RRFF- Stay Awake / Extended Release / Puncture

Stay Awake (2015) “Stay Awake” follows two teenage brothers through the weekly routine of taking their mother to the hospital to detox her from a prescription drug addiction. When it becomes clear that their mother may never change, both brothers have to decide whether to continue trying to help her, or move on. Director Jamie Sisley. 14 minutes. STUDENT PROJECT.
IN PERSON: TBD

Extended Release (2016) Tim moves away from New Hampshire to Los Angeles to escape his dark past and to find sobriety. He struggles in a new place to find his bearings without losing himself. When he meets Peyton, he is forced to chose between facing sobriety and leaving his best friend...again. Director Erica Tamposi. 20 minutes.

Puncture (2011) TRUE STORY. Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a talented young Houston lawyer and a classic real life functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger (co-director Mark Kassen), his longtime friend and partner, is straight-laced and responsible. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they take on a case involving a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job. As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, a health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy is uncovered. Out of their league but rich in their own principles, the mounting pressure of the case pushes these underdogs to the breaking point, and point of no return. Directors Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen. 100 minutes. TRIGGER WARNING.