Shorts 4: In These Walls
Friday, May 15 at 5:30 PM at 7 Stages
Hide - Brenden Hubbard
I Wanted To Hear Your Voice - James Pellerito
Knotted - Aaron McLaughlin
Lotusland - Gavin Thagard
My Dearest Mother - Michael Bonello Ghio
Potential Side Effects - Bennett Solomon
The Sum of Its Parts - Logan Smith
97 min. total run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
Lotusland
Director: Gavin Thagard
Runtime: 11 min.
Category: Drama
When their father dies, three brothers inherit nothing but the family home. To one, it's a refuge worth saving; to the others, it's an opportunity to finally cash out and move on. What was supposed to be a warm reunion turns to tragedy.
The Sum of Its Parts
Director: Logan Smith
Runtime: 10 min.
Category: Drama, Horror
After finding themselves stuck, a brother and sister begin to find themselves drifting apart. As supplies and hope begin to dwindle the brother hatches a plan to escape. The sister is reluctant due to her attachment to the family house.
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I Wanted To Hear Your Voice
Director James Pellerito
Runtime: 12 min.
Category: Documentary
After eight years of caring for his mother with severe dementia, a son struggles through their daily care routine. Recorded voicemails serve to show the progression of the disease, underscoring the frustration, isolation and burnout that comes with intensive caregiving.
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