Lightning Bugs in a Jar
Family is easy to leave but impossible to forget.
2015 | 20m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Sara Wolkowitz, Robert Ian Simpson |
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| Writer: | Robert Ian Simpson |
| Staring: |
| When a mother and son with a caustic history reunite to pack-up their old house, sparks fly as long-buried secrets are revealed, and it might fall upon the shoulders of the son's boyfriend to help heal old wounds. | |
| Release Date: | May 19, 2015 |
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| Director: | Sara Wolkowitz, Robert Ian Simpson |
| Writer: | Robert Ian Simpson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | lgbt, mother son relationship, short film, gay couple, boyfriend boyfriend relationship |
| Production Companies | Stolen Chicken Productions, Thin Edge Films, Silent Partners Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ethan Slater | Ben |
| Devin McDuffee | Max |
| Betsy Aidem | Farrah |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sara Wolkowitz | Director |
| Robert Ian Simpson | Writer, Director |
| Timur Civan | Director of Photography |
| Sophia Betz | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sophia Betz | Producer |
| Robert Ian Simpson | Producer |
| Sara Wolkowitz | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Trending Position
Mother "Farrah" (Betsy Aidem) arrives at her old house to find son "Max" (Devin McDuffee) flagrante delicto with boyfriend "Ben" (Ethan Slater). She's not especially bothered about that, it's just that there are jobs to be done clearing out their former home, and it's soon quite clear that it's not ... just that that needs a good airing. This crams quite a lot of family tension into twenty minutes but sadly very little of it is innovate or well acted. The dynamic between mother and son is overcooked and contrived and the pacifying interventions of "Ben" predictable. It looks OK, but there's very little natural or convincing about it.