2023
Short Narrative(East Coast Premiere)(Best Short Narrative Nominee)

Mirasol

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Mirasol lives a monotonous and somewhat lonely life on a farm with her mother and grandmother. One day out gardening, she finds a seedling growing in a puddle outside. She takes care of it in secret, eventually getting the courage to show her mother what she’s been working on.

Directors Spotlight

A photograph shows a portrait of Annalise Lockhart.

Annalise Lockhart

Director

Annalise Lockhart is a writer & director from NYC. Her short film, INHERITANCE, won numerous awards including Best US Short at the Palm Springs Shortfest, the Lionsgate/Starz Award for Best Speculative Fiction at BlackStar Film Festival, and Best Director: Fantastic Shorts at Fantastic Fest. She was profiled in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent film. Most recently, she produced Matthew Barney’s feature-length piece, Secondary, which premiered May, 2023.   She has worked extensively as a First Assistant Director on projects such as Reservation Dogs (FX), Random Acts of Flyness (HBO), The Assistant, and Master.

Year
2023
Runtime
9 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
Annalise Lockhart
Cast
Brooklynn MacKinzie, Joy Brunson, Jaxy Boyd
Cinematographer
Charlotte Hornsby
Composer
Evan Gitterman
Editor
Zak Byrd
Producer
Loren Semmens
Production Design
Anthony DeFeo
Screenwriter
Annalise Lockhart
Sound Design
Grant Cornish
Premiere
East Coast

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