Perfectly Good Moment
Ruby and David have been together on-and-off for 8 years, since she was 19 and he was 34. Six months after Ruby last ran out on him, she has returned. But Ruby has more in store than just a reunion.
Ruby and David have been together on-and-off for 8 years, since she was 19 and he was 34. Six months after Ruby last ran out on him, she has returned. But Ruby has more in store than just a reunion.
This psychosexual thriller asks the question: what happens when the things that make your relationship passionate and exciting are the same things that make it toxic? Ruby and David have been together on-and-off for 8 years, since she was 19 and he 34. Six months after Ruby last ran out on him, she has returned. Once the initial bliss of the reunion wears off, old toxic patterns re-emerge. Is David too demanding and controlling or is Ruby just too sensitive? Is Ruby as delicate and demure as she appears to be…or is there something more sinister behind the surface? Why did Ruby really come back? Perfectly Good Moment is Lauren Greenhall's narrative directorial debut. It features Broadway star Stephen Carlile in his cinematic debut and Amanda Jane Stern (1 Angry Black Man, Lifetime's Amish Witches). It marks Stern's first feature screenwriting credit, and boasts an original score by Mdou Moctar's Mikey Coltun.
Lauren Greenhall is an award winning, webby nominated producer and director whose work explores joy in its many complexities: rebellion, zaniness, self-realization, creativity. With a background in comedy and video journalism, she works in a variety of genres and formats. She has directed TV and video for Nat Geo, The New Yorker, Matador Records, NY Post, CBS Interactive, HuffPost, and Inside Edition and branded content for Marvel, Footlocker, and Dove.
Her parody "The Miss Quarantine Pageant" was a NY Times Critics pick and was featured in the Wall Street Journal. Greenhall's feature documentary ZELDA about an ultra-orthodox Jewish woman and her relationship with her wig is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and the Jewish Film Institute and is in post production. Her short film about female Torah scribes was recently awarded the 2024 The Matthew Harris Ornstein JxJ Short Film Fund and is currently in production. Her psychological thriller Perfectly Good Moment is currently available on Amazon Prime and Tubi.
World Premiere - Sarasota Film Festival 2023
San Francisco Indiefest 2023
Chelsea Film Festival 2023
Julian Dubuque Film Festival 2023
Dead Northern Film Festival 2023
Sarasota Film Festival 2023 - Independent Vision Competition Nominee
West Sound Film Festival 2023 - Winner Best Drama Actor, Winner Best Cinematography
Unrestricted View Film Festival 2023 - Special Mention Best Foreign Feature, Nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress
Julian Dubuque International Film Festival 2023 - Winner Best Use of Music
Actor - Stephen Carlile
Actor - Amanda Jane Stern
Cinematographer - Matthew Braunsdorf
Composer - Mikey Coltun