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Synopsis
This psychosexual thriller asks the question: what happens when the things that make your relationship passionate and exciting are the same things that make it toxic?
Ruby and David have been together on-and-off for 8 years, since she was 19 and he 34. Six months after Ruby last ran out on him, she has returned. Once the initial bliss of the reunion wears off, old toxic patterns re-emerge. Is David too demanding and controlling or is Ruby just too sensitive? Is Ruby as delicate and demure as she appears to be…or is there something more sinister behind the surface? Why did Ruby really come back?
Perfectly Good Moment is Lauren Greenhall's narrative directorial debut. It features Broadway star Stephen Carlile in his cinematic debut and Amanda Jane Stern (1 Angry Black Man, Lifetime's Amish Witches). It marks Stern's first feature screenwriting credit, and boasts an original score by Mdou Moctar's Mikey Coltun.
Bio
Lauren Greenhall is an webby nominated producer and director known for her community forward approach, comedy background, and commitment to inclusiveness.
She has directed TV and video for Nat Geo, The New Yorker, The New York Post, CBS Interactive, HuffPost, and Inside Edition as well as branded content for Marvel, Footlocker, and Matador Records. She regularly directs livestreams and video for comedy club Caveat NYC.
Greenhall was a 2021 resident at the Jewish Film Institute for ZELDA - a documentary about an ultra-orthodox Jewish woman and her relationship with her wig - and was recently awarded the FY2024 Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts towards the completion of this film.
Her movie Perfectly Good Moment - an award winning psychological thriller starring Broadway star Stephen Carlile and Amanda Jane Stern - premiered at the 2023 Sarasota Film Festival as a nominee for the Independent Vision Award and has been acquired by Buffalo 8 distribution for a 2024 release. She directed music video "Imouhar" for the band Mdou Moctar which played on a loop in Times Square in April 2024.
Screening History
World Premiere - Sarasota Film Festival 2023
San Francisco Indiefest 2023
Awards History
Sarasota Film Festival Independent Vision Competition 2023 - Nominee
Credits
Actor - Stephen Carlile
Actor - Amanda Jane Stern
Cinematographer - Matthew Braunsdorf
