StarFruit Productions will be screening their new short film “The Couch” at Downtown Sarasota’s Home Resource on March 9th at 6:30pm. Local filmmaker and StarFruit President, Sage Hall, directed “The Couch” and will be present for a Q&A following the screening along with actors and crew members. Its an outing that is sure to make you smile, cry, laugh, reflect and rejoice.

The Couch is centered around a woman Joy, who has lost her job at the prime of her career and is faced with the bland reality of the world she has created. When her cat pees on her couch and she discards it in the alley. She gains a deeper understanding of the world around her, living vicariously through the people that encounter the couch and the scenes that unfold.

The film features five female writers who collaborated to create a cohesive short film: Korryn Day, Debby Hall, Mary Brown, Sage Hall and a familiar Sarasota community name: Jenny Beres.   Beres won “The Play’s the Thing” play writing competition two years in a row and her work has be featured around the country including NYC and LA.

Home Resource is the leading contemporary furniture showroom in Sarasota and Southwest Florida, showcasing their creative house solutions by day and entertaining the community by night. They have taken on a European concept of fringe theatre that performs in not-so-common locations, finding success and providing quality entertainment to the Sarasota area.

This Screen Actors Guild (SAG) production features many local acting talents including Emmy-nominee Kim Crow, Jamie Day, Jason Kimball, Chris Greene, Jesse Kozel, Thomas Noel Smith and Travis Weston Garner.

The composer of The Couch’s soundtrack, Abornml Injustice, will be spinning original tunes before and after the screening. DJ Abnorml has performed with The Roots, at SXSW and Sundance Film Festival, his musical talent is an integral to the film’s tone. Complimentary white wine will also be served and the film’s star will be ready for photo opportunities.

StarFruit Productions is a local production company that recently showcased their film “Candy.” at the Screen Actors Guild boardroom in NYC , which was selected from thousands of submissions.

Take a moment to glimpse the world around you. Join this team of local talents for a special screening of “The Couch” at Home Resource on Central Avenue in the Rosemary District. Doors open at 6:30pm, screening at 7:00pm. $10 cash at the door. RSVP your spot at 941.527.9522 or sage@starfruitproductions.com – this is a limited engagement! More information at http://thecouch.starfruitproductions.com.

Official “The Couch” website
http://thecouch.starfruitproductions.com

on Facebook:
http://Facebook.com/thecouchfilm

This past weekend “Candy.” screened for an packed house at the Hallowscreen Film Festival in Sarasota, FL which is part of the Chalk Festival.
The audience loved it and many of them stopped myself or Sage to talk about what they saw when the film was over.

I’m still so surprised by the wonderful response and I just love the fact that in a little over 8 minutes, we can make them gasp, laugh & want more!  I am so happy with everything that has occurred thus far with “Candy.” and I can not wait to develop the project further & take it to new levels.

Thank you all for coming out and supporting us and thank you to Lori Bowen, the director of the Hallowscreen Film Festival, for everything she has done to help promote our short film.  We appreciate you Lori!

If you haven’t seen “Candy.” yet, check it out HERE.

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everyone has a sweet tooth.

Directed by: Sage Hall
Created by: Jesse Kozel
Produced by: Sage Hall & Jesse Kozel
Written by: Jenny Beres
Cinematography by: Wheat
Composed by: Abnorml Injustice

you've never met evil this sweet.

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If you’ve been interested in seeing what ‘Candy.’ is and you’re living in the Sarasota, FL area, then here is your chance.
On Saturday, October 30th ‘Candy.’ will screen in the shorts program at the Hallowscreen Film Festival.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30:

INDOOR VENUE
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ZOMBthology from Chris Kiros

2:10 pm – 4:10 pm TDB

4:20 pm – 5:50 pm LOCAL BLOOD shorts package
Without/Within from Lori Bowen
Candy from Sage Hall and Jesse Kozel
Ghosts from Dylan Jones

6:00 pm – 7:50 pm TBD preceeded by the short film
Inner Beauty from Douglas Pritchard

8:00 pm – 9:40 pm Queen of Hallowscreen: Brinke Stevens
Sorority Babes at the Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama preceeded by

Friday Night Fright from Ashley Maria
9:50 pm – 11:20 pm Deadlands 2: Trapped from Gary Ugarek preceeded by

aftershock from Lori Bowen
11:30 pm – 12:20 am The Call of Cthulhu

OUTDOOR VENUE:
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Nosferatu (1922) with a brand new, original score performed live by local band World Collision

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31:

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm BLOODSUCKERS shorts package
Cafe from Norman Magden
Consumption from Doug Osman

1:10 pm – 2:00 pm TBD preceeded by the short film
Shed from Douglas Pritchard

2:10 pm – 3:40 pm
Dawning from Gregg Holtgrewe

3:50 pm – 5:50 pm
She Wolf Rising from Marc Leland

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm VAMPIRE FEST SARASOTA
Thirst for Blood Shorts Package:
The Familiar
The Latest Vampire
Vicky

You Are So Undead
The Unwelcomed
Seeing
Forgettable
TDB feature

10:10 pm – 12:20 am The Defiled from Julian Grant preceeded by the short film
Alice Jacobs is Dead from Alex Horwitz
As always, times and titles are subject to change without notice.

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