Dream Nails
Short Film ©2019 / 10 minutes
When the growing hostility and negativity around Cindy (65) finally reaches the haven of her local nail salon, she decides to fight it with the magic of love.
Cast
Cindy - Cyndi Williams
Duc - Khoa Tien Dang
Lady in Red - Gayland Williams
Lady in Yellow - Jacqui Cross-Williams
Shop Owner - Nguyen Stanton
Male Pedicurist - Tuyen Quang Thái
Lady in Green - Manuela Rodriguez-Dantzler
Female Manicurist -Tiffany Nguyen
Lady in Pink - Gohe Tekeste
Female Pedicurist - Michelle Lê
Writer / Director: Katja Straub
Director of Photography: Huay-Bing Law
Production Designer: Nazanin Shirazi
Editor: Gal Yaron Mayersohn
Choreographer: Ellen Stader
Costume Designer: Colin Wilkes
Sound Designer: Brian Ramos
Producer Germany: Johanna Aust, FLICKFILM
Producer USA: Todd Ruhnau
Co-Producer: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Production funded by BKM and Austin Film Society
Awards
AUDIENCE AWARD at the Consonance Music and Dance Film Festival 2022
BEST MUSICAL COMEDY AWARD at the Consonance Music and Dance Film Festival 2022
SPECIAL MENTION JURY AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION
by CineFem Festival Internacional de Cine de la Mujer, Punta del Este Uruguay
Festivals
World premiere @ Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2019
Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg 2020
Dallas Videofest 2020
Achtung Berlin 2020
Internationales Filmfest Emden Norderney 2020 (canceled due to Corona)
Filmkunstfest MV, Schwerin 2020
Short Film Factory 2020
Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham USA 2020
VisioniCorte Festival, Italy 2020
Cinefem, Punta del Este, Uruguay 2020
LatinUy 12, Uruguay 2020
Short Film Factory, (monthly screenings at multiple locations) 2020
Shortlisted for the Short of the Year Online Audience Award 2021
Festival de Lacoste, France 2021
Consonance Music & Dance Film Festival 2022
