Film Festival Schedule & Film Information
SATURDAY, JULY 2
All screening blocks immediately followed by a Q&A with available filmmakers. Playhouse West members in Bold
Saturday, 11:30 a.m: Opening Ceremony
3rd Annual Playhouse West Film Festival-Philadelphia Opening Ceremony
Playhouse West-Philadelphia Founding Director & Festival Director, Tony Savant
Playhouse West-Brooklyn Lab Founding Director, Jim Parrack
Playhouse West-Philadelphia Founding Director & Festival Director, Tony Savant
Playhouse West-Brooklyn Lab Founding Director, Jim Parrack
Saturday, 12 p.m - 1:30 p.m.
THE GREAT BLACK HOPE
3:20, Comedy DIRECTOR: Ameerah Briggs PRODUCER: Zack Bryant SCREENPLAY: Ameerah Briggs CAST: Ameerah Briggs, Zack Bryant, Omari Briggs, Jabari Briggs SYNOPSIS: Meeting your girlfriend's family for the first time can be intimidating, especially when you add racial profiling to the mix. EVERY YOGURT HAS IT'S TIME
3:22, Comedy DIRECTOR: Marty Krzywonos PRODUCER: Brandon Podell SCREENPLAY: Marty Krzywonos CAST: Cynthia Wikler, Kisha Barr SYNOPSIS: A life lesson in having patience and avoiding gluttony. 57 DAYS
10:14, Drama DIRECTOR: Brady Bryson PRODUCER: Brady Bryson SCREENPLAY: Ethan Bryson CAST: Scott Dean, Alyssa Schroeter, J.R. Carter, Ruby Thomas, Brady Bryson SYNOPSIS: When an anesthesia resident with a propensity for addiction is caught injecting himself with the medications meant for his patients he sets in motion a cascade of events which will forever change his life. Based on true events. A STAR IN BROOKLYN
11:12, Drama DIRECTOR: Azure McBride PRODUCER: Azure McBride SCREENPLAY: Azure McBride Cast: Lance Barrett, Maureen Germain, Ricardy Fabre SYNOPSIS: After literally losing his words at an Open Mic Night, Miles finds the inspiration he didn't know he was looking for. |
A LESSON IN RESTRAINT
3:00, Comedy DIRECTOR: Nicholas Harsin PRODUCER: Nicholas Harsin, Christopher Gatpo, Henry D. Power SCREENPLAY: Nicholas Harsin CAST: Christopher Gatpo, Nicholas Harsin SYNOPSIS: Desperate to get his best friend laid, Nicholas takes Christopher on a metaphorical vision quest, explaining to him the importance of picking his first peach. HAIRY DECISIONS
5:59, Drama DIRECTOR: Irena Murphy PRODUCER: Kelly Polk SCREENPLAY: Krystal Demus CAST: Krystal Demus, Tammy Palmer SYNOPSIS: A young African American woman is up for a promotion at work but must make a difficult decision on changing her appearance in order to get it. PAPER BOATS
9:01, Drama DIRECTOR: Kristy Walsh PRODUCER: Andrew Moffatt SCREENPLAY: Kristy Walsh CAST: Andrew Moffatt, Emily Bruner, Chad Ney, Mike Mazur, Taylor Williams SYNOPSIS: A young man reflects on his motivations for wanting to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend. EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
15:36, Drama DIRECTOR: Chris Mercury and Edward William Wasser PRODUCER: Edward William Wasser SCREENPLAY: Edward William Wasser Cast: Edward William Wasser, Kayla Grasser, Danny Lamego SYNOPSIS: Decisions based on gaining financial security can crush authentic love. |
Saturday, 1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m.
UNMASKED
11:59, Drama DIRECTOR: Kameel Alkassir CO-DIRECTOR: Ameerah Briggs PRODUCER: Kameel Alkassir SCREENPLAY: Kameel Alkassir Cast: Kameel Alkassir, Dario Anthony, Alessandra M. DiMento SYNOPSIS: A young woman is determined to look perfect for her boyfriend causing her to take foolish actions to make sure he doesn’t lost interest in her. |
CONTRITION
13:20, Drama DIRECTOR: Chris Newhard PRODUCER: Edward William Wasser Sr. SCREENPLAY: Edward William Wasser Cast: Edward William Wasser, Joan Chak, Cassandra Cain, Rachel Nielsen, Danny Plaza, Tim Butterly, Alexis Phillips, Sarah Mercury, Kara Koser, Chris Mercury, Kevin Cammarota, Steven Scott Adams, Ameerah Briggs, RJ Arbaczewski, Frank Halbiger, Weston Pierce, ShaunPaul Costello, Carly Mazzochetti, John Tilmont, Becca Jackson SYNOPSIS: One man's journey through the random cruelty of life. |
Saturday, 2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m.
