Conventioneers Directed by MORA STEPHENS, 2006

A young Republican man comes to New York for the first time to be a delegate at the 2004 Republican National Convention and falls into an unlikely affair with a girl he knew in college — a Democrat who has returned to the city to protest the convention.  Conventioneers is an ironic Romeo & Juliet story set against the real 2004 RNC that explores the consequences of the divide in American politics.  WINNER: 2006 Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award.