THAT FRIEND YOU HATE

Andy has no one to spend the night before his birthday with… No one but Rob.

A comedy about trying to “break up” with a childhood best friend, over the course of one disastrous Saturday night.

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WINNER - CHARLES & LUCILLE KING AWARD IN SCREENWRITING
WINNER - JAMES RICHARD JANOWSKY AWARD
FINALIST - WASSERMAN AWARD
WINNER - SCREENWRITING CRAFT AWARD - NYU FIRST RUN FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER - ENSEMBLE ACTING CRAFT AWARD - NYU FIRST RUN FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER - EDITING CRAFT AWARD - NYU FIRST RUN FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION - BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION - DC SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION - ORLANDO FILM FESTIVAL

Written and Directed by: Eli Shapiro
Produced by: Julianne Augustine, Eli Shapiro, Candice Kuwahara, Kurt Csolak
CAST: Sean Brannon, Will Cooper, Ariella Segal, Miles G. Jackson, Ann Gulian, Alexa Peretz, Jackie Schiffer, Marilyn Seide, David Wayne Fox, Mark Solari, Rochelle Slovin, T. Boomer Tibbs, Jane Brown, Joe DiMartino, Michael Lippa, Adam Austerlitz, Noah Hyams, James Reilly

Assistant Director: Mike Cheslik
Director of Photography: Casey Stein
Assistant Camera: Michelle DoCampo, Spencer Forgham-Thrift, Zack Block
Production Sound Mixer: Miki Benyamini
Boom Operator: Yoni Benyamini
Production Designer: Kelly Cipriano
Costume Designer: Auri Jackson
Gaffer: Bernard Zeiger
Key Grip: Andrew C. Griego
Grip and Electric: Harry Tarre, Jayesh Hariharan, Erin Trout, Chris Kappel
Script Supervisor: Chelsea Hooper
Return Crew: Joe Testa, Scott Gallopo
Editor: Eli Shapiro
Sound Design and Re-recording Mix: Bobb Barito
Foley: Mark Lukenbill and Hollie Bennett
ADR Engineers: Dennis Hu, Mark Lukenbill
Colorist: Zachary Gobetz
Titles: Carlos Flores
Visual Effects: Brian Magarian
Special Thanks: NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Professor Susan Seidelman