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She Raised Me

Dir. Ben Lewis

2025

Runtime:14'

Screening

November 7th

06:00 (Crash Out Short Block)

Vidiots

Synopsis

She Raised Me is a dark comedy about a struggling playwright named Louie, whose plan to break up with his boyfriend goes awry, when he discovers his boyfriend’s mother is Marilyn Muff, an actress (and gay icon) that Louie grew up idolizing.

Sinopsis

She Raised Me es una comedia negra sobre Louie, un dramaturgo con dificultades, cuyo plan de terminar la relación con su novio se complica cuando descubre que la madre de su pareja es Marilyn Muff, una actriz (e ícono gay) a quien Louie idolatró durante su infancia.

Cast:

Ben Lewis, Zane Phillips, Rosie O’Donnell, Nori Reed

Screenplay:

Ben Lewis

Producers:

Katie White, Danielle Wright, Mitchka Saberi

Cinematography:

Chris Westlund

Production Designer:

Kait Schuster

Editing:

Simone Smith

Music / Socore:

Erik Lutz

Sound:

Matt Schwartz

Director's Bio

Ben Lewis is an actor/writer/director from Toronto. His previous shorts include Zero Recognition (TIFF 2014, Vimeo Staff Pick) and the award-winning Apart From Everything, starring Tatiana Maslany.
Ben Lewis es actor, escritor y director originario de Toronto. Sus cortometrajes anteriores incluyen Zero Recognition (TIFF 2014, Vimeo Staff Pick) y el galardonado Apart From Everything, protagonizado por Tatiana Maslany.