Oh Lucy!

Oh Lucy!
Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi
Produced by Atsuko Hirayanagi
Masumi Soga
Ken Natsuhara
Perry Loong
Written by Atsuko Hirayanagi
Starring Kaori Momoi
Billy Scott
Keiichi Tsuda
Cinematography Mitch Arens
Release dates
 2014
Running time
 21 minutes
Country Japan/Singapore/USA
Language Japanese

Oh Lucy! is a short film directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi. The short film made its world premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival receiving 2nd place in the Cinéfondation. Oh Lucy! has since become Academy Qualified[1] by winning the Best International Short Film Award at the 2015 Flickerfest[2] as well as the Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Synopsis

Setsuko, a 55-year-old single 'office lady' in Tokyo, is given a blonde wig and a new identity, “Lucy,” by her young unconventional English instructor. “Lucy” awakens desires Setsuko never knew she had. When the instructor suddenly disappears, Setsuko must come to terms with what remains – herself.

Awards

Awards for Oh Lucy!
Year Association Award Category Status
2015 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction[3][4] Won
2015 Flickerfest Best Short Film[2] Won
2015 Guanajuato International Film Festival Best International Short Fiction Won
2015 Guanajuato International Film Festival Women in Film and Television Award Won
2015 Chicago International Film Festival Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film[5] Won
2015 Vail Film Festival Best Short Film[6] Won
2015 24 FPS International Film Festival Silver Medal[7] Won
2015 24 FPS International Film Festival Horizon Award[7] Won
2015 24 FPS International Film Festival Best Director[7] Won
2015 24 FPS International Film Festival Best Actress (Kaori Momoi)[7] Won
2015 Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival Best Short Film[8] Won
2015 Los Angeles Film Festival Special Jury Mention for Best Actress[9] Won
2015 Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival Best Director[10] Won
2015 Best of International Short Films Festival! Soleil d'Or (Grand Prix)[11] Won
2014 Cannes International Film Festival 2nd place (Cinéfondation Category)[12][13] Won
2014 Toronto International Film Festival Honorable Mention (Best Short Film) Won
2014 Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife Best Film to the Critics Jury, at the internacional competitive Won
2014 Tisch Asia First Run Film Festival 1st prize Wasserman Award Won
2014 Tisch Asia Thesis Script Contest 1st place Won
2014 NYU Fusion Film Festival 1st place (Graduate Short Screenplay Category) Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction Won

Release

The short has been shown at over 50 film festivals and is currently touring in theaters as apart of the Sundance FIlm Festival Award winning short film tour.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cinefondation.com/en/news/32
  2. 1 2 http://flickerfest.com.au/press-releases/24th-flickerfest-awards-anounced/
  3. ↑ http://www.sundance.org/projects/oh-lucy
  4. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/movies/review-award-winning-short-films-from-sundance.html
  5. ↑ http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/51st-chicago-international-film-festival-announces-audience-award-winners/
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 http://24fpsfest.com/blog/the-2015-jury-awards-have-been-announced1/
  8. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2015/09/see_which_films_took_home_top.html
  9. ↑ http://www.filmindependent.org/press/press-releases/winners-and-grant-recipients-announced-for-2015-los-angeles-film-festival/
  10. ↑ https://tisch.nyu.edu/tisch-asia/news/2015/09/summer-2015-alumni-news
  11. ↑ http://www.bestoffestival.com/2015/oh-lucy/
  12. ↑ 2014 Cannes Film Festival
  13. ↑ http://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-skunk-tops-cannes-film-festivals-cinefondation-1201189481/

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  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/movies/review-award-winning-short-films-from-sundance.html?_r=0
  2. ↑ http://www.sundance.org/blogs/2015-sundance-film-festival-live-awards-updates
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