Scott Friend

Twentysomething Brooklynites Mara and Jo have been close friends since middle school. Gradually, it becomes apparent that the increasingly unstable Jo has troubles that may be the result of substance abuse, or an even deeper problem. Over the course of a decade, the more stable Mara tries to help.

Residents of a suburban community enjoy a night at home with their friends and family, while an ominous threat looms just outside their doors.

After burning out in the city, Will Shipe is summoned back home where he uncovers dark truths about his family and the town he grew up in.

Rob and Pat, middle-aged best buddies and local irritants, scheme to influence the outcome of a Little League game by kidnapping the star player.

A weekend of healing for Dennis and Mia becomes a hallucinatory nightmare when Dennis' estranged brother arrives and begins to distort their sense of reality.

Fusing comedic and dramatic elements, "The Pit" is a fun, stylish and entertaining portrayal of early twenty-somethings in Bushwick. Inspired by such films as "Dazed and Confused" and "Masculine Feminine", the film serves both as a snapshot of the current hipster scene in Brooklyn and an exploration of the pitfalls of attempting to integrate oneself in a largely apathetic and hedonistic counter-culture.