Oh Lucy! (2014 film)

Oh Lucy!
Oh Lucy! Sundance Film Festival 2015 Poster
Directed byAtsuko Hirayanagi
Written byAtsuko Hirayanagi
Produced byAtsuko Hirayanagi
Masumi Soga
Ken Natsuhara
Perry Loong
StarringKaori Momoi
Billy Scott
Keiichi Tsuda
CinematographyMitch Arens
Release date
  • 2014 (2014)
Running time
21 minutes
CountriesJapan
Singapore
United States
LanguageJapanese

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.

Hirayanagi later made the film into a feature film version, released in 2017.[3]

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[4][5] Won
Flickerfest Best Short Film[2] Won
Chicago International Film Festival Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film[6] Won
Vail Film Festival Best Short Film[7] Won
24FPS International Short Film Festival Silver Medal[8] Won
Horizon Award[8] Won
Best Director[8] Won
Best Actress (Kaori Momoi)[8] Won
Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival Best Short Film[9] Won
LA Film Festival Special Jury Mention for Best Actress[10] Won
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival Best Director[11] Won
2014 Cannes Film Festival 2nd place (Cinéfondation Category)[12] Won
Toronto International Film Festival Honorable Mention (Best Short Film) Won

Release

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

References

  1. ^ "News – Cinéfondation – Festival de Cannes 2014". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. ^ a b "Flickerfest | 24th FLICKERFEST AWARDS ANNOUNCED".
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (December 16, 2016). "Josh Hartnett, Shinobu Terajima to Star in U.S.-Japan Drama-Comedy 'Oh Lucy!'". Variety. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Oh-lucy".
  5. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (9 June 2015). "Review: Award-Winning Short Films from Sundance". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "51st Chicago International Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners". 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 Awards — Vail Film Festival". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "The 2015 Jury Awards Have Been Announced | 24fps International Short Film Festival".
  9. ^ "See which films, actors took home top honors at 10th annual Hell's Half Mile fest". 28 September 2015.
  10. ^ "WINNERS AND GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL | Film Independent Press Center". www.filmindependent.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20.
  11. ^ "Summer 2015 Alumni News". tisch.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01.
  12. ^ "CANNES: 'Skunk' Tops Cannes Film Festival's Cinefondation". 22 May 2014.


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