SUNDAY DINNER | Omeleto

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A man comes out as vegan. The siblings of a large, loving and passionate Italian family gather for a meal of pasta and meatballs on Sunday evening. Their parents of the Castellano family have passed away, and the rest of the group wants to maintain family traditions in the face of their loss. But when Don confesses a secret that puts him at odds with his family, all hell breaks loose -- and the volume around the dinner table rises in the face of a revelation that goes so far against the family traditions. As the family bickers, they see Don's secret as a betrayal of their parents' legacy. Warmhearted and expressive, this short family dramedy -- directed by Kevin Mead and written by Don Fanelli -- puts viewers at the center of a gathering of a large, garrulous clan, giving us a close-range POV of the different, and often competing, personalities. These psychological fault-lines are often smoothed over or ignored in favor of togetherness and belonging, but one of their differences comes to the fore, chaos erupts... loudly. With its compressed, intimate location and narrative scope -- essentially one evening meal in one place -- the writing and performances do much of the heavy lifting in the storytelling, though the clean, polished visuals situate us clearly, helping viewers get their bearings within this large gathering. The dialogue expertly captures the tenor of the family, and these siblings talk to one another in a boisterous, lively way. There's no doubt there is a

Published 2021-02-08 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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