Lightning Bugs in a Jar
Year: 2015
Genre: Drama
Studio: Stolen Chicken Productions, Thin Edge Films, Silent Partners Productions
Director: Robert Ian Simpson, Sara Wolkowitz
Cast: Ethan Slater, Devin McDuffee, Betsy Aidem
Crew: Robert Ian Simpson (Director), Sara Wolkowitz (Director), Timur Civan (Director of Photography), Robert Ian Simpson (Writer), Sophia Betz (Producer), Sophia Betz (Editor)
Runtime: 20 minutes
Release: May 19, 2015
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

Mother "Farrah" (Betsy Aidem) arrives at her old house to find son "Max" (Devin McDuffee) flagrante delicto with boyfriend "Ben" (Ethan Slater). She's not especially bothered about that, it's just that there are jobs to be done clearing out their former home, and it's soon quite clear that it's not just that that needs a good airing. This crams quite a lot of family tension into twenty minutes but sadly very little of it is innovate or well acted. The dynamic between mother and son is overcooked and contrived and the pacifying interventions of "Ben" predictable. It looks OK, but there's very little natural or convincing about it.