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Cents

New York Premiere, Ideal for Families*

  • Director: Christopher Boone
  • Writer: Christopher Boone
  • Type: Features
  • Year: 2017
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Length: 85 Minutes

Sammy, a young troublemaker with a knack for numbers, turns her school’s penny drive into a money-making scheme with some classmates. As their plan spins out of control, Sammy faces the scorn of her peers, the disgust of her mentor, and the fury of her mother. 

Date: Sunday, February 12, 12PM
Location: Lehman Auditorium, 202 Altschul Hall
Q&A session to follow with writer and director Christopher Boone

Filmmaker Bio:

Christopher Boone is a screenwriter, filmmaker and father living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Cents is his first feature-length film as writer/director from his 2012 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting semifinalist script. Christopher contributes to the blog No Film School (nofilmschool.com) where he shares lessons learned from professional screenwriters about the craft and business of screenwriting. He is also a panel moderator at the Austin Film Festival, interviewing notable screenwriters about their processes and creative choices.

*Not suitable for children under 10

 

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