Mouse

Kenny Riches · 2025 · 105 minutes

A petty thief living with his mother, signs up for a penpal service in hopes of finding a friend, or maybe more. Unfortunately, his penpal has other plans.

Full program note coming soon.

Japan-born, Utah-raised, Kenny Riches currently resides in Miami, Florida. He has premiered films at Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca, Miami International, Cinequest Film Festival and Slamdance. Mouse marks his fourth feature film as writer/director. He has received generous support from the Sundance Institute, Sun Valley Film Lab, US in Progress, the Knight Foundation, and PBS. He is a co-founder of The Davey Foundation, a grant-giving organization for filmmakers, and is a partner in the production company, Dualist.

Jesse Brown is a producer known for his work on both short and feature-length films. He has produced four feature films, including three collaborations with director Kenny Riches, beginning with The Strongest Man (Sundance 2015). He produced My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (Tribeca 2020) and most recently served as a producer on Mouse, winning best narrative feature film as well as the grand jury award at the 2025 Brooklyn Film Festival.