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A Thorn

When Rose (13), invites her best friend Angie (12), to break in to the house of her mother’s boyfriend Steve, all she hopes to find is some money to help Angie, who's mom is an immigrant and has no money to pay rent, not to be evicted from her home. Unfortunately things do not turn out that simple and the girls lives are changed forever.
“A Thorn” shows us how easily a seemingly simple idea can get out of hand and turn into a devastating situation. It also demonstrates the strength of a teenage “best friends” relationship.

  • Eha Urbsalu
    Director
    Perceptions
  • Eha Urbsalu
    Writer
    Perceptions
  • Eha Urbsalu
    Producer
    Perceptions
  • Tony Costa
    Producer
    Perceptions
  • Sophia Rose Turino
    Key Cast
    "Rose"
    Rockaway, The Other Two
  • Alexandra Lenarchuck
    Key Cast
    "Angie"
    Perceptions
  • Jim Thalman
    Key Cast
    "Steve"
    Black N' Blue
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • European Cinematography Awards

    Semi-Finalist
  • New York TV Festival
    New York
    United States
    November 23, 2019
    Winner / Best Actress in Short Film Drama
Director Biography - Eha Urbsalu

I am from Estonia and visual storytelling has been my interest since childhood, as my mother was a costume designer in Estonian film studio “Tallinfilm” during the Soviet Union.
I have been an actress from early age. In recent years, however, I have moved more to the other side of the camera, writing, producing and directing.
I received my B.A in Arts in Film and Media Arts, from SUNY in New York, having taken half the courses online while traveling the world. I had previously attended Hunter College for Music and American Academy of Dramatic Arts for Acting.

DIRECTING
Short Film - A Thorn / EHA Enterprises - 2018
Short Film - Perceptions / EHA Enterprises - 2017
Music Videos - (Only For You, This Time, Boys Boys Boys, etc ) - 2009-2016
Commercials - (AardWolf - 2 spots, Doritos spec commercials ) - 2009-2010

ACTING
GOLDFINCH - Nicole Kidman standin / John Crowley / Amazon Studios
HOMELAND - TV series - Decoy President / Lesli L. Glatter/ Showtime Networks
PERCEPTIONS - short film - Helen / Eha Urbsalu/ EHA Enterprises
OKJA - Double/Tilda Swinton twin / Joon-ho Bong/ Netflix
STILL ALICE - Alice’s Mother / Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland/ Sony
I’M STILL HERE - Starlet / Todd Haynes/ HBO project
ROYAL PAINS – TV series - Assistant / USA
MEN IN BLACK 3 - 1963 Secretary / Barry Sonnenfeld/ Columbia Pictures
ANNA DORANNA - Anna / Sasha Burnett/Dutch Tale Productions
SPY GAMES 3 - Grazina / Georg Gavrilov/ Permanent Residence Prod
THE DOCTOR IS IN - Ariana / Frank Slaten/ Morton Street Films
THE STEPFORD WIVES - Stepford Wife / Frank Oz/ Paramount Pictures
CAMERA - Girlfriend/ Richard Martini
CANNES MAN - Secretary / Richard Martini/ Rocket Pictures

FILM MUSIC
PERCEPTIONS – short film / Eha Urbsalu / EHA Enterprises
MANEATER - TV series / Timothy Busfield / Lifetime TV
THE DOCTOR IS IN - short film / Frank Slaten/ Morton Street Films

INTERNATIONAL SINGING / Awards
2009 Performer at Istanbul Jazz Festival / Turkey
2005 Winner of Toronto Independent Music Awards / Canada
2004 Performer at Model of the Year Awards / Univision / Ecuador
2005 Finalist Eurovision / Estonia

EDUCATION & TRAINING
B.A. in Arts in Film and Media Arts / Summa Cum Laude / SUNY ESC / New York
A.A. in Arts in Music / SUNY Empire State College / New York / 2013
American Academy of Dramatic Arts / California
Westholmi Gymnasium- Specialized Musical High School / Estonia

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