JUNE 28, 2023
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
JUNE 28. 2023
BLOCK 1A - 5pm
WAKING UP A WIDOWER
directed by David Grewe
A DAY WITH YOU
What does a day with your special someone mean to you?
directed by Justin Anthony Dooley
I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT
Two down-on-their-luck stoners execute a bank heist when one realizes he went on a date with the teller the night before.
directed by Will Martinko
BEER GOGGLES
Best friends stumble upon the dangers of drinking and hooking up at a bar.
directed by John M Kerner
LOVELETTERS PROFILES
The pilot episode, "The Catholic Cougar," follows the twist and turns of a first date that goes sideways based on a misunderstanding on what "transitions" means to each party.
directed by John Sabia
I KNEW YOU COULD NEVER FORGIVE ME
A man in ruin reflects on his tenuous past, facing the consequences for the demons of his youth that he couldn't escape, and the loss of the woman he couldn't protect from himself.
directed by Johnny McClure
CONGRATULATIONS
Matt visits his ex-girlfriend and estranged father before making a big life decision.
directed by Joey Mosca
THE REUNION
When a guest arrives at Charlotte and Olivia’s remote inn, the sisters embark on the final phases of a sinister plan to free themselves from debt. This particular guest inspires a panicked attitude and guilty conscience in Charlotte.
directed by Siobhán Carroll and Imogen Finlayson
BLOCK 2A - 6:30pm
GOD'S WILL (feature film)
The story of two minister best friends, each caught up in their own crisis of faith. The life of a professional minister can be quite fulfilling, yet oftentimes it is excruciatingly challenging. The external pressures and temptations, coupled with the internal desire to please God and serve his creation can become too much to bare for some.
directed by Matt Williams
BLOCK 2B - 6:30pm
LUCY
Lucy wakes up unaware of where she is or of the hell she is in, only for it to get worse.
directed by Jayleen Perez
TALES FROM THE NARROW BRIDGE THE WYRMWOOD DEVIL(feature film)
A group of friends journey into the woods to find the legendary Wyrmwood Devil in this horror anthology featuring eight terrifying tales.
directed by Joey Mosca, Sami Saad, Jayleen Perez, Jenna Kildosher, Sam Platizky, Isaac Platizky, Billy Farley
BLOCK 3A - 8:30pm
NO REGRETS
An aspiring actress moves to New York City to follow her life long dream, but stumbles into an unexpected day job as a fashion fit model, making her two best friends along the way. The three are all working, while still chasing their dreams and enjoying the incredible and often funny adventures of amazing New York City.
directed by Deirdre Lorenz
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS
James, a young, feeble, and cowardly son of a mob boss, is forced to make a life-altering decision, but the man who he's been assigned to kill manipulates him into making his own choices.
directed by Robert Sartori
LOVED
A Crazed Plumber Risks Both His Career And Prison When He Finds His Wife In Bed With Another Man.
directed by David Joseph Higgins
FRACTAL
Grace experiences a miscarriage after a first date leads to an accidental pregnancy. Fractal follows the story of her struggle across three different realities; memory, present-day, and a dream of what could have been. How do you mourn the loss of something that you never had?
directed by Kiarra Goldberg
THE COOKBOOK
After his father's debilitating stroke, an estranged son returns home to Central New York where he's torn between taking over his father's Lebanese restaurant and carrying on family tradition or pursuing his own dream.
directed by Pedro Chaves
BLOCK 3B - 8:30pm
WHY WE'RE SINGLE
Five different archetypes of a woman's personality argue about going on a date tonight.
directed by Jett Miller
LOVELETTERS PROFILES
The pilot episode, "The Catholic Cougar," follows the twist and turns of a first date that goes sideways based on a misunderstanding on what "transitions" means to each party.
directed by John Sabia
WATERLOGGED
A young, mild-mannered, office worker is constantly taken advantage of by his boss. But when his computer gets waterlogged the night before a big presentation, he is able to sit back and think about what is really important to him in his life.
directed by AJ Favorito
PROJECT NATALYA
After his wife dies, Lance has been depressed and hasn't been at work. It is until he is called in for a job that he decides to fix himself up. He soon realizes the job he is tasked for hits close to his heart.
directed by Elroy Martinez Jr.
