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2023 Sarasota Film Festival

Perfectly Good Moment

2023β€’ 1 hr 15 minβ€’ United Statesβ€’ English

About this film

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.


In Attendance: Lauren Greenhall, Director; Amanda Jane Stern, Screenwriter/Actress, Producer

Credits

Director
Lauren Greenhall
Filmmaker
Lauren Greenhall
Producer
Julien Seltzer, Amanda Jane Stern, Lauren Greenhall, Stephen Carlile
Screenwriter
Amanda Jane Stern
Cinematographer
Matt Braunsdorf
Editor
Xiao Han
Composer
Mikey Coltun
Cast
Stephen Carlile, Amanda Jane Stern

Premiere: Yes

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Trailer

Perfectly Good Moment
Perfectly Good Moment β€” production still