The Lily & The Scorpion
Canada, 14 mins, Digital
In-person & Online
After a bank job gone wrong, infamous outlaws The Lily & The Scorpion are on the run, but as day turns into night the partners’ trust in each other begins to fray.
Director: Charlie Netto
Writer: Charlie Netto
Producer: Sharon Mayo
Director of Photography: Agustina Biasutto
Editor: Kali Kahn
Composer: Patrick Zellinski & Ryan Dimmock
Cast: Amanda Cordner, Nikki Rae Hallow
Contact: Sharon Mayo, sm5111@columbia.edu
Program F
Saturday, May 11th at 9:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Charlie is a Trinidadian-born award-winning filmmaker from Mohkinstsis / Calgary on Treaty 7 territory, Canada. Charlie's work often focuses on themes of misfits, outcasts, chosen families and unconventional intimacy. Previous work includes co-writing the relationship dramedy One Night in Aberdeen - available on shortoftheweek.com, writing teen heist caper Operation: Clean Slate, and directing Sonder, a noir drama.
About the Producer
Sharon Mayo is a filmmaker with a background in improvisational comedy and end to end post production. She was a recipient of the Martin Scorsese Trustee Scholarship at NYU Tisch, as well as the Arthur Krim Memorial Fellowship for Excellence in Producing at Columbia University. Sharon’s projects highlight stories that question the status quo, examines societal rules and champions outsiders.