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Broken Gardenias

A quirky, dark comedy about a socially awkward, semi-savant, Jenni, who teams up with super-confident street hustler, Sam, to search for her long-lost father.

Comedy 2014 89 mins

Director: Kai Alexander

Rent for £3.50

Overview

A series of unlikely and unfortunate events leads to the socially awkward, semi-savant Jenni being made homeless. Just as it seems she’s hit rock bottom she meets super-confident street hustler Sam, and together they embark on a zany, dream-like quest to LA to find Jenni’s long lost father.

Kai Alexander (aka Kai Devani)’s directorial debut manages to combine complex characters and a range of serious issues (from abuse to abandonment) while remaining a fun, engaging and touching road movie. Broken Gardenias is premiering on BFI Player for the duration of BFI Flare 2015, where the film will also receive its UK theatrical premiere.

Director

Kai Alexander

Featuring

Alma S. Grey , Ashley Jack Morocco and Amanda Hall

Genres

Comedy

Certificate

Very strong language, suicide themes

Country

USA

Language

English

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