Recognition

It's been a big couple of weeks for Hatboxes – it played at the We Like 'Em Short Festival in Baker City, Oregon, it will show at the Palm Springs Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on Friday, and...

Hatboxes won an audience choice award and the award for best director at the Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival a few days ago!

Seeing Hatboxes on a big screen in a darkened theater with stadium seating with other impressive short films was a huge thrill, of course, and it's a delight to know audiences around the country are getting to see Hatboxes.

As the blog post Festive! described, getting into festivals means navigating a bewildering array of variables, and we've seen a few rejections come through in past few days. So...perfect timing on the awards.  What a lift!

Etta Worthington

But here's the thing:  none of this would have happened without the vision and energy of the intrepid Etta Worthington.  Etta saw things she liked in the script when she saw it two years ago, and I apparently inspired enough confidence in her for her to give Hatboxes the green light!  The film would not be what it is without her organizing and negotiating skills, her ability to inspire cast and crew, and all the countless other things that a producer does. So hats off to Etta – thank you!

Now, let's get back to work, sit our fannies down and get to writing, shall we?

Susana Darwin