Brian, a down and out homeless man, walks into a diner and throws the last of his change on the table for a cup of coffee. The waitress looks him over before asking, “If there was one thing you could change about your life, what would it be?” Brian imagines his perfect life out loud: the perfect wife, the perfect kids, the two-car garage, a white picket fence and even a golden retriever. As he delivers his self-serving wish list, it begins to come true. His perfect wife enters and sits across from him. He is no longer homeless. He is an architect building the perfect fantasy. This is no fantasy, however. He has already lived the perfect life, and he blew it. He now wanders the streets, telling his story to anyone who will listen.
Writer/Director: Chad Ruin Director of Photography: Scott Stone Starring: Joe Rosati, Ashley Cozine, and Scott C. Brown
About CHAD RUIN, Writer, Director & Photographer A multi-award winning photographer, filmmaker and screenwriter, Chad Ruin is currently writing his 11th feature length film. Two of these films have been second-rounders in the Austin Heart of Film Screenplay Competition: A Perfect Life and Angels in the Snow. Recently listed in Juxtapoz Magazine as one of the most controversial artists in the world, Ruin has exhibited alongside some of the art world’s greats, such as HR Giger and Marilyn Manson.
In the early days of his filmmaking experience, Ruin was a grip/gaffer, but he has worked on everything from The X-Files to feature films such as Assassins. Ruin has also had a hand in countless commercials, music videos and two presidential campaigns. To view his work, please visit his website at www.chadruin.com.