Quick Notes on the Egyptian's 7th Annual Focus on Female Directors

Still from Cross by Maryna Vroda [Image Source]

In an attempt to get out of the apartment more and actually make it to more art events, I went to the 7th Annual Focus on Female Directors last night at the Egyptian. The program was all shorts, mostly narratives, and for the most part young directors that I have never heard of previously. As always with programs of mostly short narratives, it was a mixed bag, but there were a few gems.

Highlights include:

"Cross" by Maryna Vroda, a smart look at the story of a boy at a point in his life where he is dealing with the decisions that he wants to make and those that are trust upon him.

Saba Riazi's "The Wind is Blowing on My Street" which is a sweet contemporary story of a brief moment in the life of a contemporary young woman in Iran.

"No Use Walkin' When You Can Stroll", a surprisingly touching short doc by Penelope Spheeris about her mother.

"Zergut" a food fantasy film by Natasha Subramaniam and Alisa Lapidus, who are friends of mine. It is always nice to have a chance to see beautifully shot work projected large on a high quality screen.