Open Your Eyes (short film)
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Synopsis
Struggling to come to terms with her life and husband (Eric Lange) after breast cancer, Julia (Traci DinwiddieTraci Dinwiddie
Traci Dinwiddie is an American film and television actress.-Biography:Dinwiddie was born in Anchorage, Alaska of Syrian and Cherokee descent. She has appeared in films including Summer Catch , Black Knight , The Notebook and End of the Spear , and Mr. Brooks...
) gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with Kat (Suzy Nakamura
Suzy Nakamura
Susan Aiko "Suzy" Nakamura is an American actress. She starred opposite Ted Danson in the ABC sitcom Help Me Help You. Nakamura has also had many guest appearances on American sitcoms such as According to Jim, Half and Half, 8 Simple Rules, Curb Your Enthusiasm and How I Met Your Mother and had a...
) - 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 InstituteAmerican Film InstituteThe American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
Jean Picker FirstenbergJean Picker FirstenbergJean Picker Firstenberg has been the CEO and Director of the American Film Institute since 1980 till her retirement in 2007. After studying at Mount Holyoke College, she attended Boston University, from which she graduated summa cum laude in 1958....
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 FestivalLittle Rock Film FestivalThe Little Rock Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas each spring. Based in the historic Little Rock River Market District, home to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, the Little Rock Film Festival has showcased the best in Narrative,...
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 FestivalNashville Film FestivalThe Nashville Film Festival , held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2009, Nashville Film Festival received close to 2000 submissions from 86 countries, programmed nearly 260 films and had an attendance...
- 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 FestivalLittle Rock Film FestivalThe Little Rock Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas each spring. Based in the historic Little Rock River Market District, home to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, the Little Rock Film Festival has showcased the best in Narrative,...
- 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
- IMDbInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
profile for Susan Cohen