Ellie Sachs

Leaving behind their homes in Indonesia, four women with different personalities venture across the ocean to start new lives in Queens, New York.

An aspiring auteur tries coaxing her dad and uncle into financing her first short film but winds up raising more questions than dollars.

Following his latest romantic humiliation, Simon is unexpectedly summoned to his grandmother's house to meet her new boyfriend, Merv. The man he encounters there upends his understanding of love, loss, and Chinese takeout.

When a homeless man crashes a Passover Seder, the tension between dark comedy and serious social issues erupts. Elijah explores the unexpected clash of humor and discomfort as the guests wrestle with their own assumptions and the complexities of charity, belonging, and identity.

After a crushing breakup, Lucy moves back in with her eccentric single dad and dives into bad dates, false starts, and growing pains.

When parents gather their four adult children over dinner to solidify their will, the childrens’ self-absorbed agendas send the conversation careening into chaos, leading to a desperate battle of wills.

What began as a grassroots, interpretive film class at a Manhattan senior community center soon blossomed into a shortened spin on New York’s story of love and the passing of time, Annie Hall. Created by artists and filmmakers Ellie Sachs and Matt Starr, the project was a way to engage seniors in a meaningful way while exercising memory skills.

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