A Very Merry Bridesmaid

A large metallurgical company where Muscovite Roman Mukhin works takes care of an orphanage in Khanty-Mansiysk. The management unobtrusively recommends that Roman, for the sake of career growth, take care of a child from this orphanage. Elena, Roman's wife, is not against it - she hopes that another child will strengthen their marriage, because the couple has long been in a crisis in their relationship.

We are introduced to two young girls living in Athens: The narrative focuses on the particularities of their souls, the rivalry between them, but also their common character trait: the obsession with illusions and stereotypes.

For almost thirty years Ned Randall has been trying to make it as an Actor, now in his forties his biggest claim to fame is playing a corpse in Taggart. Always believing that his big break is just around the corner he is affectionately referred to as Next Time Ned by his friends, family and the local community. However 'lady luck' may be on Ned's side as a documentary crew have decided to spend a week in his life in order to discover what makes this Man tick and what drives his pursuit of a career in an industry that's doors seem forever closed to him. Over the course of the week we follow Ned to several amusing but disastrous auditions, witness his first attempt at stand up comedy, follow his attempt to find a theatre willing to Produce his one man show of Reservoir Dogs: The Musical. We also join him as he attempts to reconcile his relationship with his son and deal with his ill mother. Often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking but always entertaining Next Time Ned is a story about a man refusing to give up on his dream.

Life and quips about death from the wheelchair of a woman who vows to exit laughing. Once a nationally-known performer of ballads, skits and self-parody, now fated by Lou Gehrig's Disease to perish within a year, the remarkable Carla Zilbersmith will leave a teen-aged son, fans and students who adore her. A pre-mortem retrospective of a life lived fully, but far too fast.