SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
BLOCK 1A 5PM
THE LAST DAY RESIDING IN FLAT 2/2
Two flatmates compete in an escalating game of truth or dare, avoiding the truth at all costs. But their actions cause the real truth to be revealed…
directed by Kate Hammer
BEFORE YOU GO
After a house party, two teens contemplate the universe, avoiding the happenings of last night.
directed by Joe Thayer
KISS MY ASH
A man somehow misplaces his mother's ashes right before his father's funeral. Worse, his estranged brother is breathing down his neck. Where could they possibly be?
directed by Mollie O'Donnell
HEART OF THE MATTER
A young widow has a conversation with the man who murdered her husband and must decide if she should forgive him to emotionally move on in her life.
directed by Kelly Goldstein
BLOCK 1B 5PM
THE DOCUMENTARY
There is a fine line between fact and fiction.
directed by D.J. Higgins
BLOCK 2A 6:30PM
PLAN B
When a one night stand with her awkward neighbor leaves her pregnant, a young woman decides to quickly sleep with a successful businessman and tell him he's the father of her unborn baby.
directed by Brandon Tamburri
BLOCK 2B 6:30PM
FABULOUS SEVEN FOREVER
After more than thirty years apart, a group of high school friends reunite to memorialize their recently deceased high school drama teacher. They discover their need to make peace with their past, reclaim their youthful fighting spirit to combat the many injustices and prejudices that surround them. They find themselves in a divided, divisive world and thanks to the intervention of a psychic they are now ready to take up the fight once again.
directed by A.J. Ciccotelli
BLOCK 3A 8:30PM
THE MONITOR
Melissa and Todd are away from each other for the first time since the birth of their baby. While checking in on Melissa and the baby from their baby monitor he notices that there is someone(or something) else in the house.
directed by Sam Platizky
WAYS TO GO
Two old friends cross paths in a post-apocalyptic world and must decide if they continue on together or go their separate ways.
directed by Sean Fox
FITTED SKIN
Set against the horizon of New York City, Fitted Skin is a dance short about finding comfort in the skin you’re in. Like a fitted sheet, it is almost impossible to get each corner to perfectly cover each edge. Paolo Nutini’s powerful score Iron Sky speaks of the conflict of individuals that battle for mental freedom.
directed by Karen Gayle
GOODBYE
Jane is a family woman and Marie is an independent individual, not a likely couple. After clashes within themselves and their personalities, their relationship is put under the spotlight.
directed by Christian Cruz
HOW DARE YOU?
Dale Feuer expects a fun weekend at a hotel and gets the polar opposite. directed by Joey Mosca
PUTT PUTT
Will, brings his girlfriend Piper, to a miniature golf course for a date to mark their second anniversary. Piper fields a phone call from her mother, who says Will has called Piper's father. As Will and Piper play the course, the phone call comes up in conversation, and Will guesses that Piper is expecting a proposal.
directed by George Grotheer
BLOCK 3B 8:30PM
DEEP FIELD
A grandfather takes his granddaughter on adventures in space, teaching her that we are all part of this great big universe. Weaving footage from the NASA archive with animation, it's a story about connection and love.
directed by April Merl
SOUL OF THE SCREEN
Two young film producers have opposing views on using AI to make scripts. Their divergent decisions cause permanent effects on their lives.
directed by Yoaspire
FAITH
A chance encounter between two strangers led to a rapid exchange of emotions, which suddenly exploded like a supernova. But nothing lasts forever, just like stars, which are only a reminder of their past glory, can love change that.
directed by Sofia Ogneva
DRIVEN OUT
A former high school bully is sent on a harrowing journey when an former classmate recommends a mysterious new ride share service.
directed by Andy Currie
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Stories (written by Brandon Keeton)
The Age of the Empath (written by Steve Brown)
The Train (written by Alice Murphy)
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
BLOCK 1A 5PM
THE LAST DAY RESIDING IN FLAT 2/2
Two flatmates compete in an escalating game of truth or dare, avoiding the truth at all costs. But their actions cause the real truth to be revealed…
directed by Kate Hammer
BEFORE YOU GO
After a house party, two teens contemplate the universe, avoiding the happenings of last night.
directed by Joe Thayer
KISS MY ASH
A man somehow misplaces his mother's ashes right before his father's funeral. Worse, his estranged brother is breathing down his neck. Where could they possibly be?
directed by Mollie O'Donnell
HEART OF THE MATTER
A young widow has a conversation with the man who murdered her husband and must decide if she should forgive him to emotionally move on in her life.
directed by Kelly Goldstein
BLOCK 1B 5PM
THE DOCUMENTARY
There is a fine line between fact and fiction.
directed by D.J. Higgins
BLOCK 2A 6:30PM
PLAN B
When a one night stand with her awkward neighbor leaves her pregnant, a young woman decides to quickly sleep with a successful businessman and tell him he's the father of her unborn baby.
directed by Brandon Tamburri
BLOCK 2B 6:30PM
FABULOUS SEVEN FOREVER
After more than thirty years apart, a group of high school friends reunite to memorialize their recently deceased high school drama teacher. They discover their need to make peace with their past, reclaim their youthful fighting spirit to combat the many injustices and prejudices that surround them. They find themselves in a divided, divisive world and thanks to the intervention of a psychic they are now ready to take up the fight once again.
directed by A.J. Ciccotelli
BLOCK 3A 8:30PM
THE MONITOR
Melissa and Todd are away from each other for the first time since the birth of their baby. While checking in on Melissa and the baby from their baby monitor he notices that there is someone(or something) else in the house.
directed by Sam Platizky
WAYS TO GO
Two old friends cross paths in a post-apocalyptic world and must decide if they continue on together or go their separate ways.
directed by Sean Fox
FITTED SKIN
Set against the horizon of New York City, Fitted Skin is a dance short about finding comfort in the skin you’re in. Like a fitted sheet, it is almost impossible to get each corner to perfectly cover each edge. Paolo Nutini’s powerful score Iron Sky speaks of the conflict of individuals that battle for mental freedom.
directed by Karen Gayle
GOODBYE
Jane is a family woman and Marie is an independent individual, not a likely couple. After clashes within themselves and their personalities, their relationship is put under the spotlight.
directed by Christian Cruz
HOW DARE YOU?
Dale Feuer expects a fun weekend at a hotel and gets the polar opposite. directed by Joey Mosca
PUTT PUTT
Will, brings his girlfriend Piper, to a miniature golf course for a date to mark their second anniversary. Piper fields a phone call from her mother, who says Will has called Piper's father. As Will and Piper play the course, the phone call comes up in conversation, and Will guesses that Piper is expecting a proposal.
directed by George Grotheer
BLOCK 3B 8:30PM
DEEP FIELD
A grandfather takes his granddaughter on adventures in space, teaching her that we are all part of this great big universe. Weaving footage from the NASA archive with animation, it's a story about connection and love.
directed by April Merl
SOUL OF THE SCREEN
Two young film producers have opposing views on using AI to make scripts. Their divergent decisions cause permanent effects on their lives.
directed by Yoaspire
FAITH
A chance encounter between two strangers led to a rapid exchange of emotions, which suddenly exploded like a supernova. But nothing lasts forever, just like stars, which are only a reminder of their past glory, can love change that.
directed by Sofia Ogneva
DRIVEN OUT
A former high school bully is sent on a harrowing journey when an former classmate recommends a mysterious new ride share service.
directed by Andy Currie
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Stories (written by Brandon Keeton)
The Age of the Empath (written by Steve Brown)
The Train (written by Alice Murphy)
