Second Hand Dolls

Southwest Premiere
6 Minutes
Student Project

Second Hand Dolls Directed By: Anthony Weeks
Produced By: Anthony Weeks

'Second Hand Dolls' tells the story of two women: Judi, an African American woman who rents and sells used mannequins, and Linda, a 70 year old white woman who is a ballet dancer. The two stories converge to tell a broader story of beauty, vibrancy, and repurpose at the end of the life span. The two women contemplate the obsession with youth, novelty, and conventional notions of what is beautiful and useful while confronting a throwaway culture that too readily discards the 'old' and 'passé.'

Shot in black and white 16mm film, with non-sync sound, the film is a short poetic essay. By celebrating movement, bodies (particularly women's bodies), and the persistent hope of renewal, the film provides a new way of seeing and understanding the virtue of longevity and the wise use of resources--both material and human.

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Eagle Press	Panavision University of North Texas Denton Record Chronicle XO 101.7 FM La Bonita 106.7 FM	Access 1st Capital Bank City of Denton Recycling	Metro Environmental Services Cafe Du Luxe Lightning Bear Studios Vigne Wine & Delicatessen Ben E. Keith Post Asylum
Thin Line Film Fest is also made possible by the support of the Greater Denton Arts Council, The Arts Guild of Denton, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.