2021 • Movie • Drama • Directed by Laura Wetzler
What Happened at the Veterans Home?
Synopsis
Three heroic women—a feisty disabled veteran, her nurse daughter, and a care worker—caught dead center in the pandemic debacle, refuse to be silenced. In a touch of magical realism, Covid chimes in.
Details
GenreDrama
Release Date2021-01-01
Runtime49 min
Main Audio LanguageEnglish
CountriesUS
Production CompanyNervy Girl Films
IMDb
8.8(12 votes)
Keywords
Arthouse, Slice of Life, Social Issues, Uplifting, Pandemic, Seniors, Women Filmmakers, Healthcare, Disabilities, Veterans, Heartwarming, Inspirational, Mother
Advisory
Language
Festivals
- Boston International Film festival
- Venice Shorts,2021
- Toronto Independent Film Festival CIFT, 2021
- Florence International Film Festival, 2021
- International Social Change Festival Chicago, 2021
- Toronto Women in Film Festival, 2021
- Boston Independent Film Awards, 2022
- Roma Short Film festival, 2021
- San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival, 2021
- International Cosmopolitan FF of Tokyo, 2022
- Sicily Art Cinema Festival, 2021
- Palm Springs Shorts, 2022
- Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
- Dumbo Film Festival NYC, 2021
- Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, London 2022
- Rieti & Sabina Film Festival Italy, 2021
- Under The Stars International Film festival, Italy, 2021
- Awareness festival, LA 2021
- Seoul International Short Film Festival 2022
Awards
- Philadelphia Arthouse Film Festival 2022 - Best Original Short Screenwriting
- Cannes World Film Festival, 2021
- Prague International Film Festival, 2021
- Amsterdam International Film Festival, 2021
- Florence Film Awards, Italy 2021
- New Creators Film Awards, Paris, 2021
- Palm Springs Movie Awards, CA 2022
- Redwood Shorts & Scripts, CA 2021
- Athens International Art Film Festival, 2021
- Massachusetts Independent Film festival, 2022
- Vesuvius International Film Festival , Italy 2021
- Hollywood Venus Awards, Istanbul 2021
- Silver Mask Live Festival LA, 2021
- Robinson Film Awards, Italy
- Palm Springs Shorts
Cast
Sonya Joyneras Gloria Michaels
Judith Nelson Dildayas Mary Emmett
Rydia Q. Vielehras Gwen Michaels
Robin Burdulisas Covid
Crew
Laura Wetzlerdirector, writer, producer, composer
Links
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IMDb
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Laura Wetzler | IMDbPro
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Award-winning indie film echoes events of Holyoke Soldiers' Home | Radio Boston
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What Happened in the Veterans Home? Filmmaker Laura Wetzler — Connecting Point
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"What Happened at the Veterans Home?" to premiere at Academy of Music in Northampton Sunday | WAMC
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