Directed by Karen Yasinsky • 1999 • United States
Over the course of these two stop-motion films, made by Karen Yasinsky in 1999, a woman—with the help of a pair of ruby-red slippers—delves into her fantasies and confronts good and evil before returning safely to the reality of her life.
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Gigi (from 9 to 5)
Directed by Joanne Nucho • 2001 • United States
Starring Emily Bartha, Daniel Fetherston, Lauren KerchnerA young woman’s quotidian routine—from waking up to going to work to returning home—is enlivened in Joanne Nucho’s 2001 musical.
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Ophelia’s Opera
Directed by Abiola Abrams • 2001 • United States
Starring Taqiyya Haden, Malcolm Foster Smith, Titilayo NgwenyaAn artist uses a spell to free herself from an abusive relationship in this experimental revenge tale told through rap, song, Cantonese, Shakespearean verse, sign language, and Jamaica...