''The Reception'' is 2005 feature film directed and written by John G. Young and starring Pamela Holden Stewart,

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, Wayne Lamont Sims, Margaret Burkwit, and Chris Burmester.

Plot

''The Reception'' is a drama set in wintry upstate New York. Hoping to cash in on an inheritance, Sierra (Margaret Burkwit) and her husband Andrew (

) arrive at her mother's Jeannette's home only to discover resentful Jeannette (played by Pamela Holden Stewart) and her companion, the African-American artist Martin (Wayne Lamont Sims). Because the

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Martin is unable to satisfy her sexually, Jeannette takes to embarrassing him whenever she's drunk, yet Martin takes the abuse in strides. Jeannette's daughter Sierra arrives as grandmother's fortune is hers to have once she is married. The newly-weds plan to stay just long enough to run away with the money. However, Jeannette throws a spanner in the works when she announces an impromptu wedding reception.

Cast

*Pamela Holden Stewart as Jeannette *Darien Sills-Evans as Andrew *Wayne Lamont Sims as Martin *Margaret Burkwith as Sierra *Chris Burmester as Chuck

References

External links

* 2005 films American LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{LGBT-film-stub