Migraine Protocol

  • Director

    Stephen Bisaccia

  • Country, Year, Length

    United States, 2025, 07:17

  • Category

    Narrative Short

  • Format

    Arri Alexa 35

  • Festival Year

    2025

Synopsis

When Lewis hides away with a migraine, Jenny’s left to manage a family dinner full of awkwardness—and the growing distance between them.

Film Screening & Ticket Information

When & Where to See this Film!

BLOC: Mixed bag: 9 Films that bring you a little bit of everything.

KAS Zukor Theatre
6:45pm Tuesday, November 11th

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Film Information

From the Director

Director Statement

Thank you for your consideration into your festival! We have limited our submissions for festivals local to us so that we can make the most of any opportunities and graciously attend when we are accepted.

I love small, producible stories with big hearts, and they are the stories I want to continue to tell. I look forward to sharing this film with audiences, and hopefully it leads to introspection, discussions, and connections over the difficulties we all have with opening up and connecting with people.

This film was self-funded and made with a truly independent spirit from Connecticut cast and crew. We hope to continue telling more stories like this one together!

Director Biography

Stephen Bisaccia is an independent filmmaker based in New England, with credits and skillsets that span from pre-to-post.

Primarily serving as a Director of Photography, recent credits include Yummo Spot (2024, dir. Ashley Brandon, accepted to Fantastic Fest, Calgary International Film Festival, and more), and Cora in Reflection (2023, dir. Ashley Brandon, world premiere at Cleveland International Film Festival).

More work can be found at stephenbisaccia.com.

Credits

  • Stephen Bisaccia
    Director
    Acts of Contrition
  • Stephen Bisaccia
    Writer
    Acts of Contrition
  • Stephen Bisaccia
    Producer
  • Tess Riley
    Key Cast
    “Jenny”
  • Domenic Synott
    Key Cast
    “Lewis”
  • Kevin Miller
    Key Cast
    “Grant”
    Acts of Contrition, Submittan, Giant, Forty Years from Now
  • Skylar Larkyn
    Key Cast
    “Helen”
  • John Dempsey
    Director of Photography
    Yummo Spot, Cora in Reflection, El Jardin