Film Festival Schedule & Film Information
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018

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All screening blocks immediately followed by a Q&A with available filmmakers.            Playhouse West members in Bold

Saturday, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | SHORTS

AVERAGE JOES
(6:39, Comedy)
DIRECTOR: Matthew Brent
PRODUCERS: Carrie Brennan, Wes Brooks
SCREENPLAY: Carrie Brennan, Wes Brooks
CAST: Carrie Brennan, Wes Brooks, Amanda Lindsay
SYNOPSIS: Brother and sister argue over who is the better singer.
JAMES OF ALL TRADES
(14:35, Comedy)
DIRECTORS: Ruby Sparks, Nick Gavin
PRODUCER: Ruby Sparks
SCREENPLAY: Ruby Sparks
CAST: Ruby Sparks, Jennifer Jubilee, Wes Brooks, Tom Schmitt, Tim Daly
SYNOPSIS: An obsessive fan attempts to form a relationship with a busy celebrity.
THE HURT GAME
(6:51 Comedy)
DIRECTOR: Matthew Brent, Amanda Lindsay
PRODUCERS: Wes Brooks, Amanda Lindsay
SCREENPLAY: Wes Brooks, Amanda Lindsay
CAST: Wes Brooks, Amanda Lindsay, Matthew Brent, Aaron M
SYNOPSIS: A man is trying to get over a bad break up.

UNFORSEEN
(14:46, Comedy)
DIRECTOR: Amanda Lindsay, Matthew Brent
PRODUCER: Wes Brooks, Amanda Lindsay
SCREENPLAY: Wes Brooks, Aaron M.
CAST: Aaron M., Matthew Brent, Wes Brooks, Amanda Lindsay
SYNOPSIS: Two potential employees must survive their job interviews. First impressions are everything.

Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | SHORTS

POW POW
(9:29, Drama)
DIRECTOR: Brynn Antaran
PRODUCER: Natassia Kuronen
SCREENPLAY: Brynn Antaran
CAST: Alexa Albanese, Frank Halbiger
SYNOPSIS: Mae and Jackson are running away from their small town together in search of better lives, but what awaits them are their worst selves.
PENNSYLVANIA GUY LIKE ME
(25:50, Drama)
DIRECTOR: Connor Hough
PRODUCER: Connor Hough
SCREENPLAY: Connor Hough, Mark Valeriano
CAST: Connor Hough, Mark Valeriano, Joseph B. Ziegler, Allison Hough
SYNOPSIS: A frustrated loner struggles to be an actor while living with his parents in a small town in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
WAIT FOR IT
(17:02, Drama)
DIRECTOR: Jeff Skomsky 
PRODUCER: Amanda Lindsay, Matthew Brent
SCREENPLAY: Amanda Lindsay
CAST:  Amanda Lindsay, Tom Schmitt, Julie Stackhouse, Nick Colletta, and Joan Chak
SYNOPSIS: Chelsea has to serve two very contrasting tables after finding out devastating news.

Saturday, 12 p.m - 1 p.m.:  LUNCH BREAK

Saturday, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | SHORTS

MS. FORTUNE
(12:39, Comedy)
DIRECTOR:  Alice Weber
PRODUCER:  Joan Chak
SCREENPLAY:  Joan Chak
CAST:  Joan Chak, Alice Weber, Scott Lehman, Robert Beaucheane
SYNOPSIS:  Joy’s romantic evening is foretold “in the cards.”  But, is it really what she had in mind?
THE UNDERHANDED FREE THROW
(20:00, Drama)
DIRECTOR:  Cynthia Wikler
PRODUCERS:  Paula Kem, Cynthia Wikler
SCREENPLAY:  Cynthia Wikler
CAST:  Cynthia Wikler, Ameerah Briggs, Steve Mitchell, Evangeline Young, John McNulty, Paula Kem. J.R. Carter
SYNOPSIS: A wealthy widow is suddenly forced to take a hard look at herself when confronted with a shocking secret from her past and the devastating impact of her intolerance on her adult son. 
IT'S NOT MY FAULT
(11:35, Drama)
DIRECTOR: Tom Schmitt, Julie Stackhouse
PRODUCERS: Julie Stackhouse, Tom Schmitt
SCREENPLAY: Julie Stackhouse, Tom Schmitt
CAST: Tom Schmitt, Julie Stackhouse
SYNOPSIS: After participating in a personality profile, Nadine Fisher finally faces her truest self.

