Set present day in a Midwestern gated community, residents Nijm (Saleh Bakri) and Irina (Iva Gocheva) discover all of their neighbors have gone "snowbirding" for the winter. They hatch a devious plan to ditch work and set out to tour the whole neighborhood, visiting every single empty house for a drink. With each visit, a new drink is poured and startling revelations of their relationship are revealed… until their once idyllic suburban life becomes uprooted for good.

Programmer Notes:

There’s a quiet rhythm and a powerful early mid-life turmoil and lostness at work here underneath the simple one-night-out-in-the-neighborhood premise. 

About the Director:

Recently named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” Brad Bischoff is an award-winning director whose work has been staff-picked by The Atlantic, Vimeo, Short of the Week, YouTube, and screened throughout film festivals all over the world. He is an alumni of the Telluride Film Festival student symposium program (’07) and an honors graduate of Columbia College Chicago (’09) with a Bachelor’s degree in Film/Video. He's a proud father of two children, an Australian Shepherd, and a flock of chickens living in Ventura, CA. Notable work includes a national campaign for Oscar Mayer, Michelob, and Kool-Aid.

Film Contact:

Brad Bischoff (Writer/Director)

bradleybischoff@gmail.com

www.bradleybischoff.com

Justin Nijm (Producer)

justin.nijm@mailbox.org

Lisa Rudin (Producer)

lisarudin@gmail.com