What's the Use?
In this over-caffeinated experimental black comedy short, 17 year-old Sara defends her pride, and her tidy dishwashing station, from a career-oriented greasy spoon waitress. In the gymnastics of her self defense, she recalls a surreal night only a few years ago on the 4th of July, when she journeyed through the summer heat to settle her junkie dad's personal debts to a dangerous loan shark.
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The Microbudget Conversation: Script vs. Story
(Filmmaker Magazine, August 3rd 2011)
In this short segment, Nicole Elmer talks about the creative approach to making the experimental black comedy, "What's the Use?"