World Premiere
Shiner
| USA | 14 MINUTES | EnglishDrama
An elderly obsessive-compulsive hoarder sits contemplatively on a stretch of sand underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. Along comes a young boy from the projects whose face bears the telltale signs of physical abuse. The mere sight of the boy immerses the old man in memories of his own childhood, when he too suffered horrible abuse. Nevertheless, by the end of the film these two strangers will have changed each other's lives.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Mike Doyle and Ishai Setton
Shiner marks Mike Doyle's directorial debut. A working actor in New York, Doyle is best known for his roles on Law & Order: SVU and Oz, where he met his leading actor for Shiner, George Morfogen. Doyle trained at the prestigious Juilliard School, and for the past decade he has worked professionally on stage, in film, and on television. He also produced and starred in 1999's Cutter, an independent comedy he created with colleagues from Juilliard.