Ivy is a real estate agent, while she lives in a shabby suite in Taipei. One day, she looks out of the window in her home and sees a comfortable apartment across the street. Inside, there is a woman who looks exactly like herself. Ivy starts to fantasize about becoming that woman, but she can’t separate fantasy and reality gradually.
In 1971, when discussions about how to integrate their school system break down, the community of Durham, North Carolina agrees to bring in Bill Riddick(Babou Ceesay) to conduct a series of summits(charrettes) to help them move forward with desegregation.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
The movie is centered around the title character who goes on a Christmas adventure.
April, a professional dancer, reluctantly trains a group of girls at a dance school for the dance competition.
