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An Act

of Love

Directed by Stephan Stelman

Produced by Kenzi Waddell and Zachary Parks Grigg

Starring 

Keshet Pratt - Molly
Justin Hofstad - Dave
Tommy Heleringer - Adam

Editor: Yuval Shapira, Stephan Stelman
Cinematography: Adam Weinberg

Run Time: 14m

Molly discovers her husband Dave's secret collection of gay pornography. She decides to embrace his repressed desires and support his journey of sexual self-discovery by introducing Adam, a charismatic man, into their bedroom. What seems as an act of loving acceptance soon reveals complex layers beneath as the couple navigates uncharted territory in their marriage and their understanding of intimacy.

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Bentley's Will

Directed by Zachary Parks Grigg

Produced by Victoria Chapa

Starring Lana Young / Phillip Andre Botello

Run Time: 83m

“Bentley’s Will” is set in Charlottesville, Virginia. Charlottesville is our director’s hometown and what inspired him to write the script. 
Weeks before principal photography, the “Unite the Right” rally happened. The majority of our locations were in the downtown mall near where the protest took place. The first day of production, we walked by Heather Heyer’s memorial. Dead flowers filled the area since it had been weeks since her death. Despite this, people were still paying their respect and taking a moment to honor her memory. 
Although our film’s theme is about a relationship between a son and mother, it was hard to not focus on Charlottesville. The city was in healing. Taking in everything around us, we decided to also focus on Charlottesville and make it somewhat a third character. During a montage in the film, we filmed our lead actors taking a moment near the memorial. We were able to combine reality with fiction and convey this tense time in our nation. 
The next day after filming these scenes, we came back to the downtown mall and Heyer’s memorial was cleaned up. We were astonished we were even able to catch that on camera. It seemed it was our fate to capture that moment and honor Heather’s life. 

We hope our film brings Charlottesville together and acts as historical context of America during this time. 

The Sky

is Falling

Directed by Stephan Stelman

Produced by Shira Chait

Starring 

Yali Segev, Ohad Knoller, Amit Ben Shushan, Ayal Tayeb, Ori Addleman

DOP Omri Barzilai

Run Time: 16m

On the eve of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement in Judaism, fifteen-year-old Uri ignites a billboard while drunk with his friends. When the tragic outcome of his act is discovered, he is confronted with questions regarding responsibility and privilege.

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Winner - Toronto lift off film festival. Jerusalem International Film Festival, Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Gula Jewish Film Festival, JFBB Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin Brandenburg, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Paris Lift-Off Film Festival, New-York Lift-Off Film Festival, Lift-Off Season Awards 2023.

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A Hundred

Thousand Books

Directed by Zachary Parks Grigg

Starring Sandy McAdams

Run Time: 15m

A Hundred Thousand Books is a short biopic focused on Charlottesville’s own Sandy McAdams. If you’ve ever stopped by Daedalus Bookshop there’s a good chance you’ve met McAdams. Those of us who have taken him up on his free-flowing book recommendations know how foolhardy it would be to miss this glimpse into his world.

Birdhouse

Directed by Zachary Parks Grigg

Produced by Victoria Chapa

Run Time: 13m

A young girl finds a camera...

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