RILEY
‘STUDY THE FUTURE TO UNDERSTAND THE PAST’
The world is burning…
Sun, wind and dust dominate the surface. Life underground is the new normal.
Returning home to their basement sanctuary, nocturnal scavengers Riley and her father, Dutch, play their favorite game ‘What’s for dinner?’ with an unopened, beat-up tin can. This is their daily ritual of survival, finding the smallest moments of light in a bleak, dystopian future…until an unexpected visitor surprises them.
Starring Madelyn McHugh, Ben McHugh and Kerri Romeo. Director of Photography Alice Millar. Production Designer Matthew Solomon. Music James Vader. Executive Produced by Sheldon Garnett, Elizabeth McHugh, Robert Ruff and Shirley Ruff. Written, Produced and Directed by Ben McHugh.
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BEST RISING STAR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
‘THE FILM IS MASTERFUL’
★★★★★
- Lynn Bronstein/Take 2 Indie Review
‘Young Madelyn McHugh…gives a performance that should have Hollywood knocking on her door’
-Richard Propes/The Independent Critic
‘YOUNG McHUGH’S PERFORMANCE IS PERFECT’
-Alan Ng/Film Threat