Lucky Sevens

Narrative Short

Director: Zac Nicholson

RT: 15:00mins

Thursday September 27 7:00PM

Website: www.luckysevensfilm.com

Synopsis:

Lucky Sevens is a film about one man’s reckless attempt to make sense of his existence in the twilight of his life. Marvin Zigglebaum, a failed gambler, is a borderline recluse who has given up on life. When he wakes up from nostalgic dreams on his 70th birthday to find an eviction notice on his door, he intends to let nature take its course and to go on with his day as if nothing is wrong. This all changes, however, when a random glimpse in the daily newspaper leads him to the horserace section. Specifically, Marvin notices a certain horse in a certain race with whom he makes a cosmic connection and a seed is planted towards a last ditch attempt to save himself from his current situation. Interrupting his plan, however, is Marvin's longtime friend, the caring and cautious Walter, whom Marvin has grown to see as nothing more than a happy-go-lucky nuisance. Walter arrives to celebrate his dear friend's birthday and instead finds himself being whisked away to the racetrack, a place he has vowed never to return to after their past experiences and hard luck. Despite Walter's best efforts, Marvin's stubbornness is too strong and he bets his petty savings on his special horse. What actually takes place at the racetrack is very different from what either man could have expected and Marvin ends up realizing much more about himself, his friendship, and the world than he could have ever intended.  

Principle Cast:

Jack Mertz
Lead Actor

Jeromy Barber
Supporting Actor

Robin Robinson
Supporting Actor

Filmmaker Bio:

ZAC NICHOLSON (Director/Producer/Editor) is a New Yorker, born and raised on Upper West Side of Manhattan . His professional career in the arts started when he was eight and a member of the Children's Chorus at the Metropolitan Opera, the World's premiere Opera House. While interested in everything from conducting, to writing, to photography and the fine arts, it was during his five years at the Met that Zac first realized he wanted to direct. Although initially set on directing Opera after working onstage with the likes of Franco Zeffirelli and Tim Albery, his interest quickly shifted to cinema after helping a friend out with a short and realizing his desire to tell stories visually could be explored to a much greater extent on film. After finishing up high school at Collegiate School , Zac spent four years in NYU's film program where he had a focus in directing, cinematography, editing and producing. Lucky Sevens is his thesis project from NYU and to him it was the greatest education he has ever had. Currently, he is in development on two of his own feature scripts, a narrative and a documentary, and is in collaboration on a third feature script with three of his fellow NYU alums. Poe St. Films is his production company.