Ken Sheetz’s short film ZACK’S MACHINE — starring four-time Emmy and five-time Golden Globe winner Ed Asner as “Father” — was a festival darling. The film tells the tender, heart-rending story of a puppy trapped alone in its New York apartment after its master goes missing on 9/11.
As food and water run out, the pup struggles to survive while the emotional drama of Zack’s parents — driving frantically from Cleveland as all North American airspace is shut down — unfolds entirely through messages left on Zack’s answering machine.
A race against time.
A family in crisis.
And the pure, aching loyalty of a dog who refuses to give up hope.
