A bucolic artists' retreat proves less restorative than expected for a lesbian couple in Tormenting the Hen, Theodore Collatos' low-budget drama about relationships both specific and universal. Dameka Hayes and Carolina Monnerat, relative newcomers to the screen, make an assured-enough fictional couple to let Collatos focus on external threats to a relationship that clearly has some internal issues already. While the result is less psychologically extreme than the pic's title might suggest, it should find admirers in Factory 25's niche theatrical release.
Hayes and Monnerat play Claire, a black playwright whose work puts race front and center, and Monica, a...
Hayes and Monnerat play Claire, a black playwright whose work puts race front and center, and Monica, a...
- 11/16/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A bucolic artists' retreat proves less restorative than expected for a lesbian couple in Tormenting the Hen, Theodore Collatos' low-budget drama about relationships both specific and universal. Dameka Hayes and Carolina Monnerat, relative newcomers to the screen, make an assured-enough fictional couple to let Collatos focus on external threats to a relationship that clearly has some internal issues already. While the result is less psychologically extreme than the pic's title might suggest, it should find admirers in Factory 25's niche theatrical release.
Hayes and Monnerat play Claire, a black playwright whose work puts race front and center, and Monica, a...
Hayes and Monnerat play Claire, a black playwright whose work puts race front and center, and Monica, a...
- 11/16/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Suffocating in its intimacy, Theodore Collatos' Tormenting the Hen revolves around two women who have reached a turning point in their relationship, whether they realize it or not. Claire (Dameka Hayes) is an African-American playwright who travels to the Berkshires in Massachusetts to complete rehearsals for her latest stage drama, which is about to debut. She is accompanied by her fiancee Monica (Carolina Monnerat), a Brazilian environmental engineer who is evidently anticipating a bit of a vacation. Claire and Monica have been living together in New York City for some years and, from outward appearances, they are a happy, loving couple. The morning after they arrive, they have a minor disagreement that reflects their strong, independent-minded personalities. Claire then heads out to work on her...
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- 8/25/2017
- Screen Anarchy
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Tormenting the Hen
Logline: A feature film tumult of social malaise and toxic love, set in the picturesque Berkshires!
Elevator Pitch:
When playwright Claire is invited to set her latest work at a rural theatre company, her fiancé Monica tags along for a much-needed vacation. Upon encountering Mutty, an enigmatic groundskeeper with a gross lack of boundaries, Monica’s hopes for respite, her future with Claire, and her very sanity are thrown into jeopardy.
Production Team:
Theodore Collatos – Writer, Director, Cinematographer and co-editor (“Dipso”, “Time”)
Ben Umstead – Producer (“Albatross”, “Three Fingers”)
George Manatos – Producer, Editor...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Tormenting the Hen
Logline: A feature film tumult of social malaise and toxic love, set in the picturesque Berkshires!
Elevator Pitch:
When playwright Claire is invited to set her latest work at a rural theatre company, her fiancé Monica tags along for a much-needed vacation. Upon encountering Mutty, an enigmatic groundskeeper with a gross lack of boundaries, Monica’s hopes for respite, her future with Claire, and her very sanity are thrown into jeopardy.
Production Team:
Theodore Collatos – Writer, Director, Cinematographer and co-editor (“Dipso”, “Time”)
Ben Umstead – Producer (“Albatross”, “Three Fingers”)
George Manatos – Producer, Editor...
- 10/18/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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