WINDOW A short film starring Louis Gossett Jr, Robert Peters and Cassandra Braden Executive Producers, Ravensong in Association with Warpath Entertainment Written by Varda Hardy and Patrick S. Bennettt Produced by Andrew Rothmund , Ryan Berg Creative Director: Cheryl Johnson Directed by Varda Hardy Nurse Jackson wheels two ailing veterans into a hospital room. Gene, unkempt from being too weak to care for himself, gets the bed by the window. Ralph, an angry amputee wearing a faded cap from his Viet Nam days, ends up on the other side of the room. Separated by a curtain, they can’t see each other, but Ralph won’t let Gene alone. He wants that “window seat.” Gene softens with the intensity of Ralph’s desire. He uses the little energy he has left to describe in vivid details images he “sees” outside the window. Yet, Gene’s words aren’t enough for Ralph. He wants the real thing, and he’s willing to let Gene die to get it. When Ralph finally gets to that window what he sees brings him to a painful realization about the human condition. He wants Gene back. Academy Award Winner, Louis Gossett Jr. gives a moving performance as Ralph Stanley, once a commanding officer, now an ailing veteran…desperate angry and afraid of his own mortality. Screening Print: 35mm Running time: 15 minutes

Forms: Narrative Fiction, Short
Genres: Drama
Niches: African American, Black, Disability Culture, Senior/Aging, Buddhist