Hancock Park

IN ATTENDANCE: CHRISTINA BECK Fifty-something Ruby Lewis is an aging actress who has spent years taking care of her dying father, an alcoholic who earned his living playing cowboys in Hollywood Westerns. Forced to sell the family’s palatial Pasadena home, Ruby puts on her fraying designer gown and straps on her gold heels. Into her Louis Vuitton knockoff duffle bag, she packs a stack of legal documents, her father’s favorite boots, and a box from the crematorium. After a fruitless audition for a role she is wrong for, Ruby arrives in Hancock Park for an extended stay with her younger sister, Sara, and Sara’s injured stuntman husband, Andy. Hotheaded Andy is sure Ruby is withholding their father’s fortune from Sara, while Sara tries her best to stay sober and keep everyone happy. Sara introduces her sister to the downstairs neighbor, Jason, a permanently high, eye-patch-wearing, Telsa-driving, reiki-certified massage therapist, who takes a shine to Ruby. While refusing to admit she’s on the brink of homelessness, Ruby’s theatrical presence and blatant lies quickly cause problems for everyone in the Hancock Park apartment complex. In survival mode, Ruby goes to extremes as she plays the role of her lifetime, weaving a tale of woe while she’s secretly sly as a fox. Written/directed by Christina Beck. 84mins. More Info below.