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Lightning Bugs in a Jar

"Family is easy to leave but impossible to forget."

2015-05-19 Drama 20mins

When a mother and son with a caustic history reunite to pack-up their old house, sparks fly as long-buried secrets are revealed, and it might fall upon the shoulders of the son's boyfriend to help heal old wounds.

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Storyline

When a mother and son with a caustic history reunite to pack-up their old house, sparks fly as long-buried secrets are revealed, and it might fall upon the shoulders of the son's boyfriend to help heal old wounds.

  • Released
    2015-05-19
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    20mins
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
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  • Production
    Stolen Chicken Productions, Thin Edge Films, Silent Partners Productions

Crew

Robert Ian Simpson
Director
Robert Ian Simpson
Writer
Sophia Betz
Producer
Keywords:
lgbt mother son relationship short film gay couple boyfriend boyfriend relationship

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Cast

Ethan Slater

Ethan Slater
Ben
Devin McDuffee

Devin McDuffee
Max
Betsy Aidem

Betsy Aidem
Farrah

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-03

Mother "Farrah" (Betsy Aidem) arrives at her old house to find son "Max" (Devin McDuffee) flagrante delicto with boyfriend "Ben" (Ethan Slat... read more

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.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-03

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 tha...

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