Cheap Hugs
Director: Sarah Baskin
Producers: Sow the Seeds Productions, Sarah Baskin, Valery Lessard, Bryan Fitzgerald, David Seigel
Canada, 2022, 15 min.
Texas Premiere
Two strangers, reeling from the loss of their mutual friend, find themselves in an unexpected moment of connection on the streets of Montreal.
CHEAP HUGS had its World Premiere at the New York Shorts International Film Festival and its Canadian Premiere at the Toronto Charts International Short FIlm Festival. It has also been seen at the USA Film Festival in Dallas and the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Sarah Baskin is a NYC-based actor and filmmaker originally from Montreal. As an actor, Sarah has worked on stage (Off-Broadway, Regionally, and in downtown theater) and screen (HBO, Amazon, Hulu, CBS, NBC, several independent films). Upcoming work includes a supporting role opposite Zak Efron and Joey King in the Netflix feature Untitled Romcom (dir. Richard LaGravanese).
Writers; Sarah Baskin, Bryan Fitzgerald, Annick Lefebvre
Principal cast: Valéry Lessard, Sarah Baskin