Pennies From Heaven
Director: Sandy Honig
Producer: Jake Honig
USA, 2023, 22 min.
Two eccentric twin sisters who work at a convenience store stumble upon a pickup truck full of pennies. An absurdist farce in the middle of the desert, the twins follow the adventure wherever it takes them - only to end up right back where they started.
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN was nominated for the 2023 Grand Jury Award at the SXSW Film Festival, where it also received a Special Jury Award in the Midnight Short category.
Sandy Honig is a comedian, writer, and director. She co-created, co-wrote, and
co-starred in THREE BUSY DEBRAS on Adult Swim, produced by Amy Poehler. She was named one of Forbes’s 30 under 30 for 2021 in Hollywood & Entertainment. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN is her first short film.
Writers: Sandy Honig, Annabel Meschke, Sabina Meschke
Principal cast: Sabina Meschke, Annabel Meschke, Tyler Bailey, Tevin Bailey, Bernadette Pérez, Gilbert Reynoso, Jo Scott, Coleman Scott, Guy Scott