Best of PFF - Mouse
We kick off the Best of PFF series with the 2026 PFF Best Picture WInner, Mouse
Running time 104 mins
Director: Kenny Riches Cast: Sarah Coffey, Kimball Farley, Kenny Riches, and Hiroko Riches When a lonely first-generation American begins a correspondence with the woman of his dreams, two competing fantasies collide in an unexpectedly human story about loneliness, class, and the desperate need to belong. Between stealing bicycles and breaking into cars, Denny’s only social outlet is spending time with his mother who loves reading correspondence from their Japanese family overseas. Denny’s loneliness pushes him to sign up for a penpal service from a classified-ad. He begins writing letters to a woman named Tess, whom he develops feelings for, but lies to about his nonexistent wealth and success. Unbeknownst to Denny, the penpal service is a scheme Tess and her real-life boyfriend, Maury, run to take advantage of the lonely. Tess and Maury find themselves in financial trouble of their own and decide to travel to Denny to take him for all he’s worth. Upon arrival they find that things aren’t what they seemed in Denny’s letters.
