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26.02. / Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 2 |
At the age of 17, Marianne Palka moved to the United States, alone and with just 100 dollars to her name. Fifteen years later, she enters a hospital with the very same degree of courage to find out whether she has the hereditary Huntington’s disease. Even undergoing the tests was an act of bravery: her father has the disease, so Palka has a 50 percent chance of also bearing the gene associated with this terrible condition, sometimes referred to as “Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ALS in one.” The evening before the results are due, Marianne invites her best friends over and they share this last evening of not knowing. “If the results are positive,” Marianne says, “it’s a death sentence. If the results are negative, I’m just like everyone else.” The title of the film is taken from the poem Bob Dylan wrote after a visit to fellow folk singer Woody Guthrie, who died of the disease.
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The Lion’s Mouth Opens
USA
2014, 16', HD
Directed by:
Lucy Walker
Cinematography:
Nick Higgins
Edited by:
Joe Peeler
Producers:
Lucy Walker, Marianna Palka, Julian Cautherley
Produced by:
Tree Tree Tree
Festivals & Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2014; Aspen Shortsfest 2014 – Special Jury Mention; Rincón International Film Festival 2014 – Director's Choice Best Short Documentary; Ashland Independent Film Festival 2014; Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2014; True/False Film Fest 2014; Sheffield Doc/Fest 2014; Sydney Film Festival 2014; Palm Springs Shortsfest 2014; Chicago Critics Film Festival 2014; Rooftop Films 2014; MountainFilm in Telluride 2014; Nashville Film Festival 2014; Maryland Film Festival 2014; Sun Valley Film Festival 2014; Napa Valley Film Festival 2014; Seattle International Film Festival 2014; Focus Film Festival 2014; Los Angeles Film Festival 2014; Vancouver International Film Festival 2014; AFI DOCS 2014; Provincetown International Film Festival; Tacoma Film Festival; Traverse City Film Festival
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