(Jag Hoppas, Mormor)
TRT: 2:43 , 2002, Swedish with English subtitles / 8mm & DV
Written, Directed, & Edited by Melissa Lawrenz
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SYNOPSIS
Using 8mm home movies, photographs, and the Swedish language, the filmmaker reflects upon her long distance relationship with her Swedish grandmother.
FILM FESTIVALS
Big Screen, Chicago, 2002: Awarded Best Film Treatment
22nd Annual Women in the Director's Chair Film Festival, Chicago , 2003
Chicago Collegiate Film Festival, 2003
2nd Annual Milwaukee International Film Festival, October, 2004
10th Annual Flicker Film Fest, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2005: Jury Prize- Best Experimental Film
SCREENINGS
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2006: Mamma Mia! film program
TELEVISION:
WTTW 11- Image Union, Chicago, IL: 2005
Wisconsin Public Television- Director's Cut : 2009
