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Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes
	Open Your Eyes movie poster
Directed by	Susan Cohen
Written by	Susan Cohen
Produced by	David Newsom; Amy Sommer; Alisa Wiegers
Starring	Traci Dinwiddie; Suzy Nakamura; Eric Lange; Teresa Huang
Cinematography	Stephanie Martin
Edited by	Steven Ansell
Music by	Wolfram de Marco; Leslie Stevens (of Leslie and the Badgers)
Distributed by	American Film Institute
Release date	2008;
Running time	14 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Open Your Eyes is a 2008 short film written and directed by Susan Cohen.^[1]

Synopsis

Struggling to come to terms with her life and husband (Eric Lange) after breast cancer, Julia (Traci Dinwiddie) gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with Kat (Suzy Nakamura) - the frank-talking sister of the bride-to-be (Teresa Huang).^[2]

Festivals and awards

Awards

American Film Institute Jean Picker Firstenberg Award for Excellence DWW 2008
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2008 - the Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker^[3]
Anchorage International Film Festival 2008 - best short film^[4]
Canada International Film Festival 2009 - best director^[5]
Beverly Hills Shorts Festival 2009 - best drama, best film, best director, and best actress for Traci Dinwiddie
Vail Film Festival 2009 - best student film
WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2009 - Platinum Remi Award for Graduate Level Student Productions^[6]
West Chester Film Festival 2009 - best student film^[7]
42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009 - the Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and honorable mention best narrative^[8]
Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 - Audience Award for Best Student Work^[9]
British Film Festival Los Angeles 2009 - best student film and best actress short film for Traci Dinwiddie
Iowa Independent Film Festival 2009 - best student film
Action on Film International Film Festival 2009 - best actress short film for Traci Dinwiddie
Mexico International Film Festival 2009 - Golden Palm Winner - student film

Nominations

Milan International Film Festival 2009 - best short film
Method Fest Independent Film Festival 2009 - best actress short film for Traci Dinwiddie
British Film Festival Los Angeles 2009 - best supporting actress short film for Suzy Nakamura
Little Rock Film Festival 2009 - best short film
Action on Film International Film Festival 2009 - best supporting actress short film for Suzy Nakamura and best female filmmaker short film category for Susan Cohen

Selected festival screenings

40th Nashville Film Festival - April, 2009
Little Rock Film Festival - May, 2009

External links

IMDb profile for Susan Cohen

Notes

^ Open Your Eyes Official Website.
^ "Open Your Eyes - Cleveland International Film Festival :: April 7 - 18, 2021". www.clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^ "open your eyes". stephanie-martin. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^ "Traci Dinwiddie's 'Open Your Eyes' Anchorage International Film Festival screening dates". Winchester Bros. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^ says, Carina Cojeen. "Winter by Susan Cohen – ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^ "WorldFest Houston [2009] (List of Award Winners and Nominees)". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^ "Award Winners". West Chester Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^ "Martin Stephanie (ADF)". http://adfcine.org. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 : Profile". santacruz.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[1] Open Your Eyes Official Website.

[2] "Open Your Eyes - Cleveland International Film Festival :: April 7 - 18, 2021". www.clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[3] "open your eyes". stephanie-martin. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[4] "Traci Dinwiddie's 'Open Your Eyes' Anchorage International Film Festival screening dates". Winchester Bros. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[5] says, Carina Cojeen. "Winter by Susan Cohen – ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival". Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[6] "WorldFest Houston [2009] (List of Award Winners and Nominees)". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[7] "Award Winners". West Chester Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

[8] "Martin Stephanie (ADF)". http://adfcine.org. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[9] "Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 : Profile". santacruz.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

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 == Synopsis ==
-Struggling to come to terms with her life and husband (Eric Lange) after breast cancer, Julia ([[Traci Dinwiddie]]) gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with Kat ([[Suzy Nakamura]]) - the frank-talking sister of the bride-to-be (Teresa Huang).
+Struggling to come to terms with her life and husband (Eric Lange) after breast cancer, Julia ([[Traci Dinwiddie]]) gets more than she bargained for when she attends a bridal shower and finds herself locked in a bathroom with Kat ([[Suzy Nakamura]]) - the frank-talking sister of the bride-to-be (Teresa Huang).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Your Eyes - Cleveland International Film Festival :: April 7 - 18, 2021|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2009/open-your-eyes|access-date=2020-09-08|website=www.clevelandfilm.org|language=en}}</ref>
 == Festivals and awards ==
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 '''Awards'''
 * [[American Film Institute]] [[Jean Picker Firstenberg]] Award for Excellence DWW 2008
-* Palm Springs International ShortFest 2008 - the Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker
+* Palm Springs International ShortFest 2008 - the Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|title=open your eyes|url=https://www.stephaniemartin.com/open-your-eyes|access-date=2020-09-08|website=stephanie-martin|language=en}}</ref>
-* Anchorage International Film Festival 2008 - best short film
+* Anchorage International Film Festival 2008 - best short film<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-12-01|title=Traci Dinwiddie’s ‘Open Your Eyes’ Anchorage International Film Festival screening dates|url=http://winchesterbros.com/?p=2553|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Winchester Bros|language=en-US}}</ref>
+* [[Canada International Film Festival]] 2009 - best director<ref>{{Cite web|last=says|first=Carina Cojeen|title=Winter by Susan Cohen – ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival|url=http://www.reelheart.org/rh/archive-2015/tuesday-july-7/tues-live-reads/winter/|access-date=2020-09-08|language=en-US}}</ref>
-* [[Canada International Film Festival]] 2009 - best director
 * Beverly Hills Shorts Festival 2009 - best drama, best film, best director, and best actress for Traci Dinwiddie
 * Vail Film Festival 2009 - best student film
-* WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2009 - Platinum Remi Award for Graduate Level Student Productions
+* WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2009 - Platinum Remi Award for Graduate Level Student Productions<ref>{{Cite web|title=WorldFest Houston [2009] (List of Award Winners and Nominees)|url=https://www.famousfix.com/topic/worldfest-houston-2009|access-date=2020-09-08|website=FamousFix.com}}</ref>
-* West Chester Film Festival 2009 - best student film
+* West Chester Film Festival 2009 - best student film<ref>{{Cite web|title=Award Winners|url=https://westchesterfilmfestival.com/award-winners/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=West Chester Film Festival|language=en-US}}</ref>
-* 42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009 - the Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and honorable mention best narrative
+* 42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009 - the Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and honorable mention best narrative<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Martin Stephanie (ADF)|url=http://adfcine.org/sys/stephanie-martin-adf/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=http://adfcine.org}}</ref>
-* Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 - Audience Award for Best Student Work
+* Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 - Audience Award for Best Student Work<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009 : Profile|url=http://santacruz.festivalgenius.com/2009/user/CAmovieFAN|access-date=2020-09-08|website=santacruz.festivalgenius.com}}</ref>
 * British Film Festival Los Angeles 2009 - best student film and best actress short film for Traci Dinwiddie
 * Iowa Independent Film Festival 2009 - best student film