Shelf Life

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 93 min
  • Premiere: 2005. May 9.

A branch library becomes the battlefield for a fierce war of wills in this dark comedy by writer-director Tamar Halpern. A head librarian quietly loathes the new book shelver, a feisty woman fresh out of rehab. But what begins as simmering passive aggression soon spirals into all-out war.

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Richard Ankrom

Ray the Mumbler

Robert Beckwith

Inspirational Tape Voice (Voice)

Teneale Bender

Susan the Receptionist

Elisa Bocanegra

Betty Bonhauser

Betsy Brandt

Nikki Reynolds

Christo Brock

Dickson the Computer Guy

Tatum De Roeck

Amanda the Reporter

Holgie Forrester

Nikki's Mom

Jordan Halpern Schwartz

Library Punk #1

William Jones

Uncle Tommy

Jack Kennedy

Charlie the Photographer

Bonnie J. Kirk

Sergeant Knofelmacher

Michael McTaggert

Library Punk #2

Joe Smith

Ronald

Gray Sara Merrill

Portnoy's Complaint Girl

Ryan Spahn

Jarrett

Camera

Steve Elkins

Director of Photography

Directing

Tamar Halpern

Director

Editing

Production

Elizabeth Leifer

Co-Producer

Robin Muir

Co-Producer

Sound

Writing

Camera

Steve Elkins

Director of Photography

Directing

Tamar Halpern

Director

Editing

Production

Elizabeth Leifer

Co-Producer

Robin Muir

Co-Producer

Sound

Writing