The Filmjunkie Film Fest 2001

Far From Bismarck  
Philip Chivel
80 minutes, California, 16mm

A Hollywood party flourishes despite the murder of its guest of honor in the backyard.  Hard-boiled private eye Harry Monk comes to investigate the murder.  He finds himself the straight man in a screwball world.  This comedic murder mystery will have you laughing and crying.

Starring Dean Stapleton (Beat, Waterworld), Samuel Bliss Cooper (Seinfeld, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Tiffany Hecht, Lisa Reissman, and Gabriel Jarret (Real Genius, Apollo 13, American President )