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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

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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.
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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
Country of Origin USA
Year Film Was Completed 2022
Runtime 9 min
Social media Handles @colonialmanface
Director Lorena Russi
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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