Politics of Preschool
Directed by: Heidi Van Lier
duration: 5 minutes
A preschool girl attempts to gain social status and happiness through a materialistic strategy, only to find she's been trumped. She sets out to destroy the competition by any means necessary.
contact:
address: USA
email: chigirlhvl@aol.com
links:
Warstory
$20 tape stock and coffee for the sound guy
$20 prop toys and mega-sugary ice cream off an ice cream truck
$20 craft service treats like coloring paper and crayons
$20 dinner: Amy's Organic Pizza, 4 juice boxes, and goldfish crackers
$20 payoff to parent, after 1 unnamed child smacked another child in the face (4x repeatedly)
(damn, over budget again)
Bio - Heidi Van Lier
Heidi Van Lier won the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance with "Chi Girl" in 1999. She has also had 3 other films screen, "Monday","Baby Life", and "Midlife with Glasses". She will be screening her 3rd $99 short this year, "Politics of Preschool". Heidi has a filmmaking book coming out in 2008 called "The Indie Film Rule Book" in addition to new directing projects. Buy her book, see her films.