When I saw this film at the Newport International Film Festival, it was one of about a dozen films in a "Shorts" program. So I had come to the screening not having read the plots too deeply or who was starring in them. I made the assumption it would be mostly unknowns.
So imagine my surprise upon seeing Lauren Graham awkwardly getting into a car with three black cross-dressers. Initially the tension was such that I thought that the filmmaker was going to go through the typical stereotypical racial scenarios. As such, I had my guard up to not like the movie.
But as the movie progressed I saw how the writer had other ideas. As Lauren Graham's character interact with the other occupants of the car, she realizes that, despite their MANY differences, there were experiences that Lauren's character could learn from. It re-reminded of why I go to the Film Festival: to see truly independent film making that cuts away at the tired story molds that Hollywood puts out and throws them in the trash. Before long I was smiling, and by the end I was laughing and satisfied with this very different gem of a movie.
Kudos to Jenny Bicks (writer and director). Here's to seeing more of your works in the future!
So imagine my surprise upon seeing Lauren Graham awkwardly getting into a car with three black cross-dressers. Initially the tension was such that I thought that the filmmaker was going to go through the typical stereotypical racial scenarios. As such, I had my guard up to not like the movie.
But as the movie progressed I saw how the writer had other ideas. As Lauren Graham's character interact with the other occupants of the car, she realizes that, despite their MANY differences, there were experiences that Lauren's character could learn from. It re-reminded of why I go to the Film Festival: to see truly independent film making that cuts away at the tired story molds that Hollywood puts out and throws them in the trash. Before long I was smiling, and by the end I was laughing and satisfied with this very different gem of a movie.
Kudos to Jenny Bicks (writer and director). Here's to seeing more of your works in the future!