Joshua Rivera

Movies

Don't Come Close
Jay
At the height of New York City's COVID pandemic, a young man can't come close to his family.
Monsters and Men
Tomas
After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.
The Alternative
Santiago Moreno
Valentina Moreno, a single mother who works as a housekeeper for a wealthy Manhattan family, takes decisive action when something from her past threatens to ruin her personal and professional relationships.
While I Was Gone
Johnny
Suspicious his brother is stealing from him, Lucas goes on a search through town to confront the problem.
Altagracia
Secrets and butterflies make for one hell of a dinner conversation.
Stop
Josh
A young man's livelihood is put to the test when he gets profiled and stopped by the police on his way home from practice.
The Quitter
Danny
When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career.
Gimme the Loot
Rico
Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx, are the ultimate graffiti-writers. When a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, they must hatch a plan to get revenge by tagging an iconic NYC landmark, but they need to raise $500 to pull off their spectacular scheme. Over the course of two whirlwind, sun-soaked summer days, Malcolm and Sofia travel on an epic urban adventure involving black market spray cans, illicit bodegas, stolen sneakers, a high stakes heist, and a beautiful, stoned girl whose necklace is literally their key to becoming the biggest writers in the City.
Babygirl
Xavier
Set in the Bronx, BABYGIRL is a bittersweet drama about teenager Lena, who, since she can remember, has watched her mom Lucy squander her life on a series of deadbeat men. When Victor (her mom's latest boy toy) starts hitting on her, Lena sets up an elaborate honey-trap, hoping to show her mom what a scumbag the guy really is. But the plan backfires. Trapped in a twisted love triangle between Victor and her mom, Lena realizes that the only way out is to stand up and confront some difficult home truths.
Bedford Park Boulevard
Byron Cruz
A fifteen-year-old Latino boy at a high school in the Bronx makes a mistake that will define the rest of his life.