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Short | On DVD/Internet/VOD | Massachusetts
Something Restless
Three vignettes of collegic personal growth
(2015) Directed by Ethan HendrickThree vignette stories, each featuring a unique set of actors, thematically meld together into a single story of two college students’ fleeting but impactful time together before they graduate and part ways.
The first explores the negative effects of self-isolation in response to a broken friendship.
The second illustrates the finding of a healing common ground between two individuals with contrasting emotional and physical needs.
The final vignette involves two college students exploring the forest together, knowing that soon one will graduate and move home while facing the finality of their friendship.
2015 Ethan Hendrick
Short | Festivals/Theatres | New England
Charlie & Poppy
Faced with the loss of his beloved grandfather, a young man sits at a train station platform, where he replays 20 years of childhood memories, despera
(2015) Directed by Jennifer PottsFour-year old Charlie and his grandfather, Poppy, arrive at a train station platform—one bouncing with great energy, the other providing a steady hand. Hearing the train approaching, they reach in their pockets for their whistles. Charlie laughs at Poppy’s puffed-cheek whistle blowing as the train pulls into the station for passengers to disembark and step aboard.
Over the span of 20 years, as Charlie grows and Poppy ages, they change this cherished ritual to embrace both the excitement and limitations each stage of life brings. Charlie struggles to keep the magic alive by providing the entertainment when his beloved, aging Poppy no longer has the strength.
Short | Out of Print | Massachusetts
Home
A homeless man must overcome the demons in his head to find his way home.
(2014) Directed by Jennifer PottsA homeless man must overcome the demons in his head to find his way home.
Short | Festivals/Theatres | Massachusetts | New England | New Hampshire | New York | Rhode Island
Intentions
film noir of gritty Boston
(2016) Directed by Claudio JimenezInspire by true events of gritty Boston, In this film noir the mood is set by Betty who has calculated a plan for her husband' s fate.
Short | On DVD/Internet/VOD | Rhode Island
Manny Quinn
The outré story of a loner who's ability to "live through strangers" borders on the surreal.
(2015) Directed by Brian LeBlancManuel “Manny” Quinn is a lonesome, inexpressive security guard who by night mans the nightshift, and by day is a bit of a looker-on. He spends his day watching strangers with a sensitive intrigue, then daydreams of himself as them or as a charismatic person in their lives. But it's his own vicarious nature that could lead to his unraveling.
Short | On DVD/Internet/VOD | Massachusetts | New England
Dark Roast
A reaper looking for love in the mortal realm is disapointed to find that Shaun is like every other man, dead or alive.
(2014) Directed by Pete YagminA supernatural horror-comedy about a Reaper seeking love in the mortal realm who's disappointed to find Shaun is just like every other man she's ever encountered
Short | On DVD/Internet/VOD | New Hampshire
The Pond
A young woman who has tragically lost the love of her life stumbles upon a powerful phenomenon while grieving at a place very special to them.
(2012) Directed by Dan HannonA heartbroken young woman (Alicia Witt) sets about scattering her husband's ashes on the pond in an apple orchard they both loved. But the waters of the pond hold a secret, and when a stranger (David Morse) appears unexpectedly, the very fabric of reality is ripped apart and she must choose between sacrifice and oblivion.
Short | On DVD/Internet/VOD | Massachusetts
Sustainable Happiness
A depressed guy gets a chance at happiness.
Short | Pre-production | New England
Buddy
An off-beat brainy high school boy notices a young kid by himself at the playground. He takes it upon himself to see if the kid has someone looking after him. WHen he realizes he is along, he befriends him. By playing a game of basketball- which they are both bad at, they are able to discover more about each other and themselves. They find in each other a bond between misfits.
Short | On DVD/Internet/VOD | New Hampshire | Rhode Island
Red Sneakers
A nine-year-old girl gets even with her babysitter.
(2008) Directed by Michele Meek