Finding Kate (2004)

Director:

Katherine Brooks

Writer:

Katherine Brooks (writer)

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Short

Tagline:

A bitter sweet story of first love

Plot:

Kate rejects her boyfriend Jess for a fling with her philandering cousin, Victoria. Her love for the older woman is implicitly unrequited.

Plot Keywords:

Loneliness | Lesbian Incest | Cousins In Love | Incest | Seduction

Cast

Christian Zuber	...	Jess
Tara Sutphen	...	Kate's Mom
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erin Kelly	...	Kate
Jessica Lancaster	...	Victoria

Runtime:

9 min | USA:10 min | USA:12 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cobra Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jess wants to leave the party Kate goes after him and tells him she will come later. You see her run up the stairs to victory wearing heels. When is up there. She sits on the couch and puts her foot up the couch. Now she is wearing boots.

Quotes:

Kate: I wish you would have called me.
Victoria: Well, considering I was in the middle of the Pacific, that would have been hard.
[pause]
Victoria: I sent you a postcard.
Kate: "Having fun in Fiji. - Victoria." You could have at least written a letter.
Victoria: What, put it in a bottle and thrown it in the ocean?
[laughs]
Kate: [laughs] I would have gotten it.
Victoria: I don't doubt it.
[They kiss]

Excellent short film

Erin Kelly is a star on the rise. Though young, she is a very talented actor, one who is not afraid of "controversial" subjects. It's impossible to watch her and not be drawn into her characters. She becomes the character, you see it in her clear expressive eyes. I can't wait to see Loving Annabelle and all of Erin's future work.

For anyone who has ever had a "crush", or felt the first stirrings of love, watch this film.

Writer/Director Katherine Brooks is my personal hero. She is a giving loving person who is not afraid to put herself out there. She doesn't just make movies to entertain, she wants to educate and enlighten.