Medicine for Melancholy

Jan 30, 2009

1h 28m

★ 6.1

Overview

Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Bandry

Strike Anywhere

Medicine for Melancholy Trailers

Cast

Micah

Wyatt Cenac

Tracey Heggins

Housing Rights Committee Member

Elizabeth Acker

Cassandra Jay

Melissa Bisagni

MOAD (voice)

DeMorge Brown

Housing Rights Committee Member

Powell DeGrange

Housing Rights Committee Member

Chida Emeka

Housing Rights Committee Member

John Friedberg

Housing Rights Committee Member

Dana Julius

Housing Rights Committee Member

Ondine Kilker

Housing Rights Committee Member

Tommi Avicolli Mecca

Museum Staffer

Erin Klenow

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