After having to put down her aggressive rescue, Nina and her Boyfriend Paul take a trip with a group of Nina’s friends, however, with a massive snowstorm, they are trapped at the log cabin facing a deadly virus.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Sean Ballantyne –
Nina: Val Cole
Paul: Geoff Mays

Celia is out to break general curses when she learns that her grandmother, her mother and herself were all victims of sexual abuse. With her 5 year old niece the main focus, she sets out a path to continue speaking out about this to avoid it happening to her.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Celia: Val Col

Gloria is uncomfortable on her own skin and needs to learn how to love herself. She endured many challenges to love her body and even embraces a pregnancy that she didn’t consent to.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Nancy: Val Cole
Gloria: Elizabeth Rose Morris

She thought she had it all—until she woke up in someone else’s perfect life.

Logline: When high-powered executive Claire Beckett dozes off in an airport lounge, she wakes to a life she never lived—complete with a Christmas tree farm, a cozy cabin, and a quiet artist who creates beauty from broken things.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Claire: Val Cole
Jake: Shawn Devlin

Performed by Val Cole

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Geoff Mays
Gloria: Hannah Ehman
Esther: Val Cole

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Willow: Val Cole
Gert: Hannah Ehman

Jay and Dollar seems like regular guys who hang out in hookah bars, however, these guys possess a special set of skills that will help the government get to the bottom of a terrorist threat.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Jay: Shawn Devlin
Dollar: Sean Ballantyne

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Broadcaster: Shawn Devlin
Old Gemini: Sean Ballantyne

The world of a blissfully detached woman turns upside down when she’s forced to adjust to the ordinary life that exists beyond working at an off-the-wall lesbian bar, and its rivalry with the gay club across the street.

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Review by Andie Kay:

Setting out to do a full length feature film is no easy task. It takes a village of very dedicated people to make a story come to life. Meg Poveromo was the writer, director and the leading character of this one hour and twenty-five minute comedy surrounding the LGBTQ community.

The coloring and cinematography by William Rubini was beautifully done and VisualKights did a great job with the visual effects. I enjoyed the creative way they did the phone call conversation at the start of the film. But I am getting a bit ahead of myself…

Meg Poveromo plays Jess, a selfish and self absorbed bartender at The Box Trap, a lesbian only dive bar. Meg did a great job as an actress in this role, her performance felt organic and realistic even though it can be difficult to identify with this style of anti-hero character because there are no redeemable qualities. Meg had this ability to make you want to like Jess.

The cast of characters range from wacky to wonderful in this farcical comedy where the filmmakers push the comedic boundaries into a raunchy, over the top romp. The storyline had great elements with the dominatrix who was once married to the rival bar owner. Each character seemed really well thought out and had their own likeability factor. I found myself holding out hope that Jess gets this character arc where we see her grow and understand the error of her ways but it didn’t come across that way in the end.

However, I did see so much potential in the storyline of wanting to save the dive bar from going out of business and I wish that was more the main focal point of the plot. The ending felt a bit rushed to me instead of a deliberate twist. Regardless, The Box Trap is a playful, naughty ride with a ton of heart that will undoubtedly entertain.