FALLEN FRUIT

Sunday, October 5 – 12:45pm – UNCSA ACE Theatre Complex – Archives Theatre | Directed by Chris Molina

USA | 2024 | English | 87 minutes | Narrative Feature

ABOUT THE FILM:

Alex (Ramiro Batista), is a 20-something-year-old who begrudgingly moves back to his childhood home in Miami from New York after a breakup. Blinded by his optimism of returning to New York after the Summer, Alex underestimates the inevitable hurricane that is adulthood. As his Miami life takes its turns, Alex documents his version of rock bottom with an old camcorder found in his bedroom-turned-storage closet. Looking for an escape, he soon finds comfort in Chris (Austin Cassel), a random hookup, who shows him what a life in Miami might have to offer. Blinded by optimism and lust, the reality of adulthood comes flooding in, forcing him to begin to grow up.

*This film is preceded by the short film SCRUB DADDY*

SCRUB DADDY

Directed by Parker Chapin and Benjamin DiGiacobbe | USA | 2025 | English | Narrative Short

ABOUT THE FILM:

Ronnie, long time janitor for the nightclub “The Greasy Pole,” is forced to take a second job when his partner, Ivan, falls sick. So, as the sun sets Ronnie secretly makes himself up into a full-glam exotic dancer who rocks the stage.