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At a residential school for troubled kids on a desolate New England island, Luis, an HIV+ teen from the Bronx, prepares revenge in the mouthwash of a bullying student. Luis's frightening prank is discovered and he faces expulsion for threatening to spread his virus. When the boy's mentor—a struggling local man named Moe—is called to the island to say goodbye, he impulsively whisks Luis away on his fishing boat. Moe tries to a create a memorable last day together, but when he realizes that Luis is missing his anti-retroviral medicine, he must enlist the help of Luis' mainland nurse, Denise. An odd family forms around the kitchen table that night, one that stirs old feelings for Moe. Later that evening, Luis tells a story that Moe cannot quite believe. The truth or fiction of this story awakens in them both a sense of their own possibility and tragedy.
Official Selection (selection): Bermuda International Film Festival, Independent Film Festival of Boston, Bumbershoot/Reel 1 Festival, Northampton Film Festival, Film Fest New Haven, Raindance Film Festival
Awards: Best Regional Film (Northampton Film Festival), Best Dramatic Short Film & Kodak Cinematography Award (Film Fest New Haven)
Crew:
Writer/Director: Shandor Garrison
Producer: Mike Bowes
Director of Photography: Melissa Donovan
Editor: Cherry Enoki
Score: The Alloy Orchestra
Production Designer: Wayne Kimball
"Shandor Garrison has discovered the surprisingly elusive way to bring a subtle, literary quality to the short film form. As writer-director, he has created a distinct world of struggling, blue-collar people trying to get by with a little dignity, holding in check the hurt of daily living."
— Gerald Peary, The Boston Phoenix film critic
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