She, Who Excels in Solitude

Screening Schedule

Nov. 21 (Sat.) 19:00

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Details

In 1961, during the Space Race, a woman vying to become the first female astronaut meets a nurse ready to give up on a dream of her own. Inspired by a true story.

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Directed by Mako Kamitsuna
Written by Mako Kamitsuna
Producer: Ralf Weinfurtner
Editing: Mako Kamitsuna
Produced by Film Houston, LLC
Music: Patrick Kirst
Cinematography: Lyn Moncrief

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Country: USA
Year of production: 2012
Running time: 20min
Language: English

Director

Mako Kamitsuma

Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, Mako grew up wanting to become an astronaut. At age 6, she realized her natural talent to manipulate image as a communication tool and that perhaps becoming a filmmaker might be a more pragmatic aspiration than dreaming the boundless space above. She gave up pursuing astronomy at UC Berkeley and went on to earn a BA in Philosophy from Columbia University and later attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Film MFA program.