Ben's Plan

Narrative Feature

Director: Jenna Ricker

RT: 120mins

Sunday September 30 7:30PM

Website: http://www.bensplan.com

Synopsis:

The last time Ben saw his mother she was going Christmas shopping in Manhattan. That was three weeks ago...but, fourteen-year-old Ben has a plan to bring her home. First, he must enlist the help of his burnt-out half-brother, Gary. With the holiday just a week away, Ben begins his desperate search for a reluctant mother, befriends a latch-key kid from the projects, relies on a drug dealer for street protection, and learns the truth about Gary. Maybe the best Christmas present isn't finding the family we've been given, but discovering the family we need.
    

Principle Cast: 

Ben Schnetzer
Lead Actor

Gary Soldati
Lead Actor

Jessica Lawson
Supporting Actor

Patricia Kalember
Supporting Actor

Selenis Leyva
Supporting Actor

Stephen Schnetzer
Supporting Actor

Vincent D'Arbouze
Supporting Actor

Filmmaker Bio:  

Jenna Ricker was writing scripts as early as eight years old. Handwritten on steno pads taken from her father's desk, they were primarily episodes of the television show Remington Steele, starring her childhood crush, Pierce Brosnan. By nine years old, thankfully, she had moved on to other projects. Originally from Southern California, Jenna later moved to New York to study acting at the Tisch School of the Arts. Discovering a preference for storytelling behind the scenes, she picked up writing again and began directing theater. Her first script, Solitaire, was part of the Writing Out Loud screenplay series. The Garage was a quarter-finalist in the 2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' prestigious Nicholl Fellowship. She is currently writing her next feature, Please Press the # Sign that was in competition as a short for Kaos Films, based in London. In addition, Jenna has directed and produced several shorts as well as the award winning film, The Overlookers. This is her first feature film.