My name is Emilio Rios, and I’m a Mexican-American film student from Brooklyn, New York. I need your help to produce my NYU Senior Thesis Film, Perro Negro (Black Dog). This film follows Ignacio: An undocumented Mexican punk who hustles for work in New York City, dreaming of buying himself a guitar and ascending to stardom. We will be shooting on location in Williamsburg in early April.

Even a student film comes with significant costs, such as compensating our locations, feeding our cast/crew, renting camera/lighting gear, and production supplies. See below for a detailed breakdown of our budget:

With production getting closer by the minute, every donation will be a massive help in getting us over the finish line. I deeply appreciate any amount that you are willing to contribute.