BENDERS U.S. Independents - Short Films

In Benders, Franny, an alcoholic, falls desperately for Jack, a crisis hotline operator and recovering addict. This truly human tale touchingly portrays two lost people who struggle together to overcome alcoholism and loneliness. In Starbaby, a star-struck waif adrift in Hollywood is taken in by celebrity-hounds, falls for Luke Perry, and hangs out with Burt Reynolds. The film reveals a bittersweet slice of the lifestyles of the seemingly famous. The contemporary dark comedy Laura Sobers centers on a group of addicts and alcoholics who live on the hipster fringe of the Los Angeles recovery movement.