The Black Balloon

While escorting a group of children through New York City, a harried man loses hold of a bouquet of one hundred balloons. Among them, a single black balloon drifts free, seemingly lifeless, only to revive and embark on a strange journey through the city. Searching for companionship, it drifts among the highs and lows of human life, discovering both joy and despair along the way. Conceived as a children’s tale but emerging as a surreal urban fable, The Black Balloon follows the haunting odyssey of a balloon that longs to belong.

• Josh SafdieDirector
• Benny SafdieDirector
• Josh SafdieWriter
• Benny SafdieWriter

• Mustafa BekirogluCast
• Kennon BltutCast
• Eléonore HendricksCast
• Francesca LaPrelleCast
• Miranda LaPrelleCast
• Larry SlomanCast
• Ava RawskiCast
• Angel RosaCast
• William SkinnerCast
• Andy SpadeCast
• Bea SpadeCast