Meet Miguel Gabriel, the 15-year-old actor who is captivating audiences with his incredible talent, energy, and charm. Miguel is best known for voicing the little boy in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Now, he shines in his latest project, Camera, where he plays Oscar Kennedy, a mute 9-year-old who, after moving to a struggling fishing town with his widowed mom, discovers the power of photography.
Camera is the heartwarming story of loss, hope, and healing, following Oscar — who has just moved with his widowed mom to a struggling fishing town. Picked on and bullied, nobody realizes that Oscar sees great beauty where others only see despair. Nobody, that is, until a broken film camera brings him together with Eric (Beau Bridges), an eccentric old repairman, and an unlikely friendship develops. Under Eric’s mentorship, Oscar finds his voice through photography, and in doing so, heals a wounded community.
Directed by Jay Silverman, the film stars Beau Bridges, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Bruce Davison, Scotty Tovar, Ross Partridge, and Jorge-Luis Pallo.
This incredibly touching story has already garnered critical acclaim by being screened at Cannes FilmFestival and an official selection at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, along with winning Best Family Film at the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival.
Check out our interview with Miguel:
Director’s Statement:
While my experience as a photographer convinced me to pick up the script, it was my experience as a father that kept me turning the page, and moved me beyond words. Having raised a daughter born with impaired speech it was easy for me to relate to the story’s young protagonist, Oscar, and the older man who sees his artistic potential and dedicates himself to sharing it with the world. Their friendship is the beating heart of Camera – and at a time when I – like so many of us – feel socially isolated and disconnected, this script restored my faith that life doesn’t have to be this way, and that positive change may come from the least assuming amongst us. Through the interplay between still images and moving ones, I want Camera to come alive, to be as real to the audience as a thinking, feeling organism, and for it to move them towards a brighter future after the picture fades to black. – Jay Silverman
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