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Tormenting the Hen

When city mice meet country mice in "Tormenting the Hen," it is a sarcastic look at how well-meaning cosmopolitans meet strange townpeople in country homes and black-box theaters. For Claire (Dameka Hayes), there was an invitation from a dippy, curator to a retreat for artists to deliver a political one-act about race and resentment and masculinity. With her fiancé, Monica (Carolina Monnerat), the trip begins as a welcome break for the stressed couple, then Mutty (Matt Shaw) shows up and throws a shadow. Since Monica's lover, Joel (Brian H. Brooks), and Adam (David Malinsky), are no longer paying attention to her, Claire is left to look after their children. Throughout the course of the film, both the characters and the audience are left with no clear answers as they strive to maintain their individuality in an increasingly hostile environment.

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