La proprietaria di un piccolo negozio di abiti vintage si ritrova in un sogno ad occhi aperti le cui protagoniste sono le clienti che frequentano il suo negozio.
Biografia della regista
Hilda Schmelling è una sceneggiatrice e regista di Oakland, California. Essendo queer e femminista si focalizza sul processo di collaborazione che vede coinvolte le donne e questo suo interesse traspare in tutti i suoi film. In “Playing Like A Girl,” un gruppo di donne appartenenti a diverse epoche storiche si adoperano a superare le limitazioni imposte loro dagli abiti per giocare a basket. “A Nancy Drew Mystery,” re-interpreta invece la classica detective story da un punto di vista queer. “Looking Tours” è un corto sperimentale che analizza l’empowerment della donna attraverso la visione dei film di Ida Lupino. In sintesi l’obiettivo che accomuna tutti i suoi lavori è quello di creare degli spazi culturali in cui le donne sono rappresentate con ironia, eroticità e umanità e in cui spiccano colori brillanti, costumi elaborati e emozioni intense.
The owner of a small vintage shop has more on her mind than selling clothes. Over the course of one eventful morning she finds herself lost in fantasies as each new set of customers sparks her imagination.
Director Biography
Hilda Schmelling is an Oakland, California based writer-director. Her work emerges from the SF Bay Area’s LGBTQ creative community. As a queer, feminist filmmaker she cares deeply about a specifically feminized or feminine collaborative process. That intention manifests vividly frame by frame. Her previous films include “Playing Like A Girl,” in which women from various historical periods struggle with the limitations of their costumes to play a high spirited basketball game. “A Nancy Drew Mystery,” re-imagined the classic girl detective from a queer perspective where Nancy was finally able to harness her own fantasies. “Looking Tours” is an experimental short film that examines female empowerment through acts of looking in pioneering director Ida Lupino’s acting and directorial work. Hilda began as an artist, merged into a writer, and ultimately grew into a filmmaker. Following an invigorating few years in the film department at the University of California at Santa Cruz, a lifelong bond with the moving image was solidified. Her hope for all her creations is to build cultural space for the female image to be depicted with humor, sex, humanity, and a queer investment in camp elements. Hilda’s dreams are filled with bright colors, elaborate costumes, intense emotions, and erotic potential.
In programmazione
Domenica 13 novembre 2016 ore 19
