Family Medicine

Family Medicine - still - Betsy
Family Medicine
(2018)
Narrative Short Film, 15:30 runtime, RED Epic-X Camera

It is Dr. Susan Hardy’s first day on the job at her father’s rustic small town family practice after taking over when a heart attack forces him into early retirement. Susan is determined to make the best of what she sees as a bad situation until her loquacious assistant, Betsy, and an unruly first patient cause everything to spiral out of control. Things only get worse when her father arrives to meddle in her affairs.

Screenings / Recognition:
Best Local Film, Maryland International Film Festival, 2019
Garden State Film Festival, Asbury Park NJ, 2019
Ocean City Film Festival, Ocean City MD, 2019
Wildwood Film Festival, Appleton WI, 2019
Baltimore Next Media Web Festival, Baltimore MD, 2019
Appalachian Short Film Award, Queen City Film Festival, 2018
Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, Palm Springs CA, 2018
Short to the Point Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, 2018
Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, Philadelphia PA, 2018
Towson Academy of Scholars Grant, 2017
2nd Prize, Baltimore Screenwriters Competition, 2016