Orphans
(North Carolina Premiere Showing)

Five years after their parents’ death, estranged sisters Rosie and Sonia each struggle to make it on their own. When Rosie gets fired from her low-level gallery job in Chelsea, she agrees to visit her sister, Sonia, who is throwing herself a birthday party. Sonia lives alone at the isolated farmhouse where the girls spent summers and holidays. But when the anticipated party is not what Rosie expects, Sonia’s true agenda is revealed. As Sonia slugs vodka and Rosie eats pills, their journey becomes dark and dangerous. Ultimately, Sonia’s desperate need to have her sister stay with her forces Rosie to choose between family loyalty and self-preservation.

Director/Writer: Ry Russo-Young Producer: Amir Naderi, Sylvia Rosenberg Cinematographer: Ku-Ling Siegal Cast: James Katharine Flynn, Lily Wheelwright