The Reception | |
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Directed by | John G. Young |
Written by | John G. Young |
Starring | Pamela Holden Stewart Darien Sills-Evans Wayne Lamont Sims Margaret Burkwit Chris Burmester |
Cinematography | Derek Wiesehahn |
Edited by | J. Blake Fichera |
Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Reception is 2005 feature film directed and written by John G. Young and starring Pamela Holden Stewart, Darien Sills-Evans, Wayne Lamont Sims, Margaret Burkwit, and Chris Burmester. [1] [2]
The Reception is a drama set in wintry upstate New York. Hoping to cash in on an inheritance, Sierra (Margaret Burkwit) and her husband Andrew (Darien Sills-Evans) arrive at her mother's Jeannette's home only to discover resentful Jeannette (played by Pamela Holden Stewart) and her companion, the African-American artist Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims). Because the gay Martin is unable to satisfy her sexually, Jeannette takes to embarrassing him whenever she's drunk, yet Martin takes the abuse in strides.
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