José Correa Vigier

The Needle is a portrait of a home clinic for body modification in one of San Juan's most impoverished neighborhoods. In telling the story of the clinic's owner and two clients, the film explores addiction as expressed through the search for beauty, social acceptance, and inter-personal affection.

Camil is the portrait of a young Puerto Rican transsexual who travels to Ecuador to begin the transition process. The film addresses Camil's aspirations, as well as the twists - challenging and sometimes confusing - that life presents.