The Dummy Detective

IN ATTENDANCE: FILMMAKER & REAL-LIFE VENTRILOQUIST JONATHAN GEFFNER

When an alluring actress (Deborah Twiss) is being stalked by a serial killer, she escapes to an eerie remote inn in upstate New York. There she is joined by the innkeeper (Sean Young), an eccentric British part-time mystery writer, and detective Van Trillo (Jonathan Geffner), a ventriloquist who uses his skills to aid in his investigations. Together with his wooden partner, Trillo soon finds himself stranded at the inn with all communication with the outside world cut off. As the night progresses, guests at the inn are murdered one by one as Trillo struggles to identify and apprehend the suspect. Can Trillo and his wooden partner catch the elusive culprit before all is lost? Find out in this witty, neo-noir whodunit written by Jonathan Geffner, directed by Rob Margolies. 90mins. Special thanks to our partner 3 Stars Jewish Cinema.

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