Bookends

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Ohio Premiere

Showings

April 13, 2026
11:50 am – 1:29 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
Cedar Lee 6

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2026
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Run Time: 99 Minutes
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Film Type: Feature
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Animated: No
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Interests: LGBTQ+ Cinema
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Countr(ies): USA
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Language: English
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English Subtitles: No
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Captions: Closed

Film Overview

When Nate (Noam Ash) is forced to leave his fabulous city life behind and move in with his grandparents after a bad breakup with his boyfriend, he is determined to escape the confines of retirement community life and his meddlesome grandparents’ relentless attempts to ‘improve’ him. But when his Holocaust-surviving grandfather, Saul (F. Murray Abraham), shows signs of cognitive decline and his grandmother, Miriam (Caroline Aaron), refuses to acknowledge her husband’s early dementia, Nate finds himself torn between his desire to flee, family responsibilities, and an unexpected romance with his grandparents’ handsome doctor (Charlie Barnett).

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Programmer's Comment:

"When the bookends in your life are your grand-parents and your own journey….what would you do?" – Samira

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Mike Doyle

Produced By

Alon Shtruzman, Scott Einbinder, Noam Ash, Henry Russell Bergstein, Warren Ostergard

Screenwriting

Noam Ash

Cinematographers

Tari Segal

Editors

Ryan Kendrick

Principal Cast

F. Murray Abraham, Caroline Aaron, Noam Ash, Charlie Barnett