Thanksgiving (2004 film)

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Directed by Tom Donahue
Written by Sean Gullette
Starring Yolonda Ross
William Mahoney
James Urbaniak
Seymour Cassel
Distributed byFlip Side Film
Release dates
  • June 11, 2004 (2004-06-11)(Atlanta Film and Video Festival)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thanksgiving is a 2004 American short film directed by Tom Donahue and starring Yolonda Ross, William Mahoney and James Urbaniak.

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Premise

Yolonda (Yolonda Ross) is a young woman fleeing an unwanted commitment. She finds refuge in an isolated motel out of town, which is due for demolition in the morning, and there confronts a mysterious man named Peck (Mahoney), who is the caretaker of the old motel with a strange past.

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