David Rysdahl
In the isolation of the Catskill Mountains, a relationship retreat pushes two Brooklyn couples through a weekend of exercises that forces them out of their calcified comfort zones. Removed from the routine distractions of city life and engaging in honest communication for the first time, they have the chance to rebuild their partnerships - or leave them behind.
The story of a down and out ghost hunting couple who find themselves at the American Hotel, a strange historic landmark where country legend Hank Williams died at 29 under mysterious circumstances on New Years Eve, 1953.
As a couple moves in together, full of hope and worry, their day is unexpectedly interrupted by the ghosts of former relationships.
A woman fully immersed in her paintings finds her only human contact in the form of a man whom she employs to erase them.
A secret love affair between a southern Baptist preacher and a young drifter challenges the equilibrium of a growing church.
Three twenty-something couples, one gay, one lesbian, and one straight, travel to a beach house to enjoy the last days of summer, but what should be a fun and carefree weekend becomes an exploration of what it takes to sustain a healthy relationship.
On the stormy night of July 5th, 1995, Trick Stuart works the graveyard shift with his plus-sized pal Meathead at the Delta Kream, a 24HR fast food joint. As they practice their brass band routine, a very unexpected visitor arrives.
The privileged son of a powerful Chinese politician endures a long night of revelry, humiliation and self-discovery as a public family scandal erupts around him.
Brothers, a mother, songs from the seventies, Xanax, and a woman named Vicki. Stay Awake explores addiction and making sacrifices for people you love.