Logline: It’s Christmas in Bethlehem, GA, and a recovering alcoholic looking for a fresh start conspires with her “perfect” sister to put their ailing, cantankerous mother in assisted living – but family wounds and latent addictions threaten her dream of a new life.
Writer/Director: Candice Holdorf
Genre: Drama with Southern humor
Tagline: A Christmas movie for people who hate Christmas
Running time: 90 minutes
Budget: $300,000
Location: Atlanta, GA and surrounding area
writer/director
Candice Holdorf
Candice wrote, starred, and directed The Dance After The Last Dance, which played at Lincoln Center, Sonoma, and Cucalorus. She wrote Generations, which premiered at OutFEST and was partially financed by Tom Hanks. She co-directed RISE/Vulnerable Rally which premiered at Dances with Films and has over 1.2 million views. Her script, Magdalena, won Best Short Script at the Woods Hole Film Festival. Her favorite stories explore humor within heartbreak – bonus points if there are fried green tomatoes.
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