ED
Is a viral short film about men’s mental health and addiction. It was written and directed by Victor Del Rio, starring Victor Del Rio and Jackie McCarthy. It is a proof-of-concept for the feature film of the same title. It premiered at the 2025 Beverly Hills Film Festival® and was an award winner at both IndieX and Seattle Film Festival. Upon its online release, it quickly reached 1M views, 10M+ Impressions and over 20K watch hours on a new YouTube channel with fewer than 10 initial subscribers.
LOGLINE
After a humiliating situation, a popular college student embarks on a turbulent journey to suppress his secret compulsion.
Story
On the outside, Ed is your family’s favorite friend. But behind closed doors, he is driven by a secret compulsion that begins to consume his life.
A caretaker to his emotionally distant & ailing father, the “glue” to his girl-obsessed college buddies, and a potential lover to a mysterious transfer student running from her past.
Ed embarks on a mentally turbulent journey to heal generational wounds and find the thing he’s been missing most in his life: connection.
‘ED’ is an intimate and raw depiction of a young man’s struggle with mental health, intimacy & the current landscape where we see way more, but feel way less.
It is Victor Del Rio’s directorial debut and a proof-of-concept for the feature version, which is will be heading into production in the Fall of 2027.
Meet the Artist
Victor Del Rio
Victor Del Rio is an award-winning actor and filmmaker based in New York City.
He holds an MFA from the world-renowned Actors’ Studio of Pace University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
He is known for his roles in numerous films & TV shows such as the recent Paramount feature "Twisted" (2026) starring Djimon Hounsou, “FBI” (2026), "The Martyr of Gowanus" (2025) starring Holt McCallany, and "ED" (2025) the award-winning film that he wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in and won him two Best Actor awards.
The short film was released to the public in June of 2026 and quickly amassed over 1 Million Views, 10M+ Impressions and over 20K watch hours on a brand new YouTube channel with less than 10 initial subscribers.
The feature version of ‘ED’ is currently in development with it’s feature script completed and aiming to head into production September of 2027.
CREW
Writer/Director - Victor Del Rio
Producers - Edward Pritchard, Connor Rickman & Anthony Pedone
Executive Producer - Victor Del Rio
Director of Photography - Oscar Ignacio Jimenez
Cast - Victor Del Rio, Jackie McCarthy, Jake Robert Robbins, Stephen Moore
1st AD - Edward Pritchard
1st AC - Genji Li
2nd AC - Olivia Von Hagen
Gaffer - Marcus Croston
Key Grip - Tanner Denton
G/E Swing - Justis Aderibigbe
DIT - Justus Johnson
Production Designer - Annie Soto
Production Assistant - Michael Isaac Palmer
Set Decorator - Annie Soto
Costume Designer - Annie Soto
Costume Supervisor - Aura Martinez
Hair & Makeup - Annie Soto
Location Sound Mixer - Erik Naumann
Intimacy Coordinator - Liz Whittaker
Editors - Edward Pritchard & Victor Del Rio
Post Production Sound Designer- Edward Pritchard
Color - Drew Tekulve
Licensing & Stock Footage provided by Pond5
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
Sponsored & Supported by The Utah Film Center, Film Exchange Productions & Overcranked Films LLC
Copyright #I379564 WGA 2025
Contact
Filmmaker:
Victor Del Rio
vic.del.rio1111@gmail.com
Press:
Victor Del Rio
vic.del.rio1111@gmail.com
To Request Feature Script / Treatment:
Reach out to SourceBound or Victor.
Personal Website:
