The Sympathy Card w/ Jones
Screening w/ Filmmaker Q&A
The Sympathy Card
Brendan Boogie (Dir.), 94 minutes, NY Premiere, USA
Director Brendan Boogie in attendance.
BIFF Audience Award Winner Brendan Boogie returns to the festival with a new dark, comedic drama. When Emma’s (Petey J. Gibson) cancer takes a turn for the worse, she presents her new wife Josie (Nika Ezell Papas) with her dying wish – find someone new while Emma is still around to approve of her choice. Festivals: Cinequest
Screening with:
Jones
Stacey Maltin (Dir.), 9 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA
Director Stacey Maltin and star Marzy Hart in attendance.
Aware that her drinking has become destructive, Jones (Marzy Hart) attempts to live a sober life. Not wanting to be someone else’s problem, she pushes help away and comes face to face with herself and her lack of control in a new drama from BIFF alum Stacey Maltin and Marzy Hart.

Still from
Jones
Directed by:
Stacey Maltin
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