Sweepstakes
World Premiere

Sweepstakes

Shorts in Competition: Student
| USA | 15 MINUTES | English | English subtitles
Drama, Relationships
A short narrative that tells the story of a new mother Lori, who, when forced into a full time caretaker role for her husband and child, struggles to face the life she could have had.

Screening in Shorts Program: Flight Delays

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Mark Tumas
Mark Tumas is a Philadelphia-based filmmaker and graduate of Temple University. He is producing work within the forms of short narrative, experimental video, and personal documentary. His past work has dealt heavily with mental illness and psychological disintegration. In 2012, Tumas received a Princess Grace Film Honoraria Grant to help fund his latest narrative short, Sweepstakes.
Director
Mark Tumas
Screenwriter
Mark Tumas
Producer
H. Robert Wunder
Editor
Benjamin Wellington
Cinematographer
David Dominguez
Executive Producer
Rodney Evans
Sound Design
Jesse Kennedy
Sound Mix
Garry Rindfuss
Production Designer
Elaine Schmidt
Cast
Maria Dizzia, Peter Patrikios, Angie Williams, Matt Lorenz

Contacts
US Sales Contact
H. Robert Wunder
Sweepstakes Film
Cape May Court House, 08210
Phone: 609 602 9148
hr.wunder@gmail.com
International Sales Contact
H. Robert Wunder
Sweepstakes Film
Cape May Court House, 08210
Phone: 609 602 9148
hr.wunder@gmail.com
Print Source
Mark Tumas
Sweepstakes Film
Philadelphia, 19130
Phone: 856 313 7266
mark.tumas@gmail.com
Press Contact
Mark Tumas
Sweepstakes Film
Philadelphia, 19130
Phone: 856 313 7266
mark.tumas@gmail.com
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