Director: Levi Abrino

Writers: Levi Abrino and Luke Matheny

LITTLE HORSES is the story of Dave, a small town postal clerk who fears his son Ollie is slipping away from him.  When Dave discovers that his ex-wife Judy plans to wed her current boyfriend Mark— Ollie’s exuberant soccer coach—Dave descends into a neurotic panic. Ollie wants a pony for his birthday, so Dave buys the only pony he can afford—a blind, deaf one—which he keeps hidden in a shed behind his Aback with the pony, culminating in its presentation at Ollie’s much anticipated 8th birthday party. In the vein of 1970s family comedy/dramas like Bad News Bears and Breaking Away, LITTLE HORSES is a movie to embrace, a wonderfully funny, offbeat, heartfelt, and intelligent look at how growing pains are for adults and children alike.

Fotokem Grant

2011 Wasserman/ King Award Winner

2011 National Board of Review Winner

Best Student Short, 2011 Austin Film Festival

Best Narrative Film, Harrisburg, 2011 PA’s Artsfest Film Festival

Audience Award, NYU’s West Coast 2011 Showcase at the Director’s Guild of America LA

Best Short and Best Actor, 2011 The Boonies International Film Festival

Honorable Mention, 2011 Angelus Student Film Festival

Audience Favorite and Filmmaker’s Favorite, 2011 DC Shorts

Best Short, 2011 Naples International Film Festival

Best Short, 2011 Pittsburgh Three Rivers Film Festival

Best Screenplay and Short Film, 2011 LA Comedy Fest

Greenhouse Studios Excellence in Filmmaking Award, 2011 LA Comedy Fest

Official Selection: Toronto’s Worldwide Short Film Festival, Lighthouse International Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival, Wassaic Project’s Summer Festival, DC Shorts, Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, Florida Film Festival