THREE THINGS I LIKE

a short documentary about Fabian, a 19 year old Mexican immigrant who lives in New York and works as a busboy in an Italian restaurant. Fabian is most worried about money and his career, how to pay for school, rent, internet and his passion, sneakers. What he likes the most about the US, he says grinning, are: the opportunities, Mc Donald's and the green bills... "Three things I like" questions cliche pictures of young Mexicans in the US following the promise of the American Dream. 2002. USA. 14'. Director, Script, Camera, Editing: Heidrun Holzfeind.

May 15, 2009