Sundance 2019: The Shorts Program

These six titles are among several narrative and documentary shorts selected to screen during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Fran This Summer comes from writer-director Mary Evangelista.  The film takes place during the summer when Fran begins her gender transition.  This is one of those short films where we can probably learn more about the characters if expanded into a narrative.  But for a short film, it gets straight to the…

"Sundance 2019: The Shorts Program"

Sundance 2019: Mary Evangelista talks Fran This Summer

Writer-director Mary Evangelista spoke with Solzy at the Movies about her short film, Fran This Summer, screening during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Congrats on the Sundance selection of your short film, Fran This Summer. Mary Evangelista:  Thank you so much. What does it mean to be able to screen this film during Sundance? Mary Evangelista:  This film has gone on to play in so many great festivals already that this feels like the pinnacle…

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