iGILBERT (2022) | Adrian Martinez chats about his film with Rick Hong

iGILBERT (2022) | Adrian Martinez chats about his film with Rick Hong

Interview with:
Adrian Martinez

Gilbert Gonzalez (Adrian Martinez), feels isolated from the world. He is 39, a virgin, obese, and lives with his sarcastic, overprotective mother, who owns the Manhattan brownstone. Fearful of life and people, yet starving for human connection, Gilbert takes photos of women secretly, wherever and whenever he can. Enter Jana, (Dascha Polanco), a tenant in the building and the source of innumerable fantasies. Jana is a contradiction — beautiful but haunted by her own insecurities that inhibit her from standing up to her ex-boyfriend Tony, (Raul Castillo), an Iraq war vet with PTSD. Gilbert dreams of rescuing Jana but doesn’t believe she could ever love him, especially if she knew about all the secret photos. This love triangle becomes a battle for human connection which is increasingly difficult in our digital and disconnected world.

Director: Adrian Martinez
Writer: Adrian Martinez
Stars: Raúl Castillo, Mozhan Marnò, Dascha Polanco

Correspondent/Producer: Rick Hong

Senior Producer: Kiyra Lynn