THE BOTANISTS

Directed by Quinn Sheehan-Hipple

20 MIN | THRILLER, ROMANCE, DRAMA | UNITED STATES | 2023
EAST COAST PREMIERE

REGAL 14TH ST. | Friday, October 18th | 9:00 PM
Plays in SHORT FILM SERIES #4
Auditorium 2

Cast: Rio Hito, Constance Cooper, Isabelle Phillips, Rita Rehn, Kelly Kamm

Synopsis: In the middle of the woods in upstate New York, Bryan, a young botanist, tends to his farm land as his wife is away. He monitors his seedlings and crops, does pottery, and talks to his wife on the phone frequently, reminiscing on the good times when they were together. One day, while doing pottery, an old woman with dementia wanders on to his land, frightening Bryan. After managing to calm her down, other strange things start happening to him at his house. First, he finds the old woman rummaging through his basement, next he finds another woman, who he does not know, washing the windows of his house. Bryan starts seeing flashes of memories as more people show up at his house. While looking for answers, Bryan’s home and world slowly become unravelled.

Followed by Q&A with Filmmaker & Cast.