Mouthfeel
United States, 12 mins, Digital
After a tumultuous breakup with her importer ex-boyfriend, wine rep Rachel tries to maintain a fragile sobriety on the first day of selling her own bottles.
Director: Max Tullio
Writer: Max Tullio
Producer: Imani Cook-Gist
Director of Photography: Molly Scotti
Editor: Anna La Roche
Production Designer: Ella Murray
Composer: Derek Zeoli
Cast: Kara Overlien, Peter Vack, Nii Adu Clerk, Laura Pruden, Billy Jones
Contact: max.c.tullio@gmail.com
Program A
Friday, May 16th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Max received his BA from Sarah Lawrence College and MFA from Columbia University, where he was awarded a Faculty Selects prize for writing. His work spotlights outsiders reveling in the fringes of acceptable society. Screenings include the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Nashville Film Festival, Frameline Film Festival, and Rhode Island International Film Festival. He is a Reykjavík Talent Lab alum.
About the Producer
Imani Cook-Gist received her creative producing MFA at Columbia University and her BA from Oberlin College in English and film. She has worked at A+E Networks and Sony Pictures. The stories she tends to gravitate towards often shine a light on the parts of humanity that are overlooked.