NOT LIKE OTHER GUYS
5:16, Comedy/Thriller DIRECTOR: Anna Salinas PRODUCERS: Anna Salinas, Heather Higginbotham SCREENPLAY: Anna Salinas CAST: Heather Higginbotham, Ben Wickham, Sidney Jensen, Anna Salinas SYNOPSIS: After recovering from a major breakup, Erica finally takes a stab at online dating. DINOSAUR BONES
6:34, Comedy DIRECTOR: Leven Rambin PRODUCER: Shruti Ganguly SCREENPLAY: Leven Rambin CAST: Leven Rambin, Jim Parrack SYNOPSIS: A glimpse into the life of a modern marriage, based on the real-life happenings of the relationship of Leven Rambin and Jim Parrack. |
ALIEN COMMUNICATIONS
9:00, Sci-fi/Comedy DIRECTOR: Kris and Kurtis Theorin PRODUCER: Amy Theorin SCREENPLAY: Kurtis Theorin CAST: Evangeline Young, Luke Baxter SYNOPSIS: Sometimes communicating with the opposite sex can be as alien as communicating with well... an alien. |
Saturday, 3:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m.
SEE ME SEE YOU
7:51, Dramedy DIRECTOR: Natalie Kim PRODUCER: Natalie Kim SCREENPLAY: Natalie Kim CAST: Natalie Kim, J.R. Carter, Nigel J. Lysaght SYNOPSIS: NYPD cop, Kathleen Stamos, is having a bad day, until a chance encounter with a troublemaker changes everything. |
PUNNETT SQUARE
7:39, Drama DIRECTOR: Joseph J Graves PRODUCER: ShaunPaul Costello SCREENPLAY: James Pepe, Kat Jane CAST: Ed Aristone, Kat Jane, James Pepe SYNOPSIS: A holiday reunion forces a father and daughter to face their inner demons. |
TRAVELING WITH ANI
36:00, Drama
DIRECTOR: John McNulty
PROCUER: John McNulty
SCREENPLAY: John McNulty, LeeLee Stranger
CAST: Elexa Poropudas, John McNulty, Fernando Ruiz, Victoria Ratermanis, Marc Lombardo, Krystal Wallbaum (28 PW-Brooklyn members participated in this film)
SYNOPSIS: A young woman struggles with drug addiction trying to find happiness with her life, art, and love, ends up on the streets where she discovers a friend that joins her on psychedelic trips.
36:00, Drama
DIRECTOR: John McNulty
PROCUER: John McNulty
SCREENPLAY: John McNulty, LeeLee Stranger
CAST: Elexa Poropudas, John McNulty, Fernando Ruiz, Victoria Ratermanis, Marc Lombardo, Krystal Wallbaum (28 PW-Brooklyn members participated in this film)
SYNOPSIS: A young woman struggles with drug addiction trying to find happiness with her life, art, and love, ends up on the streets where she discovers a friend that joins her on psychedelic trips.
Saturday, 5 p.m - 7 p.m.: DINNER BREAK
Saturday, 7 p.m
MAKE LIKE A DOG
10:45, Comedy DIRECTOR: Marshall Allman PRODUCERS: Marshall Allman, Christian D. Sosa, Richard C. Jones, Ben Oliver SCREENPLAY: Marshall Allman, Steve Warren CAST: Jamie Anne Allman, Mark Kelly SYNOPSIS: Frustrated, angry and infertile, Stanley and Elvira will try anything to pull their relationship out of the dog house. |
RED
39:57, Drama DIRECTOR: Tony Savant PRODUCERS: ShaunPaul Costello, Tony Savant, Ed Aristone SCREENPLAY: Tony Savant CAST: Evangeline Young, Luke Eddy, Jim Parrack, Tony Savant, Kim Savant SYNOPSIS: Two young musicians play music together and discover love while trying to escape their dysfunctional lives in the rural south. |
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FESTIVAL PASSES & TICKETS
FULL FESTIVAL PASSES, DAY PASSES & SINGLE EVENT TICKETS for admission into a specific block of films.
FULL FESTIVAL PASSES, DAY PASSES & SINGLE EVENT TICKETS for admission into a specific block of films.
