Join us for the 2019 Summer Series at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater on Tuesday, June 4th! The official selections will compete for the Audience Choice Award valued up to $4,000. Full lineup and tickets available below.
In partnership with Samsung, Final Draft, International Screenwriters’ Association, HiO, 3636 Studios and SketchFab, the winner will also advance to our year-end grand finale where the top prizes include a Canon camera and a meeting with established producer in LA.
All guests are invited to attend our pre-party cocktail hour hosted by HiO City Point Store with FREE beer, wine, cocktails,soft drinks and appetizers from 530pm-630pm.
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS – Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – Screening + Q&A 7pm-1030pm
Complimentary Cocktail Hour @ HiO City Point Store – 530pm-630pm
445 Albee Square Brooklyn, NY 11201
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BLOCK 1
Macdella – directed by Aliya Naumoff | Co-Producer Shruti Ganguly
A 40 year old single mother returns to her homeland of Liberia to run for President. In a country torn by war, disease, and corruption, she perseveres against her 19 male opponents, including the father of her youngest child.
For a better life – directed by Yasmin Mistry | Co-Producer Kimberly DiPersia
Sold for $100 at the age of 5, Fekri suffers through years of abuse before his plight is discovered. After almost a year of hospitalization and therapy Fekri moves into a group home where he finds support, mentorship, and eventual forgiveness towards the family which sold him.
Hysterical Women – directed by Whitney Uland, Nora Kaye
A dark comedy about gender in the workplace, in our current political and sociological climate. It follows Alexa- the overlooked co-founder of a music marketing firm- as she realizes that all her buddies in the office might not be such good guys. The women in this office are ready for a revolution. Will Alexa have the guts to do anything about it? Can she be the leader they need?
Unspoken – directed by Danae Grandison | Co-Produced by Carleene Samuels, Ji Hyun Kim
Based off novel The Bedhead by Jennifer Grahame. Caroline and Icy; are bound and burdened by duty. Two women are connected by circumstance. Living untold truths and heartbreak.
The Riveters – directed by Kate Felix | Co-Producer Sasha Soeterik
Fed up with her ‘lame duck’ status, The Upstart decides to face The Patriarch in a 1940’s feminist throw-down.
Big Bad Wolves – directed by Rachel James | Co-Produced by Jennifer Sciarra, Alexandra O’Daly
Amidst sweltering street corners & glittering Coney Island lights, four Brooklyn girls are changed forever by one, very bloody, night.
Lady Hunters – directed by Angela Atwood | Co-Produced by David W. Bertoni, Lara Buck
Three best friends, on a weekend retreat to the Adirondacks, learn a heinous gang rapist has been released from prison nearby. Incensed by the atrocious nature of the crime against a teenaged girl, and incarceration of only one of the perpetrators, the three suburban moms find themselves novice killers and arbiters of justice.
BLOCK 2
Swing Shift – directed by Ben Williams | Co-Producer Michelle Perkowski
After enduring a New Year’s Eve serving sloshed idiots – manager, Elle, and her employee, Paul, savor some moments of peace & quiet cleaning up their bar. But as the two wind down, a blizzard outside picks up – and mere small talk snowballs into more than they expected.
Open – directed by DT Sheridan | Co-Producer Nick Candido
Open takes a momentarily look at two relationships that are undoubtedly entwined. Francesca is the lover of Ken, a man married in an open relationship. Krystal, his wife, invites Francesca out for a drink for a “casual” chat. Their encounter will reveal the truth that lies behind this idyllic triangle. It’s a tale of love, possession and obsession.
Cyanide Love – Catherine Delaloye | Co-Producer Mariana Trevino
A young woman obsession with a lead singer causes her life to spiral into madness as things get confusing when she blurs the line between fiction and reality.
Swiped to Death – directed by Kabir Chopra
Swiped to Death follows two newly-single South Asians in New York as they try their luck on a dating app.
Wet Dreams – directed by Richard Joseph | Co-Producer Christine Cortes
An Innercity brooklyn teenager juggles fear, anxiety and bad advice from friends before he loses his virginity.
Tom & The Domme – directed by Keith Marlin
Fascinated by his recent discovery and exploration of BDSM, Tom’s growing preoccupation lands him at the crossroads of his current relationship. In turn, ‘Tom & The Domme’ explores the blurred lines of intimacy alongside the couple’s emotional and sexual compatibility.
Sac De Merde – directed by Greg Chwerchak | Co-Produced by Arielle Haller-Silverstone
Based on a true story, “Sac de Merde” tells the tale of Mazel Mankewicz, an unlucky-in-love yet irrationally optimistic New Yorker who thinks her luck has changed when she spends the night with the man of her dreams. As it turns out, he might just be full of shit. Literally.