Drink Champs

A high school movie featuring a mix of real students and professional actors that deals with the experience of finding one's identity in a country that barely has one.

Maradonna is an aimless youngster who likes to waste his time doing practically nothing .His life is turned upside down when an angel decides to teach him a lesson.

Gabrielle is writing an illustrated guide book on sex called 'How To Do It.' At a book signing she meets Saul, an established male writer who is straight. She both loves and hates his work which has seeped into her secular Jewish life from childhood. The more Gabrielle tells him about her book the more he wants to know about her life; the relationship with her younger girlfriend Olivia and her determination to "stop using my penis in sex". As her book takes form, is Saul jealous or desirous? Their friendship is tested as is Gabrielle's relationship with Olivia. The film muses on how we write, how we draw. And the nature of "story" and what it makes us do.

Three waitresses' double date exposes relationship complexities. Cheryl-Ann copes with her ailing mom while Lizette faces irresponsibility. Their night reveals truths about love and self-discovery in a small town.

Such an inconsequential event - the unfortunate purchase of a package of cling film - reveals the character and behavior of a small group of individuals caught up in the chaos of today's society. Though it creates arguments and inner questioning, this event - and its various consequences - also creates bonds.