NO WITNESSES
A hitman's night goes off the rails when a few unlucky people witness him on the job.
directed by Rob Watt
YOU DON’T EVEN LOOK ITALIAN
It’s Christmas 1985. Teresa is an Italian-American pre-teen from Jersey City going through an identity crisis. In this dramedy, Teresa discovers the true meaning of family.
directed by Sally Hassan
AWARDS CEREMONY 10:00pm
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Finding Emmaus (written by Pamela S. K. Glasner)
Life (written by Mariella Spagnolo & Sutinder Singh)
Moksha (written by Saurin Lakhia)
The Pickleball Killer (written by Jim Carroll)
Who Killed William Desmond Taylor? (written by Nate Washburn)
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
JUNE 28. 2023
BLOCK 1A - 5pm
WAKING UP A WIDOWER
directed by David Grewe
A DAY WITH YOU
What does a day with your special someone mean to you?
directed by Justin Anthony Dooley
I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT
Two down-on-their-luck stoners execute a bank heist when one realizes he went on a date with the teller the night before.
directed by Will Martinko
BEER GOGGLES
Best friends stumble upon the dangers of drinking and hooking up at a bar.
directed by John M Kerner
LOVELETTERS PROFILES
The pilot episode, "The Catholic Cougar," follows the twist and turns of a first date that goes sideways based on a misunderstanding on what "transitions" means to each party.
directed by John Sabia
I KNEW YOU COULD NEVER FORGIVE ME
A man in ruin reflects on his tenuous past, facing the consequences for the demons of his youth that he couldn't escape, and the loss of the woman he couldn't protect from himself.
directed by Johnny McClure
CONGRATULATIONS
Matt visits his ex-girlfriend and estranged father before making a big life decision.
directed by Joey Mosca
THE REUNION
When a guest arrives at Charlotte and Olivia’s remote inn, the sisters embark on the final phases of a sinister plan to free themselves from debt. This particular guest inspires a panicked attitude and guilty conscience in Charlotte.
directed by Siobhán Carroll and Imogen Finlayson
BLOCK 2A - 6:30pm
GOD'S WILL (feature film)
The story of two minister best friends, each caught up in their own crisis of faith. The life of a professional minister can be quite fulfilling, yet oftentimes it is excruciatingly challenging. The external pressures and temptations, coupled with the internal desire to please God and serve his creation can become too much to bare for some.
directed by Matt Williams
BLOCK 2B - 6:30pm
LUCY
Lucy wakes up unaware of where she is or of the hell she is in, only for it to get worse.
directed by Jayleen Perez
TALES FROM THE NARROW BRIDGE THE WYRMWOOD DEVIL(feature film)
A group of friends journey into the woods to find the legendary Wyrmwood Devil in this horror anthology featuring eight terrifying tales.
directed by Joey Mosca, Sami Saad, Jayleen Perez, Jenna Kildosher, Sam Platizky, Isaac Platizky, Billy Farley
BLOCK 3A - 8:30pm
NO REGRETS
An aspiring actress moves to New York City to follow her life long dream, but stumbles into an unexpected day job as a fashion fit model, making her two best friends along the way. The three are all working, while still chasing their dreams and enjoying the incredible and often funny adventures of amazing New York City.
directed by Deirdre Lorenz
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS
James, a young, feeble, and cowardly son of a mob boss, is forced to make a life-altering decision, but the man who he's been assigned to kill manipulates him into making his own choices.
directed by Robert Sartori
LOVED
A Crazed Plumber Risks Both His Career And Prison When He Finds His Wife In Bed With Another Man.
directed by David Joseph Higgins
FRACTAL
Grace experiences a miscarriage after a first date leads to an accidental pregnancy. Fractal follows the story of her struggle across three different realities; memory, present-day, and a dream of what could have been. How do you mourn the loss of something that you never had?
directed by Kiarra Goldberg
THE COOKBOOK
After his father's debilitating stroke, an estranged son returns home to Central New York where he's torn between taking over his father's Lebanese restaurant and carrying on family tradition or pursuing his own dream.
directed by Pedro Chaves
BLOCK 3B - 8:30pm
WHY WE'RE SINGLE
Five different archetypes of a woman's personality argue about going on a date tonight.
directed by Jett Miller
LOVELETTERS PROFILES
The pilot episode, "The Catholic Cougar," follows the twist and turns of a first date that goes sideways based on a misunderstanding on what "transitions" means to each party.
directed by John Sabia
WATERLOGGED
A young, mild-mannered, office worker is constantly taken advantage of by his boss. But when his computer gets waterlogged the night before a big presentation, he is able to sit back and think about what is really important to him in his life.
directed by AJ Favorito
PROJECT NATALYA
After his wife dies, Lance has been depressed and hasn't been at work. It is until he is called in for a job that he decides to fix himself up. He soon realizes the job he is tasked for hits close to his heart.
directed by Elroy Martinez Jr.
NO WITNESSES
A hitman's night goes off the rails when a few unlucky people witness him on the job.
directed by Rob Watt
YOU DON’T EVEN LOOK ITALIAN
It’s Christmas 1985. Teresa is an Italian-American pre-teen from Jersey City going through an identity crisis. In this dramedy, Teresa discovers the true meaning of family.
directed by Sally Hassan
AWARDS CEREMONY 10:00pm
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Finding Emmaus (written by Pamela S. K. Glasner)
Life (written by Mariella Spagnolo & Sutinder Singh)
Moksha (written by Saurin Lakhia)
The Pickleball Killer (written by Jim Carroll)
Who Killed William Desmond Taylor? (written by Nate Washburn)
