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Dinner with Dad

"Dinner with Dad" is a holiday short film that takes place around the dinner table as a man, David, and his wife, Rachel, visit his elderly father Robert for Christmas. While David and Rachel are eager to catch up and celebrate the holiday, Robert is only interested in hashing out the transgressions of the past. When Robert is given the chance to remember the past for what it was, he must decide between holding on to his resentment, or letting it go to embrace to future.

  • Brittany Benedict
    Director
    No Reply, Bedside, Alice, Isolation, Breathless, Wild Card
  • Brittany Benedict
    Writer
    No Reply, Bedside, Alice, Isolation, Breathless, Wild Card
  • Michael Huntington
    Producer
    No Reply, Bedside, Alice, Isolation, Breathless, Wild Card
  • Rob Merritt
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • Dave Juehring
    Key Cast
    "Rob"
  • Amanda Bean
    Key Cast
    "Rachel"
  • Demian Alan Mancino
    Key Cast
    "Young Rob"
  • Ben Bergthold
    Key Cast
    "Young David"
  • Samantha Callison
    Key Cast
    "Wife"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Family Drama, Holiday
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 24, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Brittany Benedict

Together with her film-making partner, Michael Huntington, Brittany has pursued her small-town Iowa childhood dreams of film-making. Entering the Iowa film scene in 2018, the duo gradually, but consistently have grown their skills, portfolio, and network of colleagues in Iowa film and couldn't be more grateful for the existence of film-making in Iowa.

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