Green Shoes
In 1960’s suburbia, a 14-year-old girl befriends a 47-year-old man to cope with the knowledge of her father’s affairs. The man, a WW2 veteran, has developed an obsession with innocence after experiencing the horrors of the war. After being coerced into making the relationship sexual, the girl mistakes her feelings for love, and becomes obsessed with the man-- who is no longer interested.
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Justin GiegerichDirectorWednesday, Boys Will Be Boys, A Morning Rose
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Jessica RyanWriter
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Tim RousseauProducerFar From the Tree, Klaudia
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Ryan ShulerProducerSalty Corn, Klaudia
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Jessica RyanKey CastA Morning Rose
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Matthew McCurdyKey CastThe Blacklist (NBC), For Her
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Kate MontgomeryDirector of PhotographyChristine
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Ryan ShulerEditorsSalty Corn, Klaudia
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Jessica RyanExecutive Producer
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Andie DonohueExecutive Producer
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama
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Runtime:20 minutes
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Completion Date:November 15, 2017
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Brightside Tavern Short Film FestivalJersey City, NJ
United States
March 4, 2018
WINNER: Rising Star Award (Jessica Ryan); NOMINATED: Best Short, Best Lead Actress (Jessica Ryan), Best Cinematography (Kate Montgomery) -
First Take Short SeriesPhiladelphia, PA
United States
March 28, 2018 -
Forge: Women Shaping Film in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
United States
March 29, 2018 -
Hang On To Your Shorts Film FestivalAsbury Park, NJ
United States
April 21, 2018
WINNER: Best NJ Short, Best Actress; NOMINATED: Best Director, Best Long Short -
AltFF Alternative Film FestivalToronto, Ontario
Canada
FINALIST: Best North American Drama -
Philadelphia Independent Film FestivalPhiladelphia, PA
United States
May 2, 2018 -
New Haven International Film FestivalNew Haven, CT
United States
May 2, 2018 -
Jersey Shore Film FestivalAsbury Park, NJ
United States
August 1, 2018 -
New Filmmakers NYNew York, NY
August 22, 2018
NYC Premiere -
Women Texas Film FestivalDallas, Texas
August 9, 2018
Texas Premiere -
Toronto Youth ShortsToronto, ON
Canada
September 22, 2018
Born and raised just outside of Asbury Park, NJ, Justin is a theatre student in the BFA Acting program of Pace University's School of Performing Arts. Justin has applied his background as an actor into his craft as a director for both stage and screen. Film directing credits include "Wednesday," "A Morning Rose," and "Out of Body." A short film that Justin directed in 2016, Boys Will Be Boys, has been widely viewed on YouTube and is screened on college campuses across the US to create a dialogue on sexual abuse amongst students To learn more about Justin, please visit http://www.justingiegerich.com.
From the writer, Jessica Ryan:
More often than not, stories about sexual abuse are told by men speaking on behalf of women. Even as a 14 year old girl, I knew I needed to take this narrative into my own hands, so I started to write my own feature-length screenplay.
Six years later, little has changed in the industry. Especially in the wake of the "me too" movement and the takedown of so many men in Hollywood, I think it's important to explore the results of sexual abuse from both the victim and abuser's point of view. This way we can better understand why these things happen.
Green Shoes is told through a "he said, she said" narrative, blurring the truth and leaving the audience to decide for themselves. It also deals with a widely ignored part of sexual abuse: Stockholm syndrome and just how often the victims believe they're in love with their abuser. Green Shoes gives a voice to those who have been voiceless for so long.