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Lisa Barnstone | USA | 2001 | 7' |

| IFFR 2001

Lisa Barnstone teams up with superstar pro-snowboarder Victoria Jealouse from Canada to create this totally stop-motion animated story of self-discovery. Black & white shot in the mountains of Alaska and the streets of New York City. An all-female film that has nothing to do with issues. Barnstone began making films in 1987. Working with the refuse that NYC so vulgarly offers, locations inspire her stories and whispers of anxiety.

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Sharony
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Two girls dig up a microscopic woman from the back garden.
The Moschops
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A melancholy hypothesis on the origin of romantic longing and its expression through aggressive head-butting.

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Film details

Country of production: USA
Year: 2001
Festival edition: IFFR 2001
Length: 7'
Medium/Format: Betacam SP PAL
Language: English
Premiere status: World premiere
Director: Lisa Barnstone
Producer: Lisa Barnstone
Sales / World rights holder: Lisa Barnstone