DANCE LEXIE DANCE
Price: $59.95 Code: 1155 |
Directed by Tim Loane
1996, 15 minutes
Purchase: $59.95
This short drama, nominated for an Academy AwardŽ in 1998 as Best Live-Action Short, tells the story of Laura, a 12-year-old Protestant girl who wants to be a Riverdancer when she grows up. Her newly widowed father, struggling to raise his daughter as a single parent, and surprised by his daughter's interest in a traditionally Catholic and nationalist dance tradition, must reconceive his role as parent both to help her learn to dance and to come to terms with their mutual loss.
* Best First Film, Cork International Film Festival
1996, 15 minutes
Purchase: $59.95
This short drama, nominated for an Academy AwardŽ in 1998 as Best Live-Action Short, tells the story of Laura, a 12-year-old Protestant girl who wants to be a Riverdancer when she grows up. Her newly widowed father, struggling to raise his daughter as a single parent, and surprised by his daughter's interest in a traditionally Catholic and nationalist dance tradition, must reconceive his role as parent both to help her learn to dance and to come to terms with their mutual loss.
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Festivals & Awards
* Special Jury Prize and Audience Award, Aspen Film Festival* Best First Film, Cork International Film Festival