The Pink Unicorn Explained

The Pink Unicorn
Director:	Taba Blanchard
Producer:	Issac Saviñón
Starring:	Issac Saviñón José Guillermo Cortines Lydia Li Alina Rancier
Cinematography:	Frankie Baez
Editing:	Taba Blanchard
Music:	David Vásquez
Studio:	Rulin Films La Visual Sonora
Distributor:	HAL-2046 Films
Country:	Dominican Republic
Language:	English Spanish Mandarin Chinese

The Pink Unicorn (Spanish: El App,) is a 2022 Dominican action thriller film directed by Taba Blanchard and written by Blanchard, Issac Saviñón and Gustavo López.^[1] It stars Saviñón, José Guillermo Cortines, Lydia Li and Alina Rancier along with Kristen Hung, William Beckwith, Raymond Jáquez, Víctor Ramírez, Juan María Almonte, Ralph Joseph, Arturo Báez, Sebastian Kahuna and Ruairi Rhodes.^[2] It premiered on October 13, 2022, in Dominican theaters.^[3]

Synopsis

Jackie, one of the most renowned hackers in the world, created his masterpiece: an application that allows you to hack into any social media account just by using that person's phone number, making them more vulnerable to information theft, including your own. which was already deleted. This in the wrong hands can lead to chaos and once its existence has been made public in an online post, the life of its creator is in danger.^[4]

Cast

• Issac Saviñón as Jackie 'N3xt3p'^[5]
• José Guillermo Cortines as Tony
• Lydia Li as Ying Yue
• Kristen Hung as Ming
• Alina Rancier
• Sebastian Kahuna

Production

Principal photography began on December 1, 2019, in Boston, United States and then in the Dominican Republic.^[6]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2022	Dominican Film Festival New York	Best Feature Film – Jury Special Mention	The Pink Unicorn		^[7]
		Best Actor	Issac Saviñón
2023	Soberano Awards				^[8]
	La Silla Awards	Best Director	Taba Blanchard		^[9] ^[10]
		Best Editing
		Best Musicalization	David Vásquez
		Best Song	Radi Pina & Le Montro ("Melanoid")
		Best Cinematography	Frankie Báez
		Best Makeup	Gigi Jimenez
		Best Special Effects	La Visual Sonora
		Best Visual Effects
	ADOPRESCI Awards	Best Musicalization	David Vásquez		^[11] ^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-09-15 . Anuncian estreno de nueva cinta dominicana "The App" . 2023-07-08 . Diario Libre . es.
2. Web site: Lora . Felix . 2022-09-17 . "El App", lo nuevo de Taba Blanchard . 2023-07-08 . Cinema Dominicano . es.
3. Web site: Lora . Felix . 2022-10-12 . "El App" es mostrada en gala premier . 2023-07-08 . Cinema Dominicano . es.
4. Web site: 2023-05-18 . Presentan el primer teaser de la nueva película dominicana "The App" – Flow Magazine . 2023-07-08 . en-US.
5. Web site: 2023-07-08 . El App (película 2022) – Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Tabaré Blanchard . 2023-07-08 . La Vanguardia . es.
6. Web site: We finished the day two of filming @elappmovie at Boston. . 2023-07-08 . Instagram.
7. Web site: En nombre de todo el equipo de trabajo de la producción cinematográfica @ElAPPMOVIE queremos agradecer el reconocimiento otorgado como Best Feature Film #ELAPP @elappmovie Special Mention by the Jury y la selección como Best Actor @isaacsavinon por el jurado del Dominican Film Festival en la ciudad de New York @dffnycofficial . 2023-07-08 . Instagram.
8. Web site: 2023-03-23 . Nominados y Ganadores Premios Soberano 2023 . 2023-07-08 . en-US.
9. Web site: 2023-04-20 . ADOCINE, presenta los nominados a los Premios La Silla 2023 . 2023-07-08 . Cine Dominicano . es.
10. Web site: 2023-05-04 . Lista de ganadores Premios La Silla 2023 . 2023-07-08 . Cine Dominicano . es.
11. Web site: 2023-04-30 . ¿Quiénes son los nominados del cine dominicano para los Premios Adopresci 2023? . 2023-07-08 . Cine Dominicano . es.
12. Web site: 2023-05-26 . ADOPRESCI entrega los premios de la crítica de cine dominicano . 2023-07-08 . Cine Dominicano . es.