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Trailers...

  • Life of Sunshine (A)
  • I Have Never Been Here
  • Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion
  • Cyclone
  • Let Us Be
  • Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
  • 7 Questions
  • Hetero
  • Tristán and the future
  • Life is Yours
  • Hadestown: The Musical
  • Dad on Arrival
  • Since We've No Place to Go
  • Nena
  • Hijamat
  • Song for Eresha (A)
  • Free Fall: Who you are
  • Phoebe
  • Red Light
  • Meet Me at the Club
  • Chris & Martina: The Final Set
  • Dreamboi
  • Shelter
  • When the Mind's Free
  • Stronger Together
  • Are You Afraid of the '90s?
  • Liminal
  • Four Girls
  • Possible Days - Trilogy on Tenderness
  • Rita Moreira: chronicles, memories and videotape
  • Me Niego Rotundamente
  • Lo Noy
  • Bombacha
  • Amor Trava
  • Man I Love (The)
  • Loves Company
  • Our Colors Never Fade
  • Mayflies
  • Tracy & Martina: Goin' Out West
  • Test

Playing It Straight

Country: USA, Language: English, 20 mins

  • Director: Michael Kenney
  • Writer: Michael Kenney
  • Producer: Michael Kenney; John McGrath

CGiii Comment

Polished, professional and funny...it's like a breath of fresh air.

So many short films are ruined by inept writing, shaky camera-work and am-dram performances - not here.

Snappy, witty and played to perfection.

Our only gripe - the photo montage: unnecessary.


Watch...

Playing It Straight from Michael Kenney on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Patrick,the man with everything, risks losing it all after a drunken boy's night out before his wedding day. Faced with the aftermath, it is up to him to remove all obstacles to achieve his ultimate goal: acceptance.

Cast & Characters

Fred Brotman as Wedding Guest;
Camille Curtis as Hot Blonde;
Julie Dietz as Bridesmaid #2;
Nicholas Downs as Patrick Knox;
Kayla Ferguson as Bridesmaid #1;
Leah Garland as Clarissa;
Adam Gonshorowski as Groomsman #1;
Charles Gorgano as Gareth Brown;
Matt Hayes as Wedding Guest;
J.C. Henning as Martha Brown