Genre: Short Drama/Comedy
Country: USA
Format: Super 16mm, color, 1.78 aspect ratio, stereo
Running Time: 35 minutes
Other Names: Repas gratuit (France)
THE CAST
Joe Hendrix
Charlie Pecoraro
Kikey Castillo
Ricardo de Castro
Brooke Stone
Frantz Delsoin
Mike Cavalero
Katherine M. O’Connor
Ryan Keating
KEY CREW
Rick Curnutt, director/writer/producer
Bubba Murray, writer
Xavier O’Ryan, producer
Josh Virnick, associate producer
John Honoré, cinematographer
Bettina Zachariah, editor
Mario Osuna, production designer
Sean Oakley, sound design
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Awards
CINE Golden Eagle Award 2009
Best Student Film – SENE Film, Music & Art Festival Festival 2010
Best Short Film Screenplay – Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles 2009
Silver Star Best Student Film – Lake Arrowhead Film Festival 2009
Finalist – USA Film Festival, Dallas 2009
Award of Merit – Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival 2008
Royal Reel Award – Canada International Film Festival 2010
Aired on Arte TV Network (France, Germany 2009-2011)
Festivals
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2009
Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland 2008
Athens International Film Festival 2009
São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2009
Phoenix Film Festival 2009
LA Shorts Fest 2009
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2009
New Hampshire Film Festival 2008
Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival 2008
Connecticut Film Festival 2008/2009
Big Muddy Film Festival 2009
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2009
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival 2009
The Method Fest 2009
Wisconsin Film Festival 2009
Tallahassee Film Festival 2009
Riverside International Film Festival 2009
USA Film Festival/Dallas 2009
deadCenter Film Festival 2009
Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series 2009
Ischia Film Festival, Italy 2009
Indianapolis International Film Festival 2009
Oxford International Film Festival 2009
Playhouse West Film Festival 2009
FILMCARAVAN Imperia Short Film Festival, Italy 2009
Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles 2009
Nevada City Film Festival 2009
Temecula Valley Film Festival 2009
The Valley Film Festival 2009
Yosemite Film Festival 2009
HHM Film & Music Festival 2009
Rockport Film Festival 2009
Red Rock Film Festival 2009
Asheville Film Festival 2009
Queens Film Festival 2009
Anchorage International Film Festival 2009
CINE Eagle Film & Video Competition 2009
Next Reel International Film Festival, Singapore 2010
Beloit International Film Festival 2010
Macon Film Festival 2010
Davis Film Festival 2010
Canada International Film Festival 2010
Atlantic City Short Film Festival 2010
SENE Film, Music & Art Festival Festival 2010
Fallbrook Film Festival 2010
Delray Beach Film Festival 2010
Sunscreen Film Festival 2010
Johns Hopkins Film Festival 2010
Black Hills Film Festival 2010
Ventura Film Festival 2010
Detroit Windsor International Film Festival 2010
Charlotte Film Festival 2010
Grand Rapids Film Festival 2010
Newport Beach Film Festival 2010
Anaheim International Film Festival 2010
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- film still: the truck on the streets, l.a.
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- film still: walter (joe hendrix) and casey (charlie pecoraro)
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- film still: the truck near downtown l.a.
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- film still: the guys in skid row, l.a.
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- film still: walter (joe hendrix) getting served by tony
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- film still: tony (frantz delsoin) in disbelief
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- film still: mina (kikey castillo) and javi (ricardo de castro) notice the rookies
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- film still: catherine (brooke stone) gets her free lunch
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- film still: walter (joe hendrix) and casey (charlie pecoraro) in the commissary
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- film still: the truck at macarthur park, l.a.
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- film still: walter and casey at venice beach
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- film still: walter uses mind power
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- film still: walter (joe hendrix) under inspection
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- film still: casey (charlie pecoraro) under inspection
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- film still: officer crowley (katherine m. o’connor) inspects the truck
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- film still: walter (joe hendrix) alone with a seagull in venice beach
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- film still: walter sr. (mike cavallero)
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- film still: catherine (brooke stone) and walter (joe hendrix)
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- film still: walter and the truck hitting the streets
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- film still: walter tanner jr. (joe hendrix)
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- film still: night life
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- film still: walter’s big night
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- film still: walter (joe hendrix) taking orders
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- film still: walter (joe hendrix) beholds fate
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- on location, l.a.
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- on location, the crew at the tgi commissary, anaheim
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- on location, final scene
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- on location, the crew, night exterior
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- on location, night exterior
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- part of the free lunch crew at homebase – the commissary
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- short film lovers – the cocteau theatre screening of “free lunch” at the clermont-ferrand international short film festival, france
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- one of the free lunch (“repas gratuit”) screenings at clermont-ferrand international film festival, france
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- clermont-ferrand, festival du court métrage
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- directors (from left to right) kevin acevedo, jean-louis schuller, sam blair and rick curnutt at clermont-ferrand international short film festival, france
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- free lunch in northern ireland
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- free lunch 35mm print at the nerver center, foyle film festival, northern ireland
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- cinematographer john honoré and rick curnutt at the ashland independent film festival
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- rick curnutt, bubba murray and john honoré at l.a. shorts fest
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- bubba murray, charlie pecoraro, brooke stone, rick curnutt and joe hendrix at the playhouse west film festival