BLINK (89 min)

is a thriller with a dark, comic edge set in the wilds of small town New England, written & directed by Michael Medeiros, starring Emmy winner, Tom Pelphrey (BANSHEE), Ilvi Dulack,  Karen Chamberlain (INSIDE AMY SCHUMER) and co-starring Emmy winner, Kevin Kane (Inside Amy Schumer), Golden Globe Nominee, Tom Nardini (Cat Ballou), Michael Medeiros (X-Men First Class) and William Hill (Gran Torino).

 

Shot by cinematographer, Nils Kenaston (The Holy Land - Slamdance Grand Jury Award). Original Score: Milosz Jeziorski. Casting: Judy Bowman. Produced by Bennett Park Films, Cinefugitivo. Executive Producer Alan Hruska, Catherine Connor.

 

SYNOPSIS

Annie and Louise, share a secluded cottage in the woods with Annie’s semi-invalid mother. Annie, a small town vet is also a compulsive empathizer, according to Louise. That’s why the casualty rate on her relationships has been so high. But Louise, the “class slut,” hasn’t done any better. After a demeaning encounter with Annie’s old boyfriend, Annie and Louise drink tequila and swear a blood oath to give up men for a year. Later that night, as heavy snow begins to fall, a young man breaks into their house trying to escape the snowstorm and the law. Then the phones and power go out. Annie is convinced she can help him understand the forces that rule his life. But can she understand her own? Friendship and freedom are tested as the situation spins wickedly out of control.

 

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

The idea for the story came from an encounter I had with two women at a party. They were both interesting, attractive, unattached...and over forty-five. I became intrigued by the possibilities and soon the characters of Annie and Louise and Ricky were talking to me. Annie and Louise have both been in and out of relationships and are very aware of the ticking clock. Louise says, ”We blink Annie, we just blink and everything changes. And there’s no going back.” Most friendships contain an element of competition, which often includes whose definition of reality will win out. Annie’s tendency for empathy has habitually gotten her into hot water, whereas Louise asserts, “it’s not about sex, it’s about power,” as she searches for some new and unknown pathway through the relationship minefield. Making the women such opposites gave me the widest latitude in which to explore their struggle. Ricky is the catalyst that drives that exploration. What they all three have in common is the inability to truly understand the forces that drive them.