Strawberry Mansion
Description
In 2035, auditors don’t just want to see your receipts for hidden expenses, they want to see your dreams. One such inspector, James (co-director Kentucker Audley), arrives at the house of Bella, an older woman, and finds himself falling in love with the younger version he encounters in her dreams. Meanwhile, a business conglomerate tries to populate her reveries with ads for fried chicken. Whimsical and unique, the film uses a story of blossoming love to depict the priceless sanctuary of imagination.
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Biographies
Baltimore-based Albert Birney is a director, writer, animator, and editor. He co-directed The Beast Pageant, his first feature, with Jon Moses in 2010. Among his other films are Sylvio (2017, co-directed with Kentucker Audley), short films It Feels Like Forever (2018) and Buzzer (2019), and Tux and Fanny (2019), an animated feature. He is currently working on a Tux and Fanny video game.
Kentucker Audley is a director, writer, and actor, all talents he puts to use in Strawberry Mansion. He made his filmmaking debut with a short film, Bright Sunny South (2006), followed by Team Picture (2007), his first feature. Among his other features are Holy Land (2010), Open Five (2010), Open Five 2 (2012), and Sylvio (2017, co-directed with Albert Birney).