The Fruit Man on Alvarado Street  

2008 • 1.41 min • Color • Super 8

               
       
               
   
     
     
 
 

Fruit men and women have their stands on street corners and sell fresh fruit, cut them in pieces and add, if you wish, chili powder and salt. You shouldn't say No because spicy fruit is totally delicious on hot days. You can chose a plastic bag for three, four or five $.

Mango, orange, pineapple, coconut, watermelon, cantaloupe, and a funny white fruit that I don't know the name of and that tastes like potato …

[This film was made during my Artist-In-Residence stay in summer 2008 at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles!]

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