• A RECONCILIATION AT THE DONUT SHOP

    Directed by Zach Tavel
    USA | 8 minutes | World Premiere | SEVEN DEADLY SINS

A homeschooled girl from Pennsylvania, obsessed with The Doom Generation, tries to reconnect with her estranged half-sister and land a marketing manager job at their uncle’s donut shop by hiring an actor to reenact a reunion that never happened.

film details

Director: Zach Tavel
Producers: Sam Spoll, Zach Tavel
Screenwriter: Sam Spoll
Cinematographers: Siobhan McCarthy
Editor: Jacob Bottorff
Cast: Sam Spoll, Rachel Marsh, Katie Chang, Pete Lee, David Brown, Tiffany Ivy, Hayley Himmelman
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2024
Running Time: 8 minutes
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Contact Email: samhopespoll@gmail.com

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SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Wade into seven sinful selections that explore each cardinal vice—gluttony, lust, greed, wrath, sloth, envy, and pride—in which transgression, temptation, and the thrill of wrongdoing run rampant.

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