The Bridge Partner (13:34)
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This 2015 short film was presented by Alter in 2018; re-released in 2023.

Based on a short story by Peter S. Beagle. A woman named Mattie (Beth Grant) goes to a bridge club and gets partnered with a woman named Olivia (Sharon Lawrence). After their game, Olivia whispers to Mattie that she's going to kill her. Later, Mattie tells her husband Don (Robert Forster) about it, but he doesn't take the matter seriously. Mattie spends some time feeling paranoid about it, but eventually comes to suspect she must have misheard or misunderstood Olivia. However, when she asks Olivia about it, Olivia makes it clear she didn't misunderstand.

Nothing terribly dramatic happens in the film, but it's still a decent psychological thriller, with good acting, and an ending that leaves the potential outcome uncertain.