50 mL
Film Screening & Ticket Information
When & Where to See this Film!
In Person Date, Time & Location:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH • 4:45 pm – 6:45 pm
MoMI Redstone • 36-01 35th Ave • Queens, NY 11106
SCREENING BLOCK:
Food For Thought: Eight Films with food as a metaphor for everything.
Synopsis
A young man struggles with his sobriety while he and his wife host a holiday dinner with her dysfunctional family.
Credits
Vanessa Powers, Director, A Line of Verse, These Imperfect Gifts, LOSER
Vanessa Powers, Writer, A Line of Verse, These Imperfect Gifts, LOSER
Laura LaBree, Writer, In Their Nature
Tristan Corrigan, Producer, Unfortunate Necessity, Midnight Rose
Casey Hoekstra, Key Cast, “Joe”, Witch, Keepsake, Single Gay Superhero
Marissa Moeller, Key Cast, “Olivia”, These Imperfect Gifts, Man in the Long Black Coat
James Wilsford, Key Cast, “Graham”, Man in the Long Black Coat
Abbey Lowenstein, Key Cast, “Emily”, A Line of Verse
Cynthia Schreiner Smith, Key Cast, “Ellen”, These Imperfect Gifts
Jenn Rathsack, Key Cast, “Estelle”
Director Statement
My father is 35 years sober, and has always been honest about the ups and downs of his journey. ’50 mL,’ explores a story he told me, wherein his many years of sobriety allowed him not to relapse. I imagined how someone younger and more newly sober may not be able to overcome the situation in the same way, and how the intersection of family and holiday stress may have a ripple effect with lasting consequences.
Director Biography
Vanessa M. H. Powers is a prolific and award-winning film director who has been making films professionally since 2011. Her company, the Oxford Comma Film Cooperative has tackled topics ranging from hysterical to heartbreaking, spanning almost every genre you can think of. Vanessa and her team have consistently delivered character-driven, thought-provoking, and stylishly told stories, with just enough Midwester flair to make you say ‘ope.’ Her works have been seen in festivals across the country and around the globe, and she even has 2 feature films, ‘Keepsake,’ and ‘Witch,’ available on Amazon.com.
