Big Girl
Playfully competing with Mom’s new boyfriend, nine-year-old Josephine learns that letting people in can lead to wonderful things.
Link to Filmmaker Renuka Jeyapalan >
Director: Renuka Jeyapalan, Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards:
Toronto International Film Festival (Bravo!Fact Short Cuts Canada Award)
Floating Film Festival -- the Caribbean (Best Short Film)
WorldFest Houston (Platinum Remi Award: Best Comedy - Romantic)
Interfilm Berlin (1st Prize, Children's Competition)
Screenings:
Montreal World Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Commonwealth Film Festival -- United Kingdom
Taipei Film Festival
Umbria Film Festival -- Italy
Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival -- Japan
Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival
Did You Know?
The National Association of Staredown Professionals requires that all staring contests
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