Session 21 Tuesday, April 16, 8:00pm – 10:00pm AMC/LOEWS Boston Common: 175 Tremont St. Boston
2 - A Short Film 10min
A married couple wake up in separate beds and get ready to take on a very challenging day. They are preparing to celebrate the second birthday of their son. He died six months ago and the film studies their ability to cope with the loss while fighting for the survival of their marriage.
When Ed's wife comes home early from work one day he becomes overtaken by a strange feeling when he looks into her eyes. Disturbed or possibly just paranoid, Ed becomes possessed with his wife's eyes and struggles to understand these feelings. Is she evil or is he insane? They may not have enough time to find out.
Welcome to the monotonous, oppressive modern American byproduct of suburban sprawl: the urban strip mall. Native to this environment and products of outdated pop culture are Rob (Mark Greenfield) and Manny (Coolio), the unsuccessful, unrefined and uncouth sales force behind Affordable Mattress. When new employee Isabelle (Rocío Verdejo) is hired in hopes of improving dismal sales, some things do change and after recruiting fellow strip mall burnout Martin (C. Clayton Blackwell), she’s got everyone working together to split a common goal – 200,000 dollars