambert * Stephen Moscatello * Aphrodite Armstrong * Keith William Richards as Two-Tone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Gallo
River Gallo is a Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, model, and intersex rights activist. They wrote, directed, and acted in the 2019 short film ''Ponyboi'', which was the first film to feature an openly intersex actor playing an intersex person. Gallo adapted the screenplay for ''Ponyboi'' into a feature-length film by the same name, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Gallo also played the lead role in the 2024 adaptation. Personal life Gallo was born in and grew up in New Jersey. Their parents are immigrants from El Salvador. When they turned twelve they learned they had been born without testicles, although the doctor did not tell them they were intersex. The doctor told them they would need to start hormone therapy and have surgery to insert prosthetic testicles so they would "look and feel like a normal man". They have since become outspoken about ending unnecessary cosmetic surgeries performed on children with atypical genitals who are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |