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A portrait of an intimate encounter between two strangers that meet while traveling.

Available VIDEO ON DEMAND through SHORTS HD
DIRECTV (Channel 568) , AT&T U-Verse (Channel 1789)
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Currently developing a feature film based on the short.

"One of Flavorpill's favorites..."—Flavorpill, NYC

"Features brave performances by Ms. Burstein and Franz Maria Quitt. The actors shed more than just their clothes in portraying these characters who are lost in the world and in search of intimacy." 
 - The Princeton Packet, NJ

 "Refreshingly authentic, with all the awkwardness and guardedness that actually takes place in real life"
 —Movie Reviews from a Spiritual Perspective, Tucson AZ

"A film filled with sexual tension and two very strong performances by its two leads."
 —Reel Salazars, NYC

WRITTEN & DIRECTED by Jessica Sue Burstein
 
STARRING Jessica Sue Burstein & Franz Maria Quitt
 
CINEMATOGRAPHY by Pepe Avila Del Pino  PRODUCED by Sergei Krasikov & Jessica Sue Burstein
Sound design & re-recording mix by Ryan Billia
 
ORIGINAL SONG "Do You Call This Love" written & performed by Jenn Grauer,
Chris Merkley, Gabe Cummins, Anderson East

FESTIVALS
BEST SHORT FILM Cape Fear Independent Film Festival 2013, Wilmington, CA
FINALIST HollyShorts Film Festival 2013, Hollywood, CA
AWARD OF MERIT Women's Independent Film Festival 2013, West Hollywood, CA
HONORABLE MENTION New Jersey International Film Festival 2013, New Brunswick, NJ
Big Apple Film Festival 2012 Tribeca Cinemas, NYC
La Femme Film Festival 2012, Hollywood, CA
Arizona International Film Festival 2013, Tucson, AZ
Rincon International Film Festival 2013, Rincon, PR
Evolution Film Festival 2013, Palma De Mallorca, SPAIN
Master of Filming Awkwardness Lab 2013, Brooklyn, NY
NYWIFT Screening Series 2013, Anthology Film Archives, NYC
FILMGYM Screening Numba 10.1 2013, NYC
Hollyshorts NYC Screening Series 2014, Brooklyn, NY
THESS International Short Film Festival 2014, Thessaloniki, Greece

ADDITIONAL PRESS
WCTC Radio Interview Central Jersey
  KXCI Radio Interview, Tucson AZ
 
 Encore, Wilmington NC
 
 Star News, Wilmington NC

Filmmaker Jessica Sue Burstein and Singer Songwriter Jenn Grauer screen CHICKEN at Festival In The Schools at Arizona International Film Festival 2013.

 

Singer Songwriter Jenn Grauer and Filmmaker Jessica Sue Burstein speaking to KXCI Tucson Radio about CHICKEN.

Jessica Sue Burstein at CHICKEN premiere in Tucson, AZ.