The Cure (Mike Olenick, 2017)

Dad is dying, mom can’t sleep, and Nancy is determined to forget what she saw. Linda relives a past trauma and fears what might happen while she is away from home. Meanwhile, Mark entertains a mysterious stranger, who is secretly conducting a deadly experiment in this sci-fi soap opera.

Official Selection of Slamdance Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia International Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Inside Out, NewFest, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Athens International Film + Video Festival, Nightmares Film Festival, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, and more!

CAST (in order of appearance):
Kait Staley
Lou Olenick
Jennifer Estlin
Steve Olenick
David Rysdahl
Justin Rose
Lyindaa (Mrva) Russell

CREW:
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer - Mike Olenick
Creature SFX - Cave Bear Studios (designed by Nikos Rutkowski, makeup by Miranda Stansbury)
Spaceship Design - Todd Finney
Additional Miniatures - Mike Olenick
Music - A.E. Paterra
Sound Recordists - Nigel Coutinho, Cameron Sharp
Sound Mixer - Paul Hill

Soundtrack: vcorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/vco-024-the-cure-ost

Cast: Mike Olenick and Kait Staley

Tags: sci-fi, soap opera, alien, outer space, thriller, fear, cat, infidelity and cats