Year: 2007

Running Time: 16:10

Writer/Director: Ann Husaini

Producer: Julie Sexeny

Cinematographer: Harris Charalambous

Category: Narrative Short

12-year-old Laurie is a reluctant passenger on a family outing with her estranged, psychologically fragile mother, Liz, and her baby sister, Dani. When the car breaks down en route to a local carnival, the pressures of expensive car repairs and disappointed daughters push Liz to a breaking point. As Laurie struggles to keep the trip together, she slowly realizes that Liz may not be capable of being a mom to her and Dani again.

Awards: Best Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival

Screenings: Boston Film Festival, Columbia University Film Festival

Ann Husaini grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from Emory University in Atlanta, Ann began her career in production on local features and TV. Ann edited and post-produced director Ruth Leitman’s feature documentary ALMA, which follows the relationship between a local country singer and her mentally ill mother. Championed by documentarian Albert Maysles, the film won the Hamptons Film Festival best documentary, screened at numerous festivals in the US and Europe, and was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 2000. In 2000 Ann moved to New York and received a Dean’s Fellowship to Columbia University. She co-edited the feature documentary CARNIVAL ROOTS, which was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 2006. She has directed seven short films and is currently writing a feature screenplay, SUMMER OF POLTERGEISTS.

Day: Saturday, March 29

Time: 11:00 AM

Location: Independence Hall, UACCB

Admission: F R E E