Director: Nikolaus von Uthmann.
The most dramatic race since BEN HUR! Sweet Granny is walking to her favorite spot at a lake when she gets overtaken by Mrs Messala. The old ladies maneuver their wheeled walking-aides in a breathtaking, funny but violent snail-pace race.
Black humour + whacky comedy underlined by subtle social commentary, as if Monty Pythons had teamed up with Mike Leigh.
The film has already been shown at festivals all over the world, and has won the Gold Remi Award of the WorldFest Houston (category: Best Original Comedy Short), and the Audience Award of the Kino Knock Out Festival in Altkirch, France.
The 2010 Heart of Gold International Film Festival is looking for entries from film-makers with heart-warming, hilarious, thought-provoking, uplifting, positive films. The Extended Deadline is 30th November 2009. Enter at Withoutabox or www.heartofgold.com.au.The Festival is held in Gympie, Queensland, Australia March 11-14, 2010 and features an extensive short film program and a limited number of features, as well as a range of special events, workshops, seminars and master classes. ...
