NARRATIVE SHORTS
ACEDIA
Director: George Carrillo
Writer: David Beardsley, George Carrillo
Producer: George Carrillo, Louis Rocky Bacigalupo
Cast: Louis Rocky Bacigalupo, Louis Rocky Bacigalupo, Rebecca Eve
After being frozen by his fear of failure, a young man's marriage is pushed to the breaking point. He must either rediscover his own confidence and self-worth, or risk losing everything under the weight of self-doubt.
ANNA
Director: Dekel Berenson
Writer: Dekel Berenson
Producer: Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, Olga Beskhmelnytsina,
Cast: Svetlana Barandich, Anastasia Vyazovskaya, Eric R. Gilliatt, Alina Chornogub, Liana Khobelia, Istan Rozumny, Pavel Levitsky
Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
ASHMINA
Director: Dekel Berenson
Writer: Dekel Berenson
Producer: Merlin Merton, Dominic Davey, Dekel Berenson
Cast: Dikshya Karki
Nestled between a beautiful lake and the Himalayas, Ashmina, 13, lives with her family at the outskirts of Pokhara Nepal, paragliding capital of the world. The remote and traditional town is also a busy tourist destination where the locals are profoundly affected by the swarms of tourists who visit it daily. Forced to skip school, Ashmina helps her family make ends meet by working at the landing field, packing the parachutes of foreign pilots in return of small change.
BANANA ZAKARY
Director: Loring Murtha
Writer: Loring Murtha
Producer: Zack Kron, Loring Murtha
Cast: Loring Murtha. Clare Dill
Zakary, a Dancing Banana, has had a VERY rough day. Can he pull back the peel to reveal a better day or is his heart too bruised?
HOUSEHOLD DEMONS
Director: John Gray
Writer: John Gray
Producer: John Gray, Melissa Jo Peltier, p.g.a.
Cast: Paul Luke Bonenfant, Colleen Clinton
A young boy is forced to deal with the entity that possesses his mother.
BRANDO'S SPOON
Director: Mac Brydon
Writer: Jane Cortney
Producer: byrdmanco, Lafayette Salon Films,
Cast: Earle Hugens, William Tatlock Green, Jane Cortney,
Two brothers at odds, bicycle across New York City in hopes of locating a beloved family heirloom.
REDEMPTION ON GUN HILL ROAD
Director: Christopher Picone
Writer: Robert DiBella
Producer: Christopher Picone , Robert DiBella , Thomas J. O'Brien , John Thomas,
Cast: Samuel Difiore, Lulu Lopez, Thomas J. O'Brien , Tereza Hakobyan, Paul Mormando
WRITER'S BLOCK
Director: Matt Kops
Writer: Matt Kops
Producer: Gray with an A, Madison Williams, Matt Kops
Cast: Nik Noto, Vincent Meyers
Nik is trying to write a screenplay but gets stuck in Writer's Block. With a book of inspiration to help push her forward transports her into a world of imagination to face her ideas.
EXIT PACKAGE
Director: John Gray
Writer: John Gray
Producer: Melissa Jo Peltier
Cast: Kirk Acevedo, Henry Czerny, Tim Griffin, Jason Kravits, Kim Wayans
A black comedy, quarantine era murder mystery - a ZOOM meeting for a corrupt investment company goes horribly wrong. Made completely through ZOOM, with all of the actors working from home.
WELCOME TO FOREVER
Director: John Gray
Writer: John Gray
Producer: John Gray, Melissa Jo Peltier, p.g.a.
Cast: Alicia Hannah, Sebastian Roché, Jack Lonergan, Scott Boyd, ACE, Michael A. Levine
MY FATHER'S FABULOUS FUNERAL
Director: Mark Stolzenberg
Writer: Mark Stolzenberg
Producer: Mark Schulman, Judy Copeland, Mark Stolzenberg, Eric H. Alexander
Cast: Judy Copeland, Mark Stolzenberg, Joannie Mackenzie, Joe Giordano, Ronald L. Cohen, Peter Rosenblatt, Jewel Rouge, Madalee Weissberg
THE DELLA MORTE SISTERS
Director: Bill Sorvino
Writer: Andrew Marino, Bennett Marino
Producer: Judith Anna Di Donato, Randi Sloane
Cast: Judith Anna Di Donato, Randi Sloane, Debra Toscano, Christian Keiber, Harri Molese, Isabella Azzariti, Delayna Scevoli
A recent death in the family brings three sisters together where they discover a shared dark past that changes everything they thought they knew about each other and their family
LOCKDOWN
Director: Patrick Heaphy
Writer: Patrick Heaphy, Lennon Nersesian
Cast: Hedley Harlan, C. Boyd Motley, Gyana Mella
What begins as a seemingly normal day for High School teacher Robyn Delaney would dramatically shift from contemplating a date with a new colleague, to facing the consequences of doing the right thing when none of the choices are black or white. Lockdown presents a situation that no one would ever want to find themselves in. From the Columbine , Sandy Hook and Parkland school shooting to El Paso and Dayton, the trauma of these crimes run far deeper in their communities than just the friends and family of the victims.
