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A ventriloquist dummy leans forward from her chair to place a hand on the face of a young woman with a concerned expression.

Dummy!

  Francesca Pazniokas

  U.S.     13 minutes

Synopsis

Cecily dreams of following in her mother’s footsteps to become a famous cabaret singer, but there’s just one problem. In a world populated by ventriloquist dummies, Cecily is a human woman, shamed for her size and lack of talent by her diminutive and domineering mother.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 1: After Dark.

 English 

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Film Credits

  •   Rae Boyadhis, Francesca Pazniokas, Emilia Pazniokas, Wren Mack, Phyllis G. Mondelli
  •   Francesca Pazniokas
  •   Francesca Pazniokas
  •   Maddalena De Beni
  •   Natalie Walker, Pam Arciero
  •   Simon Hanes
  •   Alienchild
  •   https://francescapazniokas.com/filmmaking/project-two-llrgk-3c4cd

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