The film "Mad Bills to Pay" will be screened, followed by a Q&A session featuring filmmaker Joel Alfonso Vargas. The movie, which won a special jury prize for its ensemble cast at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, is presented with support from The Robert E. Appel Fund for Spanish and Portuguese Language Films and The Endowed Fund for Emerging Filmmakers, offering audiences a unique opportunity to engage with the director.

Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, Dile Que No Soy Malo) with Joel Alfonso Vargas (Filmmaker)

Rico’s summer is a mix of chasing girls and hustling homemade cocktails out of a cooler on Orchard Beach, the Bronx. But when Destiny, his teenage girlfriend, crashes at his place with his family, it’s only a matter of time before his carefree days come spiraling down.