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Program 15 – Women breaking the glass ceiling

Oscar Bones is one of the short films in the Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling program

May 22 Sunday 12:30pm – 2:30pm In the Equality State, the Cheyenne International Film Festival (CIFF) is pleased to present its second Women in Film Panel. Following their films, join a panel of women filmmakers and discuss women in motion picture business.

Oscar Bones (15 min Short Film) Directed by Tara Tusher (Colorado) Oscar Bones is a dark, yet magical tale built around the theme that things are not always what they seem. The film takes place in a small town and centers on the fateful meeting of a young, introverted school boy and a mysterious homeless man, Oscar Bones. When curiosity sparks the young boy to follow Oscar, he comes to learn the centuries old secret behind the eccentric homeless man.

Get Loveable by Pamela Cuming

Get Loveable (15 min Short Film) Directed by Pamela Cuming (Colorado) Sundance Alum 2008, co-writer of ‘Downloading Nancy’, first-time director, Pamela Cuming tells the story of a woman out to get a scam artist who runs a self-help program for gullible losers desperate to become irresistibly lovable. Blaze Corbin is ecstatic with the opportunity to get his hands on new ‘Get Lovable’ client, Matilda Richards and her 4.5MM bank account. He is sorely mistaken when he is taken by his own dirty little game.

Poli Tricks (7 min Short Film) The Shoot Out Cheyenne Top 10 (Best Picture) Directed by Emily Robinson (Wyoming) Intentional miscommunication and unusual public relations advice sets up an election upset.

Lilith (23 min Short Film) Directed by Erin Kelly and Jesse McDonald (Colorado) Mythological heroine, Lilith guised as a psychic has taken on the pseudonym of Charlotte. To escape the civil war and avoid attention from authorities, Charlotte and Rubin, her companion and confederate deserter, have taken refuge in the small town of Gold Hill. Just when the two believe they are safe, a Confederate army officer picks up their trail. He notices that wherever Rubin and Charlotte pass, there is a spell of mysterious disappearances.

Jen Tennican

The Grand Yodeler (15 min Short Documentary) Wyoming Short Film Contest Finalist 2009 Directed by Jennifer Tennican and Marni Walsh (Wyoming) Best known as the first person to ski the Grand Teton, Bill Briggs does not let that single feat define him. Music plays a huge part in Bill’s life in Jackson, Wyoming, and, like his approach to skiing and mountaineering, Bill’s music reflects his unique approach to life. By bringing European-style mountain yodeling into songs that never featured yodels, by pioneering extreme skiing and by developing his own unique ski teaching philosophy, Bill serves as an ambassador of mountain culture. The joy of sharing the mountains with others defines Bill Briggs.

The Necklace by MaryLee Herrmann

The Necklace (6 min Short Film) Directed by MaryLee Herrmann (Colorado) Strong, dependable Margaret (Kimberlin Brown of The Young and the Restless) has the ideal life according to everyone who has always been able to count on her. But things are not always as they seem. Feeling trapped and alone she reaches out to Christie, (Traci Dinwiddie ofSupernatural) her free-spirited sister, hoping to find the courage to pursue her own dreams.