Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past. Esteban Arango’s bombastic, genre-defying second feature marks an exciting collaboration with writer-producer-star River Gallo, who delivers a breakout performance as Ponyboi. Featuring an all-star cast including Dylan O’Brien as a manipulative pimp and Murray Bartlett as Ponyboi’s charming cowboy love interest, PONYBOI is a constantly surprising, fully entertaining roller coaster ride of a film.
Winner of the Best Narrative Feature Award at Newfest
(Gallo) communicate(s) Ponyboi’s fury, fear, and fated fabulousness with the intentionality and first-hand connection of an artist who has been waiting their entire life to tell this story exactly as fearlessly as this movie does.
– Indiewire