FRIENDS NOT FOOD

FRIENDS NOT FOOD

Directed by Peter Stray

26 min | Comedy | United States | 2025
New York City Premiere

REGAL 14TH ST. | Saturday, October 17th | 11:00 AM
Plays in INDIE EPISODICS #1
Auditorium 7

Cast: Cooper Barnes and Simon Jones

Synopsis: Once Upon A FaceTime…

Rachel, just two cats away from being a cautionary meme, inherits a barely-functioning farm sanctuary in rural Florida—thanks to her half-brother’s terrible poker face and even worse judgment. Her plan? Get the place stable, hand it back, and trot back to civilization.

But the sanctuary is full of surprises: emotionally unavailable goats, a rooster with boundary issues, and coworkers who speak in riddles, crystals, or grunts—depending on the humidity. Rachel is out of her depth, out of clean clothes, and slowly realizing she may have stumbled into something worth sticking around for.

Encouraged to rustle up some visibility and support, she pitches a modest local ad. One chaotic celebrity casting later, a viral commercial nets their first paid booking—roping Rachel into the sanctuary life just a little longer.

Followed by Q&A with Filmmaker & Cast.