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SOMBRERO (2008 -- IMDB)

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS:
Palm Springs International Shortfest (Aug. 2008) - BEST OF THE FEST:  Audience Favorite in Comedy
SoCal Independent Film Festival (Sept., 2008)
Atlantic Film Festival - Halifax, Nova Scotia (Sept. 2008)
San Diego Film Festival (Sept. 2008)
Reeling 2008:  27th Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Nov. 2008)
St. Louis International Film Festival (Nov. 2008)
Q Fest St. Louis (Mar. 2009) - WINNER Best Short Film
Macon Film & Video Festival (Feb. 2009)
Cleveland International Film Festival (Mar. 2009)
Atlanta Film Festival (Mar. 2009)
18th Verzaubert International Queer Film Festival - Berlin, Germany (Mar. 2009)
San Joaquin International Film Festival (May 2009)
Pink Apple Film Festival - Switzerland, Germany (May, 2009)
Mix Milano Festival - Italy (June, 2009)
The Space 4 Shorts - England (July, 2009)
Perlen Film Fest - Hanover, Germany (Oct., 2009)
Seattle Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Oct., 2009)
Backlot Film Festival - Culver City, CA (Oct., 2009)
Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival - Hamburg, Germany (Oct. 2009)
Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Mar. 2010)
Thessaloniki International LGBT Short Film Festival, Greece (May, 2010)
Schwule Filmwoche Freiberg, Germany (Apr. 2010)
Philadelphia QFest (July, 2010)

SYNOPSIS
James and Raymond are two men looking for a connection in life.  They meet for a blind date in a Mexican restaurant.  James is extremely nervous, but Raymond is calm and collected and tries to make the most of their awkward encounter.  But as the two men learn more about each other, their rocky date takes an unexpected turn toward the absurd.

CAST
Michael Osborne (James)
Jeff Lorch (Raymond)
Anthony Sherritt (Robert)
Christian Zuber (Terry)
Alejandro Antonio (The Waiter)

CREATIVE
Nathaniel Atcheson - director / writer
Christin Mizelle - producer
Benjamin Kantor - cinematographer
M. Elizabeth Hughes - line producer
Marisa Fierle - production designer
Jeff Lederhaus - editor
Thomas Galyon - sound designer