Open Your Eyes (2008 film)

Open Your Eyes is a 2008 short film written and directed by Susan Cohen.[1]

Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes movie poster
Directed bySusan Cohen
Written bySusan Cohen
Produced byDavid Newsom
Amy Sommer
Alisa Wiegers
StarringTraci Dinwiddie
Suzy Nakamura
Eric Lange
Teresa Huang
CinematographyStephanie Martin
Edited bySteven Ansell
Music byWolfram de Marco
Leslie Stevens (of Leslie and the Badgers)
Distributed byAmerican Film Institute
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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

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[6]
  • West Chester Film Festival 2009 - best student film[7]
  • 42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009 - the Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and honorable mention best narrative[8]
  • Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 - Audience Award for Best Student Work[9]
  • 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

Notes
  1. Open Your Eyes Official Website.
  2. "Open Your Eyes - Cleveland International Film Festival :: April 7 - 18, 2021". www.clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  3. "open your eyes". stephanie-martin. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. "Traci Dinwiddie's 'Open Your Eyes' Anchorage International Film Festival screening dates". Winchester Bros. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  5. says, Carina Cojeen. "Winter by Susan Cohen – ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  6. "WorldFest Houston [2009] (List of Award Winners and Nominees)". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  7. "Award Winners". West Chester Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  8. "Martin Stephanie (ADF)". adfcine.org.
  9. "Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 : Profile". santacruz.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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