''The Aviary'' is a 2005

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

about the ups and downs in the personal life of a

flight attendant A flight attendant, also known as steward/stewardess or air host/air hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft. Collectively called cabin crew, flight attendants are prima ...

, coping with a transfer to a new city, finding a new love, and everything in between. It was written and produced by Abe Levy and Silver Tree, who was a flight attendant herself for many years. The film stars

Lara Phillips Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela *Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los Infa ...

, Josh Randall, Michael Gilio, and

Claire Rankin Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress. She was raised in Prince Edward Island. Career In the 1990s, Rankin performed in Shakespeare's plays ''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''Romeo and Juliet'' and '' The Tempest''. Rankin has appeared in over 50 films ...

Plot

Summer Pozzi, a Chicago-based flight attendant for an unnamed airline, is mentally preparing to quit her job and marry Jim, her soon-to-be airline pilot boyfriend. During a layover, she gets a phone call asking her to transfer to San Francisco. Then, Jim tells her he refused to take a final exam to be a pilot, unable to have the lives of many passengers on his shoulders. Shaken and disappointed, Summer decides to go ahead with the transfer, and promises herself not to fall for another man too quickly. Once in San Francisco, she moves into a small apartment with three other flight attendants, one of them who was supposed to be moving out. There's Portia, a posh but insecure British girl undergoing an eternal makeover, Kate, who is very bitchy ever since Summer reprimanded her on a previous flight and Lucas, with whom Summer immediately has a one-night stand. During a layover, she later meets Julian, the captain of her dreams. She is immediately in love. He is based in Hong Kong, and meeting him every week in New York City poses a challenge, which will come to an end very suddenly, as she realizes her actions cost one of her friends' job and maybe even someone else's life, and as she sees Julian as anything but the perfect man he once appeared to be.

Cast

as Summer Pozzi * Josh Randall as Captain Julian *

Michael Gilio Michael Gilio is an American writer, director, and actor. He is known for the independent film '' Kwik Stop'', the upcoming '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'', and the film adaptation of the novella '' Dark Harvest''. Life and career ...

as Lucas *

as Kate Sawyer * Rachel Luttrell as Portia

References

External links

Official website
* 2005 films American independent films Films set on airplanes American aviation films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Abe Levy 2000s American films {{indie-film-stub