Friday Films

What appears to be a random act of helping is really a familial one.

Aware that her drinking has become destructive, Jones takes a go at living the sober life. Not wanting to be someone else’s problem, she pushes away help and comes face to face with herself and her lack of control.

PICKUP is a compelling film that allows the audience to take a deeper look into the psyche of a woman who appears to have it all. Through her banal daily routine, Megan develops an addiction that begins to unravel her carefully put together life. She is grappling with wanting more , but is feeling tremendously guilty because she already lives the "ideal perfect life."

Each year thousands of budding actors take that huge leap of faith and move to L.A. or New York in search of stardom. This is the story of once such actress who, with nothing but her talents and determination, would go from anonymity to Broadway stardom within a few short years. She would later become known as the beloved legend of stage and screen, Carol Burnett.

Struck by tragedy, a married couple goes ahead with their anniversary party, when an unusual guest arrives.

When Jake's sister claims not to know The Beatles, he thinks she's messing with him. But over the course of the day, he begins to realize that no one, anywhere, knows about the famous band - not even Google! Fearing he's spiraling off the deep end, Jake's utterly relieved to hear someone whistling a familiar tune in a local park. The whistler, and Jake's savior, is Anna, and after an awkward introduction, he convinces her that they may in fact be the only people who acknowledge the existence of the monumental artists from Liverpool. Together, the two set out in search of others like them, and by the end of the day, are left without answers, seeking an explanation to the bizarre quandary in which they seem to have found themselves.

Sensing their relationship is drifting apart, an artist attempts to reconnect with an astronomer but gets lost in a universe of her own making.

“Seven” is based on the writers journey to become a domestic violence survivor – this is an awareness piece about women violence attempting to leave abusive relationships. The story follows Kay and Tara, two survivors who bond by helping each through trauma. The women have trained and formed an unorthodox domestic violence extraction team. They help train and help other victims become survivors. Objectivity is hard to maintain as their new client Ruby reveals her partner. “Seven” reveals the complexity of minority women in relationships with themselves, each other and the community. “Seven” is also the number of times it takes before a person leaves an abusive relationship for good. It begs the question: Should we fight violence with violence?

A scientist studying the first human time traveller falls in love with her subject. But if her research succeeds they will become separated by eons of history. She must find a way to connect with him across the ages or lose him forever.

Inspired by true events, "The Stand-In" tells the story of Bryan, whose wedding to his partner Jack doesn't go as planned when his biological mother refuses to attend."