A look at 2012 projects from Nice Girl Films. Check out “Poker Face” and “Hens and Chicks,” our previously released, award-winning short films!
A look at 2012 projects from Nice Girl Films. Check out “Poker Face” and “Hens and Chicks,” our previously released, award-winning short films!
Hens and Chicks
Director: Becky Lane
Cast: Beatrice Miller (Hanna), Sarah Hankins (Sarah), Amy Driesler (Mins), Diego Torrado (Marco)
USA | 2009 | 15 min
Raised by her two moms, Hanna has always known that there are all types of families. But she’s never really thought about the logistics of it all until her friend Marco explains the process of creating chicks from eggs. Soon after, an educational trip through cyberspace has Hanna asking, “Who’s MY rooster?”
Hens and Chicks is a short independent film that explores the meaning of family and the finding of self. Sweet and funny, this coming-of-age story plays with the universal questions we ask ourselves as parents, children, and human beings.
DIRECTOR - Many people have asked me where I got the inspiration to create ‘Hens and Chicks.’ It’s a long story…but basically I started thinking a lot about my friends who were choosing to have children. Some were using sperm or egg donors. I wondered about the thoughts and feelings of all parties involved– parents, donors, offspring–and the people close to them. I wondered how donor-conceived offspring deal with often times not knowing much about the person who has contributed 50% of their DNA. I wondered how I would feel if I had donated an egg to create a life…and that I might never know that person. I wondered how parents choose who to create a life with when all they may have is a list of answers to a long questionnaire and a small photo. And I wondered in the end…does any of this really matter?
So…I started asking questions. And I started reading. I quickly discovered that there are so many more answers than questions, and that everyone–from all sides of this process–has a wonderfully unique, interesting, and personal story to tell.
Best,
Becky
Poker Face (2011)
Director: Becky Lane
Cast: Erica Steinhagen (Molly), Eliza VanCort (Janet)
USA | 2011 | 14 min
Molly and Janet are best friends…and maybe more, but a girls’night poker game leads to revealed secrets and a friendship called into question. Poker Face is a story about trust, disclosure, and the assumptions people make as they open their hearts to each other.
