Last Summer with Unle Ira (2020)

A Monarch Kaleidoscope Production

Summer 1991. While packing for his final year at sleep-away camp, closeted teenager Daniel is nudged by his mother to make lemonade for his Uncle Ira, who is dying of complications from HIV/AIDS. Ira wants to talk about their assumed shared identity before time runs out, but Daniel may not be ready to take that step.

Format

Narrative Short Film

Credits

CO-DIRECTORS: Katie Ennis & Gary Jaffe
WRITER: Gary Jaffe
PRODUCERS: Emily McCann Lesser, Katie Ennis, & Vincent Morano
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Jonathon Millman
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Lauren Crawford
COSTUME DESIGNER: Angela Barrow
EDITOR: Katie Ennis
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Julian Cassia

Status

Premiered at Outfest 2020 and screened in over 15

Cast

Igby Rigney, Wayne Wilcox, Stephanie J. Block