Open Your Eyes (2008 film)

Open Your Eyes (2008 film)
Open Your Eyes

Open Your Eyes Movie Poster
Directed by Susan Cohen
Produced by David Newsom
Amy Sommer
Alisa Wiegers
Written by Susan Cohen
Starring Traci Dinwiddie
Suzy Nakamura
Eric Lange
Teresa Huang
Music by Wolfram de Marco
Leslie Stevens (of Leslie and the Badgers)
Cinematography Stephanie Martin
Editing by Steven Ansell
Distributed by American Film Institute
Running time 13:53 min
Language English

Open Your Eyes is a 2008 short film written and directed by Susan Cohen [1].

Contents

Synopsis

Struggling to come to terms with her life and husband (Eric Lange) after breast cancer, Julia (Traci Dinwiddie) gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with Kat (Suzy Nakamura) - the frank-talking sister of the bride-to-be (Teresa Huang). OPEN YOUR EYES is a poignant and humorous look at our complex relationship with breasts, each other and what it really means to be whole.

Festivals & Awards

Awards

  • American Film Institute Jean Picker Firstenberg Award for Excellence DWW 2008
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest 2008 - The Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker
  • Anchorage International Film Festival 2008 - Best Short Film
  • Canada International Film Festival 2009 - Best Director
  • Beverly Hills Shorts Festival 2009 - Best Drama, Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress for Traci Dinwiddie
  • Vail Film Festival 2009 - Best Student Film
  • WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2009 - Platinum Remi Award for Graduate Level Student Productions
  • West Chester Film Festival 2009 - Best Student Film
  • 42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009 - The Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and Honorable Mention Best Narrative
  • Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 - Audience Award for Best Student Work
  • British Film Festival Los Angeles 2009 - Best Student Film and Best Actress Short Film for Traci Dinwiddie
  • Iowa Independent Film Festival 2009 - Best Student Film
  • Action on Film International Film Festival 2009 - Best Actress Short Film for Traci Dinwiddie
  • Mexico International Film Festival 2009 - Golden Palm Winner - Student Film

Nominations

  • Milan International Film Festival 2009 - Best Short Film
  • Method Fest Independent Film Festival 2009 - Best Actress Short Film for Traci Dinwiddie
  • British Film Festival Los Angeles 2009 - Best Supporting Actress Short Film for Suzy Nakamura
  • Little Rock Film Festival 2009 - Best Short Film
  • Action on Film International Film Festival 2009 - Best Supporting Actress Short Film for Suzy Nakamura and Best Female Filmmaker Short Film Category for Susan Cohen

Festivals - Official Selection

  • LA Shorts Fest - August, 2008
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest - August, 2008
  • Montreal World Film Festival, Canada - August, 2008
  • Temecula Valley International Film Festival - September, 2008
  • 14th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival - November, 2008
  • Breast Feast Film Festival, Canada - November, 2008
  • Anchorage International Film Festival - December, 2008
  • Spokane International Film Festival - February, 2009
  • Canada International Film Festival - February, 2009
  • Omaha Film Festival - February, 2009
  • Beverly Hills Shorts Festival - February, 2009
  • Women in Film Festival - March, 2009
  • San Luis Obispo International Film Festival - March, 2009
  • Roma Independent Film Festival, Italy - March, 2009
  • 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival - March, 2009
  • Female Eye Film Festival, Canada - March, 2009
  • Sacramento International Film Festival - March, 2009
  • Method Fest Independent Film Festival - March, 2009
  • Reel Women Film Festival - April, 2009
  • Lake Arrowhead Film Festival - April, 2009
  • Vail Film Festival - April, 2009
  • Garden State Film Festival - April, 2009
  • Tallahassee Film Festival - April, 2009
  • 40th Nashville Film Festival - April, 2009
  • 42nd Humboldt Film Festival - April, 2009
  • 51st Rochester International Film Festival - April 2009
  • West Chester International Film Festival - April 2009
  • Newport Beach Film Festival - April, 2009
  • British Film Festival, Los Angeles - May, 2009
  • Santa Cruz Film Festival - May, 2009
  • Milan International Film Festival, Italy - May, 2009
  • Little Rock Film Festival - May, 2009
  • EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival - June, 2009
  • 37th Festival of Nations, Austria - June, 2009
  • Southside Film Festival - June, 2009
  • NewFilmmakers NY - July, 2009
  • Jersey Shore Film Festival - July, 2009
  • Iowa Independent Film Festival - July, 2009
  • Action on Film International Film Festival - July, 2009
  • CINEFIESTA 2009, Puerto Rico - July, 2009
  • 21st Internationales Festival des Nichtkommerziellen Films, Austria - August, 2009
  • Route 66 Film Festival - September, 2009
  • Milwaukee Independent Film Society - September, 2009
  • The Baltimore Women's Film Festival - October, 2009
  • Red Rock Film Festival - November, 2009

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Open Your Eyes Official Website.

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