Ponies
DRAZEN, WALLACE AND KEN IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA IN SEARCH OF THEIR PIECE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.
BAD LUCK AND DESPERATION BRING THESE MEN TOGETHER, AND THEY ARE FORCED TO FIGHT FOR THEIR VERY SURVIVAL AND THEIR MOST VALUED PRIZE: THE RIGHT TO STAY IN AMERICA.
ULTIMATELY, PONIES IS ABOUT THE TENUOUS HOLD WE EACH HAVE ON THE AMERICAN DREAM DURING THESE DARK, UNEASY TIMES OF WAR, FEAR AND TERRORISM.
Based on the acclaimed play that the Independent of London hailed as "a bracingly uncensored exploration of the tensions and treacheries in a beleaguered male subculture", PONIES is about three men in a treacherous subset of society, and uses the gambling parlor as a backdrop for a provocative modern morality tale. Ultimately, these men (immigrants, Americans, human beings) are forced to protect from one another their most valuable commodity: the right to stay on American soil.
Starring John Ventimiglia, Kevin Corrigan, and Babs Olusanmokun.
DIRECTED BY: NICK SANDOW
WRITTEN BY: MICHAEL BATISTICK
EDITED BY: TOM DONAHUE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: PAMELA GWALTNEY, LEE & CARMEN ACKERLEY
PRODUCED BY: GINNY GALLOWAY, TOM DONAHUE
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: GREENBOX ENTERTAINMENT, CREATIVECHAOS VMG
DISTRIBUTED BY: CREATIVECHAOS VMG
Reviews & Press
A riveting piece of work full of unpleasant characters whom you're glad you've met but never want to see again.
John Ventimiglia's explosive performance as an amoral misanthrope is the primary reason to see Ponies.
It’s the sort of performance that harkens back to the glory days of the 1970s for gritty character actors.
Wild…you are sure to be surprised at the ending.
A compelling comic drama that reflects the anxieties faced by recent immigrants to America.
Ponies is a real throwback movie–very character-driven, very New York.