Arts & Cults

14/09/2023

Chicago: you’ve been invited to a dinner party, one that’s gonna get pretty awkward.

Saturday, September 23, 6:30. Tickets on sale now, so get your day or weekend pass now. See the comedy that Film Threat calls a “well-executed comedy, which quite frankly is almost impossible to do in indie film.”

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17/09/2022

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23/08/2022

Our first screening last Friday at the Cinequest Film Festival was a hit* and they've now added a fourth screening, so there's still three more chances to see our little comedy on the etiquette of deception.

A modern screwball comedy concerning Susan and Henry, who are hosting a dinner party while trying to make good on a lie concerning the recent death of their "father." Henry, crippled by narcissism and pettiness, attempts to sabotage the evening through recklessly embellishing Susan’s lies and invi...

16/08/2022

Official selection of the Soo Film Festival, September 14-18th in Sault St. Marie.

Come “find” out what the fuss is all about with our little comedy on the art of deception.

15/08/2022

Is there a better place to cozy up next to a warm fire, or a television playing a YouTube video of a fire on loop above an unlit fireplace, than Colorado? The Dinner Parting is an official selection of the Breckinridge Film Festival, September 15-18th. Tickets on sale on the first.

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15/08/2022

“As the night wears on, stories turn ever more elaborate and the get-together goes way off its original three courses. The witty banter gets deliciously served up… in this black-and-white charmer of a throwback to films of yesteryear.”
-Andrew Myers of the San Jose Mercury News. Tickets on sale below for the Cinequest Film Festival.

More comedy coming your way via Cinequest with the absolutely glorious “THE DINNER PARTING”. Catch it in person August 16-29. And remember, you get bragging rights as one of the first to see this brilliant laugh-fest.

INFO/TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3NzNZNE

THE STORY: A modern screwball comedy concerning Susan and Henry, who are hosting a dinner party while trying to make good on a lie concerning the recent death of their "father." Unexpected guests arrive, causing the night to unravel despite Susan’s best efforts.

STARRING: William Sterling, Rachel Paulson, Phillip Phillip Andre Botello, Russell Bradley Fenton, Jacqueline Jandrell, Kate Thomsen, Molly Gibson, Jesi Jensen, Taylor Nichols /
DIRECTOR: J.W. Andrew
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Brad Ballein, Greg Ballein, Joe Conrad, Benjamin Nivison, Judith Smith
PRODUCER: Luke Allen Hackney

16/04/2022

Only two more days to rent The Dinner Parting on Cinequest, though you still have a few more days after to watch if ya do. Please watch. You’ll have more fun than our dinner guests.

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06/04/2022

The Dinner Parting will be at the Capital City Film Festival this Saturday, at 8pm. You can buy passes to the event, or pay $5 at the door. Our producer and co-writer Luke Allen Hackney will be doing a Q&A after the show.

https://capitalcityfilmfest.com/event/the-dinner-parting

Cheers to a good evening, even if it won't be for our dinner guests.

04/04/2022

The Dinner Parting will make its Michigan premiere this Saturday at the Capital City Film Festival. Producer and co-writer Luke Allen Hackney will be doing a Q&A following the show. Passes online, $5 at the door.

18/03/2022

Henry has never been to Los Angeles yet still has very strong opinions on Original Tommy’s Superiority to In-N-Out Burger and has on several occasions mentioned secret menu items Susan doubts the existence of.
The Dinner Parting will be at the 30th Annual LA Comedy Fest. Dates announced soon.