Mad
Drama
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Drama, Short Films, 05-Dec-2025
A young misfit in New York City runs around the city intensely colliding with friends, family and strangers. Cricket Brown directs “Mad,” an unnerving look at a woman caught in a vice-induced loop. On the subway, Mandy texts Mary, an older bartender she’s in love with but doesn’t get a response. Paranoid of on-lookers, she hallucinates a man murmuring cryptically on the subway. Later, she makes a stop at her grandmother’s apartment, pocketing some cash and dissing the caretaker. Afterwards, she meets her friend Sam at a dance audition where the two plan their night, beginning it with pills. Conflicts under the influence reoccur, and, when Mandy tries to make amends with Mary, she finds herself in a dire spot. As in previous shorts we’ve featured starring Brandy Lynn Divine (“GINGER BOY and The Purpose of Life on Earth” and “Pair of Dice”), she delivers a compelling performance playing a character on the fringe. -JM. Director: Cricket Brown. DP: Katie Mlinek. Editor: Mack Wolf. Producers: Zoe Garrick, Maxim Jean, Robert Patricio. Cast: Brandi Lynn Divine, Taryn Segal, Aline Stokes.
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