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Directed by: Carol Brandt
Pet Names, Carol Brandt (Dir.), 75 minutes, USA, 2018
BIFF USA: Domestic Narratives
NY Premiere
Writer/Producer Lee Havlicek in attendance.
Meredith Johnson writes and stars as a grad school drop-out, caring for her terminally ill mother. She takes a break to reconnect with her ex-boyfriend (Rene Cruz) in Carol Brandt’s tender, nuanced character study.
Festivals: SXSW
Screening with:
Summer, Mikhaela Mahony (Dir.), 20 minutes, USA, 2018
On the last day of summer, family traditions reveal family secrets.
Video from Pet Names
Directed by: Carol Brandt
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Directed by: Carol Brandt
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