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  • SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN

    Evidently amongst all the other things that the Chinese can claim to have invented/created we can also add BFF as in Best Friends Forever.  Back in the 19th Century a woman having a ‘laotong’ was an embedded social custom that bound two friends. known as ‘sisters’, by a written contract and according to the account…

  • YOUNG ADULT

    Mavis Geary is at a crossroads in her life.  No, make that a dead end.  She’s in her 30’s, recently divorced, ghostwriting a series of Teen Novels that are about to be canceled, and living a comfortable existence, albeit lonely, with her tiny dog in a new high rise apartment in the center of Minneapolis. …

  • LE FIL (THE STRING)

    What do glamorous movie stars do when their beauty fades and the roles dry up?  Well they agree to lend their support to some small indie movie that need a boost, but sadly they usually need a decent script and some better production values to not only succeed but also help the big star retain…

  • THE FUTURE

    Sophie and Jason are a pair of slackers in their 30s’ who live in LA and both have jobs that they can barely tolerate.  He works on an IT Support Helpline from home, and she is the worst ever dance teacher for young kids.  They have been together for about 4 years with no talk…