Stuck (film)

Infobox Film
name = Stuck


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director = Jamie Babbit
producer = Laurie Hansen
Andrea Sperling
writer = Kelly Souders
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starring = Jennie Ventriss
Jeanette Miller
Eden Sher
music = Ethan Gold
cinematography = M. David Mullen
editing = Jim Rhoads
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released = December 9 2001
runtime = 7 mins.
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language = English
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imdb_id = 0296876

"Stuck" is an award-winning 2001 short film directed by Jamie Babbit. It tells the story of an elderly lesbian couple traveling across the desert, who are on the verge of ending their unhappy relationship. It was the first film produced by production company POWER UP. [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/company/co0026662/ |title=Power Up Films |accessdate=2007-05-15 |format= |work=IMDb ]

Plot

An elderly woman, Fern (Jeanette Miller), wakes up her girlfriend Irma (Jennie Ventriss). As they get ready to go to a bridge game, a young girl (Eden Sher) skateboards down a desert road. Irma makes a lime Jell-O desert, which Fern is rude about. As Irma drives down the road on their way to the game, Fern berates her for driving too fast. They start arguing and their truck hits the young girl on the skateboard. Fern gets out of the truck, announces that the girl is dead, and starts shouting at Irma, insisting that she get out and have a look. Irma locks the truck doors. Fern continues shouting and starts smashing the truck headlights, while Irma refuses to speak or open the doors. Fern threatens to end their 45-year relationship, and when she receives no answer, she takes her ring from her ring finger, throws it at the truck, and walks off down the road. After some time, Irma opens the truck windows and smiles to herself.

Cast

* Jennie Ventriss as Irma
* Jeanette Miller as Fern, Irma's partner
* Eden Sher as Caterpillar Girl who is run over by Irma and Fern's truck

Distribution and awards

"Stuck" premiered on 9 December 2001 and played at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. It features on "Girls on Film", a DVD compilation of short films released by production company POWER UP. [Citation
last =Cleveland
first =Roanne
title =The REEL POWER in POWER UP
newspaper =She Magazine
url =http://www.power-up.net/she_magazine.htm
accessdate =2007-08-12 ] In 2002, "Stuck" won the Jury Prize at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and an Honorable Mention at the Sundance Film Festival. At the 16th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, it won the Film4 Prize for Best Short Film. [cite web
last =Sullivan
first =Moira
title = London G&L Fest UK's 3rd Largest
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date =2002-04-24
url =http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/shownews.pl?obj=ShowNews&CfgPath=ffs/filinfo&Cfg=news.cfg&news=general&text_id=22416
accessdate =2007-10-12 ] Later that year the "wacky lesbian geriatric melodrama" won the Grand Prize at the PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards. [cite web
title =PlanetOut.com and HBO Announce Winners of the Third Annual PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards
publisher =PlanetOut
url =http://www.onlinepartners.com/press/releases/?sernum=28
accessdate =2007-09-08 ]

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