The Automatic Hate
- director: Justin Lerner
- actor: Adelaide Clemens Caitlin O'Connell Catherine Carlen Deborah Ann Woll Joseph Cross Richard Schiff Ricky Jay Vanessa Zima Yvonne Zima
- writer: Justin Lerner Katharine O'Brien
Synopsis:
When Davis Green’s alluring young cousin Alexis appears on his doorstep one night, he discovers that his father has kept a side of his family secret for thirty years. Against his father’s wishes, Davis travels to rural, Upstate New York to meet his other cousins. Quickly developing a strong connection with them, he sets out with Alexis to reunite their broken family. But in getting to know each other, Davis and Alexis realize they are perhaps more like their own fathers than they thought. As the pair uncovers the incident that tore their family apart, the two cousins must resist the temptation to keep their fathers’ deep-rooted grudge going, rather than end it. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW Film Festival]
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