Shorts Program 2 includes 23 SEMANAS, A HISTORY OF SITTING ON WAITING ROOMS, CLINGING TO AIR, DANZONEROS, IN THE STATIC, NEGRA, YO SOY BELLA, STILL HERE and THIS ONE IS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Date | Location | Time | Tickets |
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Friday, June 2, 2023 | TCL Chinese Theaters Auditorium 6 | 8:30 PM PDT | BUY TICKETS |
A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (Or Whatever Longer Title You Prefer)
Directed by Lorena Russi
USA | 9 min | 2022
Coming of age story that follows an angsty, butch Latina navigating puberty with the help of her imaginary best friend, a civil war ghost.
A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (or Whatever Longer Title You Prefer) is the coming of age story you never knew you wanted. Meet Lorenita: a rambunctious six-year-old with six cavities. One for each of the letters in her name, no one can pronounce.
Lorenita is a butch Latina fighting to find herself in the cacophony of Queens, NY in the 90s. With the help of her imaginary best friend, Boo, a civil war ghost, Lorenita will poorly navigate the drawn-out pains of puberty.
Lorena Russi is a Queer-Latinx professional soccer player turned comedy multi-hyphenate. Most recently, she optioned her original pilot "Nosotras" to Sony Pictures Television, is a writer/performer in CBS 2023 Showcase, and travels the festival circuit with her short funded by McDonald’s Latino filmmaker grant.
In the past, Lorena has served as a writer for a Hulu series starring Queen Latifah & Jada Pinkett Smith, performer/writer on HBO's "Pause" with Sam Jay, director/head writer/host for various PBS shows, as well as writer for "The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert" digital team.
Type of Film | Short |
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Country of Origin | USA |
Year Film Was Completed | 2022 |
Runtime | 9 min |
Social media Handles | @colonialmanface |
Director | Lorena Russi |
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Created by | Lorena Russi |
Written by | Lorena Russi |
Cinematography | Carlos Cardona |
Edited by | Carl Conway Maguire |
Music by | Adrian Womack |
Sound Design | Maia Macdonald |
Art Direction | Amanda Binioris |
Main Cast | Lorena Russi, Adam Jepsen, Michelleadonna , Savannah DesOrmeaux, Karina Milan, Sam Gonzalez |
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