Amy Russo

Racing the Sunrise (2014 - 2016)
Film (short) (Drama and Drama) Writer/Director In this film based on a true event, Shrader, her mother, and her two younger sisters live with their chins just above the water. With the help of her best friend Billy, Shrader has one shining beacon in the life of working the night shift at a diner and living paycheck to paycheck: Vince. He gives Shrader the sense of hope and love she does not get from her home life. We follow Shrader through a day in the life--one that will ultimately become the hardest thing she will ever have to live through, and will stay with her forever.