''bigLove'' is a 2001 short film written and directed by

Leif Tilden David Leif Tilden, known as Leif Tilden, is an American actor, puppeteer, director and writer. He was the costume actor for Donatello in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and its sequel as well as playing Robbie Sinclair and Richfield in the sit ...

. It was first shown on January 19, 2001, at the

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. It won the award for Best Short at the 2001 Flickapalooza Film Festival, and both Best Director of an HD Film and Best High-Definition Short at the 2001 HDFest.

Plot

Two loving parents, Phoebe and Nate, find themselves hard pressed to emotionally deal with the fact that their kids are going off to school for the first time. However, the kids themselves, Samson and Deliah, are dealing with it in a very adult-like manner.

Cast

Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in independent films and also as a character actor portraying a wide variety of roles both comedic and dramatic in films such as '' Lawn Dogs'' (199 ...

as Nate *

Mary McCormack Mary Catherine McCormack (born February 8, 1969) is an American actress. She has had leading roles as Justine Appleton in the series '' Murder One'' (1995–97), as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper in ''The West Wing'' (2004–06), a ...

as Phoebe *

Emma Roberts Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991 Additional on October 9, 2016) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television projects of the horror film, horror and thriller (genre), thriller genres, she has received List of awar ...

as Delilah * Kane Ritchotte as Samson *

Kelly Nickels Kelly Nickels (born January 5, 1962) is a bassist who has played in various bands including Sweet Pain, Faster Pussycat, and L.A. Guns. Career Faster Pussycat Nickels started as a roadie and light man for the band Hotshot, which was an early i ...

as The Bus Driver

References

External links

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