At Lucy's Last Night

The morning after hooking up, two recent college grads wrestle with their feelings for each other while a strange and inexplicable phenomenon creeps up in the background.

  • Ethan Roberts
    Director
  • Ethan Roberts
    Writer
  • Nigel Coutinho
    Director of Photography
  • Bianca Green
    Assistant Director
  • Ethan Roberts
    Editor
  • Joshua Michael Payne
    Key Cast
    "Zach"
  • Joshua Bippert
    Key Cast
    "Petey"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Queer, Weird, Romance, Genre-Defying, Fantasy/Sci-Fi?
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cinema Diverse:The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival
    Palm Springs
    United States
    September 14, 2023
    Worldwide Premiere
    Festival Favorite Award
  • ImageOut: Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival
    Rochester
    United States
    October 5, 2023
    Runner-Up: Jury Award for Best Short Film
  • Lone State Film Festival
    Fort Worth
    United States
    November 4, 2023
    Official Selection
  • OutReels Cincinnati
    Cincinnati
    United States
    November 20, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    November 10, 2023
    Official Selection
  • image+nation Montréal LGBT2SQueer Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    November 16, 2023
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • San Francisco Independent Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    February 11, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Roze Filmdagen - Amsterdam LGBTQ+ Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    March 21, 2023
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Tag! Queer Shorts Festival
    Portland
    United States
    April 6, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Golden Door International Film Festival
    Jersey City, NJ
    United States
    June 21, 2024
    Official Selection
  • OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival
    Durham, NC
    United States
    August 9, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Reel Queer Film Festival
    Little Rock, AR
    United States
    August 10, 2024
    Official Selection
  • SF Queer Film Festival
    San Francisco, CA
    August 25, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Virginia Queer Film Festival
    Norfolk, VA
    United States
    September 20, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    September 26, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Fabulous Independent Film Festival
    Sarasota, FL
    United States
    September 27, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Stamped Film Festival
    Pensacola, FL
    United States
    October 3, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ethan Roberts

Born, raised, and educated in Ohio, Ethan currently lives and works in San Francisco. With a religious background, a distinctive political eye, and an interest in queer history, desire, and discourse, Ethan makes up one half of the filmmaking partnership CINEMA~PARMESAN. His 2014 debut short Furious Saint Jack & Otter, Alone played at over thirty festivals worldwide, winning Best Drama at the Canton Film Festival and the LGBT Honorable Mention at the Columbus International Film+Video Festival. It was called “a beautifully shot and exquisitely narrated spoken word tale” by the Wotever DIY Film Festival and was mentioned by the Calgary Herald as one of the “Five to See” at the Fairy Tales Film Festival. His most recent short, the iPhone-shot Getting Closer, premiered at the 2021 Wicked Queer Film Festival, played at over twenty festivals worldwide, and was picked up for digital distribution by HereTV.

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