Quick Take ~ 2010 Lunafest Short Films
Ellie, an 11-year-old Israeli girl who immigrates with her family to Connecticut, deals with culture-shock and homesickness by writing letters everyday to her best friend back home. But soon the letters from her friend taper off. Hoa, a Vietnamese refugee her age living next door, is in the same situation. After a rocky start, will the two girls become friends?
What if you could alter your appearance simply by pushing or pulling on various body parts? Scrunch the waist, lift the bust line, streamline the thighs, add to the derriere? Would you do it? Anna in Australia did it -- see how it turned out.
Laura Dern stars in a story about a single woman pressured by friends to find a soul mate. What should she do?
From Oscar- and Sundance-winning director Jessica Yu: Various adults are asked to recall their childhood conception of where babies come from, which are then played out in animated form by an Indian couple and their son, followed by clinical commentary from a bunch of erudite 5-year-olds. Absolutely hilarious.
In just three minutes you learn all about Roz in California - homeless but employed, wanting to regain custody of the child taken from her 10 years ago, determined to succeed. Can miracles happen?
What one thing, according to Susan B. Anthony, did more to emancipate women than anything else? A fun little one-minute animation from New England.
Brazilian hairdresser Negra Jho uses her art to promote black identity and the message that "beauty is politics." Her activism has transformed her own life while empowering others.
What does Indian-American teenager Anjali Gupal do when she sneaks her boyfriend into the house for a little "afternoon delight," only to discover that her father is already there, doing the same thing with another woman?
From award winning director Nadejda Koseva: In less than five minutes, a young mother's misadventure with three eggs tells a poignant story of life in 1996 Bulgaria. Very powerful.
What is the secret for a happy life? The widow Ann McCombie, age 83, is a self-reliant resident of a small town in the California desert. With a display of pioneer grit and optimism she shares her secret.
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