Tom in America explained

Tom in America
Director:	Flavio Alves
Music:	Jack Woodbridge Walter Schick
Cinematography:	Jordan T. Parrott
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Tom in America is a short film directed by Flavio Alves and starring Academy Award nominees Burt Young and Sally Kirkland.^[1] The story centers around the life of a married elderly man living in a Long Island suburb of New York City who, while rummaging through trash in search of things to sell at the local flea market, finds a Tom of Finland doll that triggers a long-ignored impulse.^[2]

Cast

• Burt Young as Michael
• Sally Kirkland as Betty
• Jacques Mitchell as Tom
• Alex Kruz as Gus
• Dawn Young as Michele
• Denise Hungerford as Suzanne
• Michael J. Cannon as Chuck
• Steve Brustien as Doctor Hesse
• Erika Woods as Weather Woman
• Scott Schafer as Small Man
• Mitch Giannunzio as Big Man
• Eddie Sass III as Young Michael
• Wendy Callard-Booz as Old Woman

Release

Tom in America had its world premiere at the 20th Palm Springs International Film Festival in June 2014.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Filmmaker Highlight by Lily Keyes — Zoom Tilt. February 21, 2014.
2. Official site, Tom in America, February 21, 2014
3. Fessier . Bruce . Palm Springs ShortFest lineup: Sophia Loren named . . June 5, 2014 .