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Beatrice does her best to impress her new boss at a dinner party fraught with infidelity, murder, and veganism.

Synopsis

BEATRICE WANTS NOTHING MORE…

…than to impress her new boss, Emilia, even at the expense of her boyfriend, Max. Max quickly finds himself unendingly antagonized by Emilia’s husband, James, who finds it amusing that Max is vegan.

The other guests, Sam and her wife, Rose, aren’t free of their own drama. Despite an apologetic nature, Sam keeps up an affair with Emilia with little discretion or regard for Rose’s feelings.

As the night unfolds, James and Emilia continuously exploit the weakness in their guests’ relationships until finally, one of them keels over dead. The survivors soon have only one question left in their minds: who will be next?
 

Meet the Filmmakers

David L. Charry – Director
David is a storyteller with a deep love for filmmaking. His love of image making led to over a decade of professional work as a cinematographer and camera operator, and he is excited to embark on his first voyage as a director.

Casey Vickers – Producer
Casey is a creative producer with a strong production background in every corner of the film industry from narrative to documentary to commercial. No matter the medium, Casey tells stories filled with creativity, authenticity, and outside the box thinking.

Joelle Monique Smith – Executive Producer
Joelle Monique is an award-winning pop culture critic, executive producer, and host. Popular works include Fake Doctors Real Friends and co-founding the DE&I programs NextUP for iHeart Media.

Favienne Howsepian – Director of Photography
Favienne Howsepian is a cinematographer exploring and pursuing the truth and perspective of the human condition. After graduating from the AFI Conservatory, Favienne was awarded the 2017 ASC Student Heritage Award for her work on Snowplow. Her narrative work includes award-winning short films such as Snowplow, Unbound, and feature film I Wrote This For You.

She produced her first film, Pedro directed by Liora Spilk Bialostozky, that had its premiere at Morelia Film Festival last year and its world premiere in Malaga Film Festival.

Mikaela Mosley – Production Designer
Mikaela Mosley is a production designer and interdisciplinary artist known for her allegorical manipulations of light and form. With her playful use of color, shapes and diverse subjects she aims to better portray people of color, displaying their variety and beauty as well as their creativity and complexities. She is passionate about diverse storytelling and uses her background in the visual arts to create content that encourages change.

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