2023 Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival

The Many Faces of Love

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7 films in package
The Radio
An elderly widower depends on his radio to keep a foothold in his daily routine. What happens when the radio breaks?
Maureen
Who they hell steals ashes? Ok, not just ashes, but, well, ashes that used to be someone's mom. And why? Find out for yourself.
Highly Functioning
How do you prepare a special child for an ever-changing world? Maggie Tombelli is a witty and intelligent 15-year-old with high-functioning autism. With the support of her father, she hopes to get a scholarship to a school for gifted children. Highly Functioning shows the love, frustrations, and heartbreak that goes along with being on the spectrum in a harsh and judgmental world.
Diomysus
An experimental comedy-documentary fusion exploring polyamory with puppets!
Closed captions available
#NanaRocks
Nana is cared for by her two granddaughters. She enjoys Rachel’s disrupting visits the most and has come to take Rosie’s hard-working quiet nature for granted. When Rosie falls ill, and Rachel only manages a quick drive-by visit, Nana has no food and a broken telly. Moved by seeing the very last Tupperware meal left by Rosie, Nana embarks on an epic cross-country journey on her mobility scooter.
Labor of Love
Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into enslavement in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She was 7 years old when she was freed. She stayed in Black Mountain and became a midwife, delivering several hundred babies including her own grandchildren. Then one day her granddaughter, Mary Othella Burnette, came to StoryCorps with her daughter, Debora Hamilton Palmer, to honor the family matriarch. Share this family story.
USED
A young math prodigy, Becky, is offered the opportunity to work on a groundbreaking government project in exchange for the release of her mother from prison.

Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into enslavement in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She was 7 years old when she was freed. She stayed in Black Mountain and became a midwife, delivering several hundred babies including her own grandchildren. Then one day her granddaughter, Mary Othella Burnette, came to StoryCorps with her daughter, Debora Hamilton Palmer, to honor the family matriarch. Share this family story.

 

What our screening reviewers said: "A

perfect little gem of a bio. Animation was lovely."

 

This film is a part of The Many Faces of Love:

THE RADIO

MAUREEN

HIGHLY FUNCTIONING

DIOMYSUS

#NANAROCKS

LABOR OF LOVE

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    3 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
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  • Director
    Richard O'Connor
  • Producer
    Savannah Winchester
  • Executive Producer
    Dave Isay, Rachel Hartman
  • Co-Producer
    Jo Corona
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