I, Doll
The Unauthorized Biography of America's 11 1/2" Sweetheart
1996 | 57 minutes | Color | DVD | Order No. 99492
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"...[A] revelatory new documentary... Paralleling the history of Barbie with cultural events of of the past half century, I, Doll is as humorous as it is comprehensive."
SCREENING HIGHLIGHTS AND AWARDS
- Chicago Underground Film Festival, 2nd Place, Documentary
- Big Muddy Film Festival
- Northwest Film Festival
- Chicago Filmmakers
ABOUT FILMMAKER(S)
After graduating from San Francisco State University and the Art Center College of Design, Tula Asselanis worked as an art director for twelve years at various agencies, including Ketchum Advertising. Her 1996 documentary I, DOLL: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA’S 11’1/2” SWEETHEART was screened worldwide at venues and festivals, including the Belarus Women’s Film Festival, the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, Northwest Film Center in Portland, the Dallas Video Festival, KTEH San Jose Public Television, the Central Florida Film Festival, Cornell Cinema in Ithaca, the Roxie Cinema in San Francisco, and at the Chicago International Film Festival. As a writer, producer and director, Asselanis has also spent time working on video catalogs and industrial films, and her commercial work includes television ads for Baskin Robbins and Bank of America. (01/20)
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