Directed by Carmen Oquendo-Villar and Jose Correa Vigier, the documentary The Needle is a portrait of Jose Quinones, - a charismatic middle-aged, homosexual and transvestite man – who has opened his home to people of all walks of life, especially to those deemed outcasts by society, and those who struggle with their self-esteem. Quinones administers injections of biopolymers, hormones and other substances to cosmetically enhance the various “problem areas” of his clients in order to “beautify” them. The universal quest to be beautiful – however superficial – is undeniable. However, there is more to the underground “doctor’s” contentment in making his clients – gay, bisexual, straight...
- 6/29/2013
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
The Needle, an official selection of the 2012 New York Documentary Festival (DocNYC), premiered at the 2013 L.E.S. Festival (Independent Features and Shorts Made for Less) this past week. Directed by Carmen Oquendo-Villar, the documentary follows Jose Quinones, a gay and transvestite middle-aged man who runs an underground cosmetic enhancement clinic from his home in Puerto Rico. Here's more about the film: The Needle is an intimate and moving documentary that peeks into Jose Quiñones' improvised cosmetic clinic out of his modest home in Puerto Rico. Quiñones offers inexpensive collagen treatments and life advice to his largely Lgbt clientele, in particular to Kelly and Maybelline...
- 6/25/2013
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
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