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United States of AmericaAn ex-con attempts to reclaim the life he has lost.
SynopsisNewly released ex-convict, Rodney Sinclair, returns to New York City to try and reconnect with his family. Hoping for a new lease on life, he is forced to visit the demons of his past, and face the truth about himself.
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Directed by
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Written by
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Produced by
Casey Webb
Written by: Tommy Walsh/Christopher Burke
Produced by: Casey Webb
Cast
Rodney Sinclair: Johnny NorwellDelilah: Jessica Sherr
Samantha Sinclair: Zoe Farmingdale
Benny: Matthew Crowley
Crew
Cinematographer: Lance KaplanEditors: Burke/Walsh
Gaffer: Sebastian Nicolet
Sound Mixer/Boom Operator: Wade Vantrease
Sound Editor: Wade Vantrease
Gaffer: TJ Alston
Make-up: Lindsey Novotny
Production Assistant: Brian Dougherty
Production Assistant: Otis Harris
Production Assistant: Chris Menciunas
A Raymond Carver-ish slice of life, Christopher Burke and Tommy Walsh ‘s 25-minute short film is an inconclusive and unremitting look at a recently released convict attempting to settle into a job, a relationship, and a reunion with his estranged daughter. Johnny Norwell plays Rodney with occasional uncertainty but robust commitment and real humanity. He is a complex character with a sexual fetish for birds and a loser’s inattention who ends up disappointing both the prostitute (Jessica Sherr) he falls in with and his skeptical daughter (Zoe Farmingdale). Burke and Walsh’s approach is European in its use of long takes, static shots, and a certain documentary distance from their subjects. ~DK
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Director
Christopher Burke/Tommy Walsh
