Open Your Eyes (2008 film)
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| Open Your Eyes | |
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| Directed by | Susan Cohen |
| Written by | Susan Cohen |
| Produced by | David Newsom Amy Sommer Alisa Wiegers |
| Starring | Traci Dinwiddie Suzy Nakamura Eric Lange Teresa Huang |
| Cinematography | Stephanie Martin |
| Edited by | Steven Ansell |
| Music by | Wolfram de Marco Leslie Stevens (of Leslie and the Badgers) |
| Distributed by | American Film Institute |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Open Your Eyes is a 2008 short film written and directed by Susan Cohen.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
Struggling to come to terms with her life and husband (Eric Lange) after breast cancer, Julia (Traci Dinwiddie) gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with Kat (Suzy Nakamura) - the frank-talking sister of the bride-to-be (Teresa Huang).[2]
Festivals and awards[edit]
Awards
- American Film Institute Jean Picker Firstenberg Award for Excellence DWW 2008
- Palm Springs International ShortFest 2008 - the Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker[3]
- Anchorage International Film Festival 2008 - best short film[4]
- Canada International Film Festival 2009 - best director[5]
- 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[citation needed]
- West Chester Film Festival 2009 - best student film[6]
- 42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009 - the Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and honorable mention best narrative[7]
- Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 - Audience Award for Best Student Work[8]
- 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 Festival 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
Selected festival screenings
- 40th Nashville Film Festival - April, 2009
- Little Rock Film Festival - May, 2009
External links[edit]
- IMDb profile for Susan Cohen
Notes[edit]
- ^ Open Your Eyes Official Website.
- ^ "Open Your Eyes - Cleveland International Film Festival :: April 7 - 18, 2021". www.clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "open your eyes". stephanie-martin. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Traci Dinwiddie's 'Open Your Eyes' Anchorage International Film Festival screening dates". Winchester Bros. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ says, Carina Cojeen. "Winter by Susan Cohen – ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Award Winners". West Chester Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Martin Stephanie (ADF)". adfcine.org.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 : Profile". santacruz.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.