Betty is a love-starved loner tortured by the indignities of her job as a security guard at an anonymous strip mall. She develops a crush on Danny, who works as a bartender at a failing dive at the mall. The stage is set for love and heartbreak, but that’s only half the story; the second half is Danny’s very different perspective on the same events. Joyce Wong’s tragicomic film brings the Rashomon effect to lower-middle class suburbia, following the struggles of two flawed yet deeply sympathetic characters.
HHM Jury Nominations: Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Supporting Actress (Ellie Posadas)
Dark Comedy/Drama, 84 minutes
-Cast: Reid Asselstine, Darrel Gamotin, Ellie Posadas
-Writer and Director: Joyce Wong
-Producers: Matt Greyson, Harry Cherniak, Joyce Wong
-Recently Screened At: Slamdance Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Reid Asselstine, Breakthrough Performance)
-Scheduled to Attend: Reid Asselstine, Darrel Gamotin, Ellie Posadas
-Screening Details: 9/29 | 8:15pm | Scottish Rite Cathedral AND 10/1 | Noon | Scottish Rite Cathedral