New Lives Poster 060823 V2

New Lives

DIRECTOR: Joey Schweitzer

RUNTIME: 20 MIN
GENRE: DRAMA/Romance

Sunday, August 6TH 2023
POV: Cultural Identity @ 4:00PM

LOCATION: 
The Boiler
191 N 14th St
Brooklyn, NY 11249

LOGLINE: A psychological portrait of a Holocaust survivor navigating the trauma of her past with the pressures of assimilation, in 1950s Brooklyn.

SYNOPSIS: Justin Andrew Davis writes, directs, and stars in his own short film about a man consumed by an eating disorder, manifested as a slick, toxic companion (Ryan Wesen) who lingers on his every move. Over the course of 24 hours, he nearly sabotages his standing at his job and his relationship with his romantic partner (Peyton Michelle Edwards), all while pushing his body to dangerous extremes, giving us a look into how actions motivated by poor self-image can threaten every aspect of a person’s life.

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