New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 9 | Page 84

Sunday, October 2 - 7:00pm Racing The Sunrise - Amy Russo (Los Angeles, CA) In this touching film based on true events, a resourceful and resilient young girl takes care of her dysfunctional mother, and her two younger sisters, who live with their chins just above the water. We follow her through one day, the hardest day of her life. 2016; 17 min. Introduction and Q+A session with lead actress Josephine Cooper. C.I.T.- Cara Consilvio (Cranford, NJ) Sarah and Lizzie are best friends. They live for their summers at Blackhawk Farm. After ten years as campers, this summer, 18-year-old Lizzie will be a counselor, while 17-year-old Sarah is a C.I.T. (Counselor in Training). Sarah would love to be NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 9 a counselor, but her late summer birthday seals her fate as a C.I.T. Everything changes when Sarah is told a secret that will change Lizzie’s life forever. 2016; 19 min. With an introduction and Q+A session with Director Cara Consilvio. Tenderness- Emilia Zielonka (Gydnia, Poland) An intense psychological drama about a teenage couple, Irka and Milosz, who lock themselves in a hotel room for a single night. It seems they have a perfectly prepared plan and there is just one thought guiding them: our love is unique and everlasting. That night they spend together at the hotel will change everything between them 2015; 25 min. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 84