Jury Winner -
Best Short - Runner-Up
Empire On Main Street
Sunday April 29th 2018, 3:00 pm
Regal Cinemas South Beach
1120 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Film Details
Runtime: 24 minutes
Language: English
Director: Jessica Congdon
Country: USA
Logline:
A tireless entrepreneur jump-starts the transformation of a neglected vacation town, until her ambition pushes her to the brink.
Synopsis:
Crista Luedtke is a serial entrepreneur. She was born into the restaurant business but didn’t follow her calling right away. She moved to San Francisco, came out as a gay woman, and eventually left behind a safe corporate job to pursue her passion of opening a hotel in the sleepy vacation town of Guerneville, two hours north of the city. A restaurant, a market, and a bar soon followed, and the town began its transformation into a thriving destination. Along the way, she weathered a flood that severely damaged her hotel, saw her marriage fall apart, and faced local resistance. A final project pushes her to the brink and changes her perspective on life, love and empire.
A tireless entrepreneur jump-starts the transformation of a neglected vacation town, until her ambition pushes her to the brink.
Synopsis:
Crista Luedtke is a serial entrepreneur. She was born into the restaurant business but didn’t follow her calling right away. She moved to San Francisco, came out as a gay woman, and eventually left behind a safe corporate job to pursue her passion of opening a hotel in the sleepy vacation town of Guerneville, two hours north of the city. A restaurant, a market, and a bar soon followed, and the town began its transformation into a thriving destination. Along the way, she weathered a flood that severely damaged her hotel, saw her marriage fall apart, and faced local resistance. A final project pushes her to the brink and changes her perspective on life, love and empire.
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