Washington DC Independent Film Festival 2009

Award winning short starring Broadway legend, Joanna Merlin based on the diary written by 80-year-old Jessie Singer Sylvester between 1976 and 1978; we enter an ordinary life full of undiscovered riches.

Genres:
Family, Drama, Educational, Jewish, Women, Human Rights, Independent, Senior/Aging, Mature/Adult, Culture

List of Festivals and Awards for Film:
2nd International Russia Abroad Film Festival 11/2008 (Opening Film)
Big Apple Film Festival 11/2008 (Best Short Film)
Connecticut Film Festival 12/2008
Beverly Hills High Definition Film Festival 01/2009
Winner, Audience Award Best Short Film Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival
In competition Las Vegas International Film Festival
In competition Connecticut Film Festival Official Entry Zolotoy Vityaz International Film Festival, Moscow,

Contact:
Shawna Brakefield

Director's Biography:
Ragnar Freidank (Director/Screenwriter) makes his feature directorial debut with "Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn." As a stage director, he has worked in New York, Connecticut and Germany and his credits include productions of "The Pleasure of Seeing Her Again," "The Stronger," "Oscar und die Dame in Rosa," "Monsieur Ibrahim und die Blumen des Koran," "Waiting for Godot," "I Have Never Been Here" and "Uncle Ethan Ripley."

Director Ragnar Freidnak will be in attendance at the festival.