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Girl with 2 Belly Buttons

This is filmed theater of my Capital Fringe stage play Girl with 2 Belly Buttons. Calling it "high concept", "relatable" & "amusing" Washington DC theater critics rated Girl with 2 Belly Buttons 4 stars. In 2025 I updated the performance video for a film audience.

1 Girl. 2 Life Stages. 6 Boyfriends. All Mistakes?

At 60 Izzy is sick & alone. She has had so many relationships. Why did they all fail? Then Izzy meets Isabela, her 30-year-old self. Together they explore what went wrong (or right) with their once (& future) boyfriends.

  • Jeryl Parade
    Director
  • Jeryl Parade
    Writer
  • Suzanna Woodhead
    Key Cast
    "Izzy"
  • Kathryn Martin
    Key Cast
    "Isabela"
  • C. G. Lalov
    Key Cast
    "Jesse"
  • Scott Duvall
    Key Cast
    "Dakota"
  • Matt Sutphin
    Key Cast
    "Hugh"
  • David Walsh
    Key Cast
    "Zsigmond"
  • C. G. Lalov
    Key Cast
    "Ramone"
  • Peter Markey
    Key Cast
    "Tryp"
  • David Swift
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Bertolucci"
  • Sara Castillo
    Key Cast
    "Erskina"
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Other
  • Genres:
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    51 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jeryl Parade

Jeryl studied Cinema Production at USC & plays Sparkly Lady in the upcoming NYU film Behind the Curtains directed by Stella Huston.

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Director Statement

Girl with 2 Belly Buttons was inspired by the sudden trauma of having a rare muscle disease & is also based on 6 exboyfriends.

After GW2BB the playgoers suggested I write a sequel from a man's POV. In 2019 I released The Elite 8 about Lane & the 8 girls & women who change his life. The Elite 8 was screened at 20 festivals in the US & Europe & won Best TV Pilot Script at the LA Under the Stars Film Festival.

Looking back at GW2BB I realized I had skipped over the decade of the 90s! So, I filmed My 90s focusing on romantic relationships from 1996 to Y2K. My 90s won Best Series at the Mediterranean Film Festival Athens & Best Romantic Short Film at Story.Land in Bulgaria.