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Wide-eyed

title wide-eyed
length, format, year 9 min, 35mm, 2000
genre Short Drama
director Jane Kim
producer Jane Kim
synopsis In an awkward attempt to meet the ideal western standards of beauty, Julie, a 16-year-old, Korean-Canadian, obsesses about double eyelid surgery. Her tomboy sister Jean is fascinated yet repulsed by her older sisterís serious body-image issues. Neither of them can come to any entirely comfortable sort of compromise on the right way to love each other, or themselves.
festivals, awards, broadcasts International Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany; Visual Communications, LA, California; Giffoni Film Festival, Salerno, Italy; And many international festivals around the world
contact Jane Kim
103 Sparkhall Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M5V 1P9
seejane@sympatico.ca
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