Synopsis:
Entirely hand-painted, JOY STREET is the ambitious, astonishing story of a woman’s journey from suicidal despair to personal renewal with the help of an unlikely spirit guide. Using a Fulbright scholar award, Pitt traveled to remote rainforest regions of Mexico and Guatemala to create paintings of the nearly extinct patches of remaining virgin forest, which were later animated for the film. The music was composed by Roy Nathanson and the Jazz Passengers, with the title song recorded by Debbie Harry.
- Director:
- Suzan Pitt
- Year:
- 1995
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 24 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Suzan Pitt
- Animator:
- Suzan Pitt
- Script writer:
- Suzan Pitt
- Genre:
- Drama
- Tags:
- Feminism, Spirituality, Hope
- Audience:
- Adults
- Language:
- English
- Website:
- www.suzanpitt.com
- Festival selections:
- "Sundance Film Festival, Park City/Salt Lake City", Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema
- Awards:
- The Sundance Film Festival /Best Short Film Award, The New York Film Festival / Best Short Film Award, San Francisco International Film Festival/ Golden Gate Award
- Submitted by:
- Ivona Barbaričová
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