Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
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WINTER FILM AWARDS 2019 WINNER - Best Actress - Michelle Hurst (Pearl Simmons)
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NOMINEE - BEST ACTRESS - Melanie Nicholls-King (Cynthia Reynolds)
NOMINEE - BEST SHORT FILM
2017
United States
22 mins
Short Film Competition
| Christopher Piazza | |
| Eli Cane | |
| Michelle Hurst (Pearl Simmons), Melanie Nicholls-King (Cynthia Reynolds) |
Pearl Simmons, an aging jazz singer in brownstone Brooklyn, fights the early stages of Alzheimer’s. While she presents a strong front to her daughter Cynthia, her sense of place and time begin to slip, and her memories of her days as a jazz singer in 1970s New York clash with the present. Cynthia, struggling to care for her mother, considers an offer to sell the family’s home.
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About the Director
Christopher Piazza is a writer/director living in New York. His last short film, Olfactory, played at over a dozen film festivals and was named Best Dramatic Short Film at the Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival. He has also directed web series, music videos, live concerts and commercials. His comedy pilot, No Outlet, with stand-up favorites Nick Vatterott, Aparna Nancherla and Dan Soder was featured on the front page of Funny or Die. His commercial clients include the USDA, Volkswagen and Audi.
Reviews
Singing away the pain with “Baby Won’t You Please Come Home” – Lianna Albrizio, Winter Film Awards
Interviews
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Awards
Syracuse International Film Festival – Best Short Film
Sydney Indie Film Festival – Best Dramatic Short (nominee), Best Lead Actress in a Short (nominee)
Trailer
https://vimeo.com/243861794
