Winner
Best Lockdown – Themed Film
Nominee
Spirit Award

Emma and the Squares

Comedy, Female Filmmakers
00:26:59 mins
United States
English
It's Emma's birthday. Time to celebrate! ...Except it's April 2020, everyone is under lockdown, and she lives alone. Can she squeeze her 3-dimensional friends & family into a 2-dimensional gathering?

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Synopsis

Inspired by a bevy of virtual birthday parties, the Sondheim musical Company, and a plethora of Christopher Guest films, Emma and the Squares is what happens when a group of improv comedy actors play with themes of isolation, connection, and companionship.

Title: 

Emma and the Squares

Director: 

Elisabeth Ness

Casts: 

Elisabeth Ness

Supporting Casts:

Shirine Babb,Kevin Sebastian,Benny Elledge,Stephanie Torns,Adrienne Rose White,Aaron Ballard,Veronica Dang,Sarah Seeds,Katherine Dudas,Page Clements,Karen Lange,Cynthia Whitman,Nathan Nolen Edwards,Kathy McCafferty,Denise Cormier,Alan Safier,Mary Linehan,Jenna Sofia,Rein Sánchez,Marcus Goldhaber,Adam Weber,Perry Lange,Gus Ballard

Other Credits:

Elisabeth Ness,Ed Nescot,Kevin Sebastian,Marcelo Teson

Director's Interview

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Festival: 

2021

Category: 

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film

Country: 

United States

Language: 

English

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