2007/ 2008 LUNAFEST FILMS

MAKE A WISH: A young Palestinian girl will do whatever it takes to buy a birthday cake. 12:04
Director: Cherien Dabis, Hollywood CA
Screenings: Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’la Film Festival – Lebanon, Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner, IFP Market – New York, NY, Internationale Filmfestspiele - Berlin (K-Plus Competition), Sundance Film Festival

MY OTHER MOTHER: When her baby sister dies, Margo’s other mother shows her how to grieve. – 12:30
Director: Diana Keam, Capetown, South Africa
Screenings: Flying Broom International Film Festival – Turkey, Los Angeles Short International Film Festival (Finalist of Female Category), Sithengi Film Festival – South Africa, The Right Eye Film Festival – South Africa

DONA ANA / MRS. ANA: A seller of medicinal plants shares the joys and hardships of her life along with her love of strawberries. 1:44
Director: Marlon Vasquez & David Sanchez, Medellin, Columbia
Animators: Laura Acevedo & Carolina Escobar, Medellin, Columbia
Screenings: Berlin International Film Festival, Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival – Argentina, Madrid Festival of New Cinema and Contemporary Art, Sao Paulo International Film Festival – Brazil, Slow Food Film Festival – Tuscon, Arizona

HAPPINESS: Iwona buys a box of happiness at a strange discount store and has to decide what to do with it. 11
Director: Sophie Barthes, New York, NY
Screenings: DokuFest – Kosovo, Era New Horizon – Poland, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival (nominated Best Female Director), Nantucket International Film Festival (Showtime Tony Cox Award Best Screenplay in a Short Film), South by Southwest, Sundance Film Festival.

GODIR GESTIR / FAMILY REUNION: Katrin leaves New York to visit her native Iceland, in this whimsical tale of family secrets. 19
Director: Isold Uggadottir, New York, NY
Screenings: Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Nominated for Icelandic Academy Awards (Edda Awards), North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Best Women’s Short), Sundance Film Festival, Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival (Best Narrative International Female Short)

DAIKON ASHI: A young girl struggles with adolescent rebellion and the reality of family ties. 1:30
Director: Ru Kuwahata, Brooklyn, NY
Screenings: Dong-A LG Animation Festival – Korea (2nd Prize), New York International Children’s Film Festival, Melbourne Animated Film Festival – Australia, Parsons DV and Animation Festival – New York, NY (Student Academy Award Regional Finalist)

BREAKING BOUNDARIES: The Sondra Van Ert Story: A documentary of a female Olympic athlete’s determination and success. 5:28
Director: Jennifer Grace, Bozeman, MT
Screenings: Scene First, Wilmington, NC

THE GUARANTEE: A dancer’s comical story about his prominent nose and the effect it has on his career. 11
Director: Jesse Erica Epstein, New York, NY
Screenings: AFI / Silverdocs Cocumentary Festival – Silversprings, MD, Full Frame Documentary Festival – Durham, NC, Newport International Film Festival (Best Short)

POCKETS: A pocket becomes an abstract metaphor for the journey of motherhood. 3:05
Director: Sophie Ohara, Glendale, CA
Screenings: Fest-i-Kult Intercultural Film Festival – Turkey, Heart of Gold Film Festival – Queensland, Australia, Los Angeles Children’s International Film Festival