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LAWIFF Shorts Program Four
Lost Music
Directed by: Deborah LaVine
Written by: Dale Griffiths Stamos
Lost Music is a meditation on the effects of Alzheimer's disease on not only the sufferer but on their closest loved one as well. Multiple Emmy winner Barbara Bain stars as a woman struggling with Alzheimer's who is spun back in time by an all-day tribute playing on the radio. The tribute is to a musician, Luc, with whom she'd had an affair with years ago. Now, her dedicated husband must re-witness her love for this other man.
A Song for Manzanar
Directed by: Kazuko Golden & P E
Written by: Josh Garvin & P E
Based on a true story from the Japanese American internment camp Manzanar in 1945, this is the inspiring account of a woman who fights to get her letters to her sister living in Hiroshima. Although not physically together, the sisters hold a strong bond with their letters and maintain hope that through the Japanese childhood folk song "The Crow," they will one day be reunited.
Captured
Directed by: Carolyn Hodge
Written by: Carolyn Hodge & Nicholas Pinder
When a renowned artist's beloved wife disappears, he spirals into a deep, dark depression and refuses to accept that she's gone. In an effort to keep her close to him, he sketches her portrait over and over again.
Madness
Directed by: Shannon Kohli Written by: Michelle Brezinski
It's the year of our Lord 1348, and the Black Death has just descended its madness upon Europe. Sara Templeton, a commoner, desperately rushes into an old English graveyard and snatches her husband from his unjust grave, only to be plagued by something far worse than death itself.
Mr. Hopewell's Remedy
Directed by: Kathi Carey Written by: Sasha Carrera
It's the cure for what ails...them. Set in a small town that time has forgotten, this gently-absurd, comedic short tells the story of a hapless inventor, Ernest Hopewell, whose failure to create the antidote to sorrow sets in motion a magical alchemy for joy.
Abashed
Directed by: Peter Holden Written by: Michele Karpel
Abashed is the story of David and Brenda, a married couple of 17 years who have the opportunity on this one night to reinvent themselves and be the David and Brenda they were meant to be before life got ahold of them. Will they take advantage of what the night has to offer, or will they go back to the frozen dinner in front of the TV world that they've come to know so well?
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LocationWoodbury University (View)
7500 Glenoaks Blvd
Burbank, CA 91504
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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