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Award of Excellence – “Easy Way Out” (USA)
Title: Easy Way Out
Runtime: 17 min
Country: USA
Director: Jeffery Shultz
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: March 31, 2018
Synopsis: Martin and his wife of twelve years honestly come to grips with their relationships demise. They hash out the complexities and conflicts of romantic love and commitment, and how we can utterly fail one another while doing what we believe is right and true. One seeks simple understanding; the other, a quiet transition. They eventually accept they’ll achieve neither. Director, Jeffery Schultz’s adaptation of the play ‘For Old Time’s Sake’ by David MacGregor takes the plays premis further by switching the gender of the lead characters. And asks why do arguments made by a women resonate broadly while similar male positions are often dismissed. How are rolls in relationships being redefined today. What prejudices do we carry into our relationships, Is the pain that accompanies honesty worth it?