Saturday, 2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m. | SHORTS

18
(6:16, Comedy)
DIRECTOR: Jack Savant
PRODUCERS: Tony Savant, ShaunPaul Costello
SCREENPLAY: Jack Savant
CAST: Wes Brooks, Nick Colletta, Rochelle Longwell, Nick Gavin, Ruby Sparks
SYNOPSIS: A young man's birthday celebration is disturbed by an unexpected family announcement.
FRIENDS GIVING
(13:13, Comedy)
Director: Eric Riley
Producer: ShaunPaul Costello
Screenplay: ShaunPaul Costello (original story)
Cast: Samantha Lyn Parry, Michele Claire, Mae Claire, John Michael Tilmont, Jeff Skomsky, Matthew Brent, Peter James Mukaj,  Robert Boyd, Rob Gelb, ShaunPaul Costello
Synopsis: When friends get together over the holidays... it's stressful.
HOT MESS BUNS
(6:10, Comedy)
DIRECTOR: Carly Mazzochetti
PRODUCER: Narci Regina, Samantha Lyn Parry, Carly Mazzochetti
SCREENPLAY: Narci Regina, Samantha Lyn Parry, Carly Mazzochetti, Matthew Brent
CAST:  Carly Mazzochetti, Samantha Lyn Parry, Narci Regina, Matthew Brent
SYNOPSIS: A free spirited woman fails to see the consequences of a major decision.

Saturday, 3:30 p.m - 5 p.m. | SHORTS

STRIKE TWO
(6:52, Drama)
DIRECTOR: Tom Schmitt, Julie Stackhouse
PRODUCER: Julie Stackhouse, Tom Schmitt
SCREENPLAY: Tom Schmitt, Julie Stackhouse
CAST: Julie Stackhouse, Tom Schmitt
SYNOPSIS: When police informant, Dan Willis, is called back to town by his handler, Tara Barrett, either their lives or relationship will be changed forever.
GUN
(29:17, Drama)
DIRECTOR: Edward William Wasser
PRODUCER: Edward William Wasser
SCREENPLAY: Edward William Wasser
CAST: Edward William Wasser, Ed Aristone, Alexis Phillips, Eric Riley, Sheilah Renninger, John McNulty, Robbie Jean, Carrie Brennan, Tom Schmidt, Mike Gray, JR Carter, Sarah Mercury, Kisha Barr, Scott Lehman, Mark Janavel, Danny Plaza
SYNOPSIS: Not learning to accept one another for who we are can lead to a revolving door of tragedy
THE MARGIN
(9:50, Drama)
DIRECTOR: Kathleen Caldwell
PRODUCER: Kathleen Caldwell
SCREENPLAY: Kathleen Caldwell
CAST: Kimberly Redman, Jeff Skomsky, Matthias Lojewski
SYNOPSIS: A young woman struggles to find the necessary finances to fix her husbands debilitating tooth infection.

Saturday, 5 p.m - 7 p.m.:  DINNER BREAK

Saturday, 7 p.m | SHORT & FEATURE FILM

HALF BLOOD
(6:05, Drama) 
DIRECTOR: Thomas Everett Mitchell
PRODUCER: Thomas Everett Mitchell, John Morgeneier
SCREENPLAY: Thomas Everett Mitchell, John Morgeneier
CAST:  Thomas Everett Mitchell, John Morgeneier, Edward William Wasser, TJ Fluehr
SYNOPSIS: Two brothers look to use a recent death as an attempt to rekindle a broken relationship.
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WE GO ON
(109m, Drama/Horror/Thriller)
DIRECTOR: Jesse Holland and Any Mitton
PRODUCER:  Logan Brown, Richard King, Irina Popov
SCREENPLAY: Andy Mitton
CAST:  Clark Freeman, Annette O’Toole, John Glover, Giovanna Zacarias, Laura Heisler, Jay Dunn, Cassidy Freeman
​SYNOPSIS: Miles Grissom offers $30,000 to the first person who can prove to him that we go on after death.
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