The Puritans (film)

The Puritans is a 2013 short science-fiction film written and directed by Sean Robinson and produced by Paul Warner.

Premise
The Puritans revolves around a soldier who returns from a war to discover that his family has returned to a nineteenth-century life-style in a desperate attempt to escape from the "perversions" of the modern world.

Cast

 * Eileen Kearney as Joy Sutton
 * Tyler Elliot Burke as Noble Sutton
 * Nikki Dillon as Prudence Sutton
 * Greg Seel as Ward Sutton
 * Elyssa Jakim as Hope Dudley
 * Louisa Ward as Julie
 * Peter Trojgaard as Ernest Dudley

Awards

 * International Short Film Festival "Kharkov Lilac": Grand Prix Award-won (2013)
 * Carmarthen Bay Film Festival: Best International Short-won (2013)
 * NW Short Film Festival: Best Original Concept-won (2013)
 * Vagrant Film Festival: Audience Choice Award-won (2013)
 * Melbourne Underground Film Festival: Best Short Film-nominated (2013)
 * The Northwest Ohio Film Festival: Outstanding Short Film-nominated, Audience Choice-nominated, Outstanding Direction: Sean Robinson-nominated, Outstanding Actress-Short: Eileen Kearney-nominated, Outstanding Screenplay: Paul Warner & Sean Robinson-nominated (2013)

Festival showings

 * Garden State Film Festival
 * Naperville Independent Film Festival
 * Marbella International Film Festival (Spain)
 * Melbourne Underground Film Festival
 * Long Island International Film Expo
 * Naoussa International Film Festival
 * The Rainier Independent Film Festival
 * Frederick Film Festival
 * San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
 * Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
 * Underexposed Film Festival YC
 * Minneapolis Underground Film Festival
 * Studio City Film Festival
 * Timecode:NOLA Indie Film Fest
 * Internacional de Cine Estudiantil
 * The Inigo Film Festival
 * The Justice Film Festival
 * The Levante International Film Festival

Critical reception
Film Threat gave the film 5 stars. SBCC Film Reviews