A reconciliation brunch between estranged sisters goes awry when one of them brings an unexpected guest.
DIRECTOR:
WRITER:
CAST:
PRODUCERS:
Vivian Kerr
Cory Stonebrook
Stephanie Drake
Joel Kelley Dauten
Vivian Kerr
Stephanie Drake
Vivian Kerr
Greg Bekkers
Suresh Cedrick Pereira
© Rue Dangeau 2026
Screenings
LA Shorts International Film Festival
Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 1:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
Tallgrass Film Festival
Friday, September 30th, 2022 - 7:30pm
Wichita, KS
Charlotte Film Festival
Thursday, September 28th, 2023 - 5:15pm
Charlotte, NC
Phoenix Film Festival
Friday, April 5th, 2024 - 12:00pm
Friday, April 12th, 2024 - 11:10am
Sunday, April 14th, 2024 - 11:50am
Phoenix, AZ
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Saturday, April 27th, 2024 - 10:00am
Sunday, April 28th, 2024 - 1:00pm
Dubuque, IA
Rogers Short Film Festival
Sunday, May 5th, 2024 - 3:25pm
Rogers, AR
Port Townsend Film Festival
Friday, September 20th, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 - 1:00pm
Port Townsend, WA
SModcastle Film Festival
NOMINATED: Best Short Comedy, Best Actor in a Short (Stephanie Drake), Best Screenplay (Cory Stonebrook)
Friday, October 25th, 2024 - 9:15pm
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Micheaux Film Festival
Saturday, October 26th, 2024 - 1:40pm
Los Angeles, CA
Anchorage International Film Festival
Thursday, December 12th, 2024 - 2:00pm
Anchorage, AK
Rock the Shorts Film Festival
WINNER: Best Ensemble Cast
Monday, September 1st, 2025 - 5:00pm
Glendale, CA
Press
“...sturdy dialogue, excellent performances and well-crafted camera and direction…with the skill of the performances and writing, the short has genuine emotional resonance."
"Stephanie Drake is almost too perfect as Marlow...Kerr brilliantly walks that delicate line between being civil and exploding with rage."
“Julian is a hugely enjoyable short...a small cast of three who are skillful comedic actors...great deadpan reactions and masterful use of silent takes and pauses...Kerr shows strength in her direction by not allowing the quirkiness of the event that surrounds the characters to overpower them."
SHORTED - Short Film of the Month
"...a wonderfully entertaining exploration of familial dynamics...intelligent in its brevity...an unexpected, but undeniable sense of warmth and wholesomeness."
"Julian is a standout film for those who revel in narratives that blend sincere storytelling with humor."
"...a short film that seems to delight in its weirdness but never completely sheds its complex undertone... Vivian Kerr's direction of "Julian" is excellent... a funny concept put together expertly by a small group..."