NATIONAL PASTIME
Director: Lennon Nersesian & Christopher Rosenbluth
Writer:Lennon Nersesian & Christopher Rosenbluth
The quests of three little league coaches — the first, a legend seeking a record title; the second, a mom trying to prove herself in a man’s world; and the third, an American expat in Japan who has appropriated the ways of the Zen masters to guide his team and to reconnect with his own estranged father — converge as they seek glory in the only place left for them to prove their worth: the RJH Youth Sports World Championship.
SHORTS - MADE IN HUDSON VALLEY
FORTY YEARS FROM NOW
Director: John Manna
Writer: John Manna
Producer: John Manna
Cast: Simon O'Keefe, Rich Lounello, John F. Higgins, Kevin Edwards Miller
Forty years after graduation, three High School friends reunite to fulfill a pact to dig up a coffee can they buried containing predictions and secrets written by their younger selves. The contents spark revelations about their past, while potentially changing the course of their futures. This short, narrative film challenges the widely held belief that "you can never go back" while exploring tough questions of whether it's ever too late to chase a dream.
HALF PINTS
Director: Laura Barbato
Writer: Laura Barbato
Producer: Laura Barbato
Cast:
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside your home when no ones's around? In this house, it’s always a new adventure when the half pints come alive! Think Toy Story—for ADULTS.
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
Director: Lindsey Shaw
Costume Design: Zorina Wong
Character Design: Rachel Bradley
Musical Score: Ethan Hosta
Something To Look Forward To is a dark comedy that takes place inside a suburban home, while a home dweller quietly confronts boredom and existential anxiety amidst an average life through a series of mundane tasks and mediocre attempts at coping.
THE CUPCAKE CHRONICLES VOL. 1
Director: Kevin Byrnes
Writer:Kevin Byrnes
Producer: Kevin Byrnes
Cast: Brynn Owen, Justin Schilling, Matthew Serra, Paul Galbraith
The first of a trilogy of films set entirely in a cupcake shop. A young woman walks into the shop after her dreams tell her it's there she'll meet a man. What happens after is a lesson in dreams, love, and cupcakes
BILL W and JIMMY K
Director: Andrew Matthews
Writer: Andrew Matthews
Producer: Andrew Matthews
Cast: Frank Rogers
2 icons of the recovery movement meet for the first time in the early 1950’s... planting a seed was just the beginning.
Shot entirely in the Hudson Valley at the historic home of Bill and Lois Wilson in Westchester County New York.
ROMANCE UNMASKED
Director: Jonathan Hersey
Writer: Jonathan Hersey
Producer: Keir Alexander, John Papovitch
Cast: Jonathan Hersey, Ivory Butler, Veronica Hudak
Two superheroes on a blind date are called into action when a common enemy attacks.
NARRATIVE FEATURES
THE BUNNY MAN
Director: Bobby McGruther
Writer: Bobby McGruther
Producer: William McGruther, Barbara McGruther, Bobby McGruther, Chris Van Houten, Eric Yelowitz, OJ Reyes, Jordan Fassina
Cast: Bobby McGruther, Keri Costa, Amandalyn McLellan
A former sheriff's deputy hunts down a hatchet wielding serial killer in a bunny suit, known as The Bunny Man.
THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN
Director: Russell Brown
Writer: Russell Brown
Producer: Roni Deitz
Cast: Karen Black, Roma Maffia, Bryce Johnson, Austin Peck
An inside look into the politics of the creative process, two friends, both writers, face the daunting challenge of delivering negative criticism, but learn that the process can become a catalyst for self discovery and growth.
LIGHTSHIPS
Director: John Harrigan
Writer: John Harrigan
Producer: Bill Houston, Lucy Harrigan, John Harrigan
Cast: Lois Temel, Lucy Harrigan, Usifu Jalloh, David Allard, Tereza Kamenicka, Ethan-James Harrigan, John Harrigan, Josephine Arden, Carrie Crookall
Eve awakes in an unstaffed medical facility, awaiting diagnosis for a mystery illness. With no recollection of how, why or when she was admitted, she joins a group of outcast patients, who are attempting to recall what takes place during treatment inside a terrifying room known as the hole - a psychoactive space where testing takes place and encoded instructions are administered that each patient must follow if they wish to heal.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
THE GAME IS UP- THE DISILLUSIONED TRUMP VOTERS TELL THEIR STORIES
Director: Melissa Jo Peltier
Writer: Melissa Jo Peltier
Producer: Mary Kerry Craven, John Gray, Melissa Jo Peltier, Dirk Schwenk, Esq.
Cast:
A GOP congressman-turned right wing shock jock; a rising star in the Young Republicans; a party-loyal Ohio farmer; a US Army Veteran & hardcore 'MAGA'; and three evangelicals all recount their evolutions from Trump supporters in 2016 to adamant adversaries in 2020.
WITNESS TO 9/11
Director: Patrick Heaphy
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Producer:
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Witness to 9/11: In the Shadows of Ground Zero sheds new light on America's darkest day with a linear snapshot of never-before-seen footage and unprecedented insight into how the 9/11 attacks, in the moments after it occurred, broadsided everyday New Yorkers. Documentarian, Patrick Heaphy, captures the surprise and raw emotion of his fellow New Yorkers just beyond the veil of 9/11's dust.
