Taps (2006 film)

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Taps
Directed byVincent Versace
Written byNogen Melamed
Vincent Versace
Produced byGeorge Cuddy
Nogen Melamed
Mike Sanders
Vincent Versace
Starring Ben Kurland
Karim Muasher
Ina Marie Smith
Vincent Versace
CinematographyNogen Melamed
Edited byVincent Versace
Release date
  • August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08)(Rhode Island International Film Festival)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Taps is a 2006 short film. The film was screened at the 2006 Rhode Island Film Festival. It was directed by Vincent Versace and starred Ben Kurland, Karim Muasher, Ina Marie Smith, and Vincent Versace. A surprise at the festival, the film won first prize in the best short category.

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Plot

The draft has been reinstated, and on the night before being shipped off to war, Robbie and his friends share one last night together. The only problem is, that the big secret his best friend Jon and his ex-girlfriend Jen have been keeping from him is revealed by their other friend, Moose. With only hours remaining, they must resolve their differences before Robbie leaves them, what may be for good.

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