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2021 FVNMAS Festival - Program 2 - The Ties That Bind

Expired May 18, 2021 4:59 AM
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10 films in package
Christabel
Christabel lies asleep with open eyes and dreaming fearfully of the lady who knelt at the old oak tree.
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Sofí­a Alfaro Q & A
Sofía Alfaro discusses Christabel with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Everyone Told Me Not to Make This
When faced with trauma and family baggage, I turn to the camera in a vlog and diary confessional style to document my experience, and to tell my story.
Emilie Q & A
Emilie discusses Everyone Told Me Not to Make This with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Flight Risk
This is a story about three old friends that have gone their separate ways and come back together out of necessity. It is about who is there for you at your ugliest, most desperate and when you feel the least like you deserve it.
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Sophia Pierre Q & A
Sophia Pierre discusses Flight Risk with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Plastic Confessions
“Plastic Confessions” explores a mother-daughter dynamics during a meandering car ride through the desert.
Emily C Anshen Q & A
Emily C Anshen discusses Plastic Confessions with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Peach Blossom Spring
A young girl entered the illusory place called Peach Blossom Spring and started her adventure there.
Tiya Yuan Q & A
Tiya Yuan discusses Peach Blossom Spring with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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The Ties That Bind

Various directors, USA, 2021, 65 min

May 11 - 17


Performance, video diaries, and the supernatural combine in this striking collection of shorts, featuring stories of enchantment, trauma, and resilience through the building and severing of bonds.

What happens when your family falls apart? How do you process trauma? When faced with these questions, I turned to the camera to help tell my story. At age 19, I naively got married to help my boyfriend gain citizenship. This decision impacted my life in unexpected ways and changed the way my family functioned for good. Now at age 22, I am trying to work through this trauma and move on. Using film as a way to process my emotions, I recorded some of my most raw emotion and most vulnerable moments to document my experience through very unique family problems.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Emilie
  • Filmmaker
    Emilie
  • Cinematographer
    Emilie
  • Editor
    Emilie
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