Matthew Giovannucci

An overworked insurance adjuster must decide between his job and his passion after he accidentally meets his online love interest. The city of Hartford, Connecticut is a featured character, playing as a backdrop to the story. "Rising Star" explores the age-old conflict between living to work and working to live.

A few months after his mother’s funeral a young boy, James, is brought to live with his grandmother Fay in suburban New England. Caught in the clutches of grief James’ father Ian leaves for work in an adjacent town, leaving his son to sort through the school year alone with his grandmother. However, a walk down the mysterious Reverie Rd. soon brings James on a magical journey as he meets state-renowned magician, The Great Sampson who gifts the boy a magical wishing jar.

A few months after his mother’s funeral a young boy, James, is brought to live with his grandmother Fay in suburban New England. Caught in the clutches of grief James’ father Ian leaves for work in an adjacent town, leaving his son to sort through the school year alone with his grandmother. However, a walk down the mysterious Reverie Rd. soon brings James on a magical journey as he meets state-renowned magician, The Great Sampson who gifts the boy a magical wishing jar.