They’ll connect with, or without you
Two wary singles go on a first date. But it’s their loud-mouth, high-maintenance, narcissistic inner voices that hit it off.
~ Think Inside Out, but with manipulative, belligerent, selfish-ass adults. ~
Rom-Com Short Film
Meet Lauren
Another day, another date.
Lauren is an elder millennial who never thought she’d still be dating entering her forties. But, believing in her “happily ever after”, she rebukes popular conventions about the disasters of the modern-day dating scene, and agrees to go out with Allen.
Unfortunately for Lauren, she has Veronica, the world’s most opinionated wing-woman, by her side; her toxic, domineering, narcissistic inner critic materialized.
Meet Veronica
You’re wearing that?
It's 1988, and Veronica is finally living her best life as a trophy wife. Opulence is her word of the year, "greed is good" is her battle cry, and The Men All Pause is her theme song. In her mind, it’s all Veronica, all the time.
Unfortunately, she has a four-year-old child she’s supposed to be taking care of, her step-daughter, Lauren. These are Lauren’s formative years, and Veronica will make an impact. As a matter of fact, it’s Veronica’s demanding, judgmental voice she’ll hear for the rest of her life.
And she’s loud as hell on Lauren’s date tonight.
Meet Allen
Working hard to be a hard-working man.
Whereas most of the men he knows are jaded about online dating, Allen truly believes that each woman he meets has the potential to be the one––no matter how unsuccessful his last twenty dates have gone. But the second he lays eyes on Lauren, something stirs in his heart.
Unfortunately, for Allen, his demanding, domineering, narcissistic inner voice, Richard, has his own opinions about how Allen must act tonight to secure romantic success.
And he won’t shut up about it.
Meet Richard
Because you’re a man.
It’s 1990, and Richard is killin’ it on Wall Street. The former college athlete is kicking ass, and taking names in a blow-fueled environment that never, ever stops.
Until he’s forced to stop by his family. His spoiled, selfish, demanding wife and his overly sensitive, overly kind, overtly needy son.
But, by any means necessary, his job is to whip Allen into shape.
To this day, those phantom “means” run Allen’s life.
Creative Team
Writer and Director
Arynetta Northcutt
Arynetta is an actress, writer, and self-proclaimed 'city girl with a country heart.' She writes diverse, female-driven stories about ambition and moxie, and loves to give voice to the naughty, the flawed, the misbehaving, and misunderstood. Her scripts have been recognized in several festivals and competitions, including Manchester Film Festival, where Soul Mating was a finalist and placed second in short film scripts. Arynetta holds an MA in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Soul Mating is her directorial debut.
Producer
Melissa Goslin
Melissa Goslin is a writer, director, and producer. She's worked in documentary and made several award-winning short and feature films. She holds an MFA in Screenwriting from Louisiana State University and an MPhil in Screen Media from the University of Cambridge. Along with her own Soul Mate, Cinematographer Rob Senska, she owns King Cake Baby Productions, with a mission of bringing positive stories into conversation.
Associate Producer
Melanie Disu
Melanie Griffith Disu is a passionate filmmaker and actor with a deep-rooted love for storytelling. She earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Radio-TV-Film and Human Relations from the University of Texas at Austin. Melanie has worked on independent feature and short films in various capacities, including acting in film, TV, commercial, and industrial projects, and a decade-long tenure as a screener for independent film submissions at South by Southwest and the Austin Film Festival.
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