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An animated documentary about trauma & the cycles of abuse suffered by homeless women.
Film Details
Director: Ellie Lee
Writer: Ellie Lee
Year of Release: 1997
Running Time: 6.5 minutes
New England Connection: I grew up, lived and worked in Greater Boston for 36 years.
Director(s) Bio:: Ellie Lee is an award-winning director, writer and producer of fiction, animated, and documentary films which have screened at the Berlin Film Festival and over a hundred festivals worldwide. She is a five-time National Emmy Award nominee. She was an episode producer for the four-hour series "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?", which won the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for excellence in broadcast journalism. As a storyteller, her performances for The Moth have been featured on NPR's "The Moth Radio Hour" and in the 2014 New York Times best seller "The Moth: 50 True Stories." She is a founding board member of the non-profit Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, whose mission is to support an inclusive group of documentary editors through programs that foster mentorship and help build community.
Camera Used: Oxberry 35mm Animation Stand
Editing software: Avid
Budget: 35,000
Financed by: Grants/Scholarships
For more information: https://vimeo.com/38369042
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