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‘Validity’
The Lindsay’s third Emerging Filmmakers Showcase of July is a thought-provoking medical drama.
July 31, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Lindsay’s third Emerging Filmmakers Showcase this month is a sneak peak at a fascinating new drama about medical ethics.
Validity was written and directed by Pittsburgh-based artists Kate Vargish and Randy Kovitz, respectively. Their film, inspired by true events, follows a hypothermia researcher struggling with the morally tricky notion of using potentially life-saving data that was obtained from a terrible source.
Kovitz’s feature directorial debut will screen at The Lindsay on Thursday, July 31, at 7 p.m. Tickets are free, but RSVPs are recommended in advance.
Amy Marsalis stars as Dr. Sidney Randall, a researcher who stumbles across invaluable data that was gathered during experiments at long-defunct Nazi death camps. Dr. Randall recruits a team to help her navigate the cutthroat world of health-ethics debates and (hopefully) earn the medical establishment’s approval to validate her findings.
The main cast also includes Kovitz, Dominique Brock, Daniel Klein, Lisa Ann Goldsmith and Ken Bolden.
Kovitz is an actor, writer, musician, producer and award-winning filmmaker. His acting credits range from Broadway and regional theater to TV and feature films. He also teaches acting for the camera at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama while also directing, producing and editing the school’s acting and musical theater showcase video material. Kovitz has also worked as a fight director and stunt coordinator and performer—most notably, as Raul Julia’s fencing double in 1991’s The Addams Family big-screen adaptation.
Vargish is a writer and producer with an MFA in dramatic writing from Carnegie Mellon University. She has produced several independent web series and short films in the Pittsburgh area, as well as working on projects in Seattle and Los Angeles. Vargish has also produced film work for Pitt Stages, CMU, 1Hood Media and Ryse Professional Wrestling.
