An Independent Picture by Jake Remington
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"REMINISCENT OF THE WORKS OF CASSAVETES AND SCORSESE IN THEIR EARLIEST DAYS."
- The Hollywood Reporter
Synopsis
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$$$ portrays a desperate America through dark comedy and crime drama – an America where many people feel that their only remaining hope is to bet the long shot 8 horse.
The Cast
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$$$ was filmed on location throughout NYC, Belmont Racetrack, and Aqueduct Racetrack. The cast is a mix of NYC non-actors and actors, all with real ties to the world that the film inhabits. They reveal a side of the city that most have never experienced.
Bobby Haha
Joe Sonnenblick
Teo Babini
Ron Sonnenblick
Director's Statement
Jake Remington
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I was interested in creating a hybrid film featuring real NYC characters, who in some ways, play themselves. I approached it by combining true stories with fictional ones, as well as combining documentary verité footage with guerilla narrative production to create an alternate reality – a visual representation of the generational and personal feedback loops we find ourselves in. A picture of a cage, capturing attempts at free-will.
During the shoot, real money was bet, won, and lost, reflecting the gamble of creating a film in this manner. $$$ is a love letter to NYC and the people that were born there – and of course, to the horses, who helped encapsulate the plight of the characters and were the original inspiration for the film
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Contact
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Jake Remington – jr@collabonyc.com
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