The Forgiving (2020)
Avi Brickman is a middle-aged man still broken from the tragic death of his eight-year-old daughter five years earlier. When he is suddenly fired from his job, a thin threaded lifeline to his shattered existence, he decides to kill himself in the very home where the accident occurred. However, when he arrives at the isolated house in the woods, he finds a woman and her young daughter taking shelter there. During one long night, in his confused state of mind, he is haunted by the ghosts of his past as he confronts his guilt and pain to a cathartic and unexpected conclusion.
Director: David J. Stern
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John Gerard Healy as Avi Brickman |
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Jenna Kuna as Beth |
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Kathy Sanders as Clara |
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Emily Classen as Renata |
| Sound | Daniel E. Wakefield | Music Score Producer |
| Directing | Patricia Meyers | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mohamed Gaber | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Rabee Malik | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikki Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bailey Musiol | Costume Designer |
| Production | Matthew David Roe | Producer |
| Editing | Audra Gotjen | Colorist |
| Crew | Timothy J. Norman | Catering Head Chef |
| Production | David Oletsky | Producer's Assistant |
| Sound | Cat Moncure | Boom Operator |
| Directing | David J. Stern | Director |
| Art | Jacqueline E. Alcock | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Tuyet Thi Pham | Fight Choreographer |
| Production | Wilhelm Hesse | Producer's Assistant |
| Editing | Kat Parker | Editor |
| Art | Robel Ameha | Assistant Set Designer |
| Camera | Ross Godwin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | David J. Stern | Writer |
| Production | David J. Stern | Producer |
| Production | Peter Mitchell | Executive Producer |