RETREAT

Directors:

Writers:

Mari Sangiovanni

Producers:

Mari Sangiovanni

Run Time:

0:36:06

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At a log cabin women’s retreat two women rekindle their friendship, and maybe more, only to find they are connected by a recent tragedy.

Submitter Statement

I have a mission to give visibility to all kinds of women's stories, with special attention to the underserved LGBTQ+ and communities which support people with disabilities.

Mari SanGiovanni is the Golden Crown Literary award-winning novelist of a popular romcom trilogy: Greetings from Jamaica Wish You Were Queer, Camptown Ladies, and 80% Done with Straight Girls. Her latest book, Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen, was published in June 2024 and features a main character with intellectual disabilities who is wildly underestimated by her family and co-workers. An alumnus of Rhode Island School of Design, an artist, screenplay writer, filmmaker and owner of a film production company, Love Is Love Productions, LLC. Mari’s first film was an award-winning LGBTQ short film, The Sibling Rule, about two women who fake a marriage to keep their two kids in the same school together, but complications arise when the marriage becomes real. The film won Best LGBTQ film at the Sydney World Fest, Best LGBTQ film & Best Women Short from the LA Independent Shorts Awards, and was the winner of Best LGBTQ short film at the Liverpool Indie Awards. Mari's second film, RETREAT, will be in festivals in January, 2025. Twitter: @MariSanGiovanni Instagram: sangiovannimari Facebook: facebook.com//mari.sangiovanni/ Website: https://marisangiovanni.com/ Email: artworkbymari@icloud.com

Key Cast

Zamira Scattolon

Shannon Paradis

Nisa Sangiovanni

Susan Galligani

Tony Sangiovanni

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