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Film Festival Schedule & Film Information
SATURDAY, JULY 2

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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

Saturday, 12 p.m - 1:30 p.m.

THE GREAT BLACK HOPE
A LESSON IN RESTRAINT
EVERY YOGURT HAS IT'S TIME
HAIRY DECISIONS
57 DAYS
PAPER BOATS
A STAR IN BROOKLYN
EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
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
CONTRITION
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
ALIEN COMMUNICATIONS
DINOSAUR BONES
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
PUNNETT SQUARE
TRAVELING WITH ANI
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.


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


Saturday, 7 p.m 

MAKE LIKE A DOG
RED
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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