The Sky Is Blue with Lies: Tribeca Phaedra

Late 70s, downtown NYC, bar scene. Fara, the barkeep's young wife, falls in love with her beautiful stepson, Po, just back from California. Early 80s, a filmmaker goes back to the witnesses and players, who tell the story of the tragedy. It's Phaedra and Hippolytus, shot in a cool-tempered No Wave style. Written and directed by author John Reed, the film stars Sini Hill as Fara and John Busa as Po, Marissa Merrill and Jeremy Williams, and features downtown celebrities Theodore Bouloukos, Jason Griffin, Sunny Hitt, Heather Litteer, James Patrick Nelson, Lori Parquet, Gabrielle Penabas, Michael Wiener and Caitlin Zoz.