Songs She Wrote About People She Knows

Carol, an emotionally repressed woman, loses friends and alienates people when she begins singing songs she wrote about people she knows. But she unexpectedly inspires her boss, to whom she dedicates the song Asshole Dave, to attempt to reignite his dream of becoming a rock star.

Director
Kris Elgstrand
Format
S16mm
Length
80 minutes
Official Selection - Highlights

Toronto International Film Festival 2014, Toronto, Canada (World Premiere)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (US Premiere) *Independent Competition

Cinequest Film Festival 2015, San Jose, CA, USA *Competition

Nashville Film Festival 2015, Nashville, USA *New Directors Competition

Lima Independiente Festival Internacional de Cine 2015, PERU (International Premiere) *New Directors

Belgrade US Indie Film Festival 2015, Belgrade, SERBIA (European Premiere)

Festival History

Toronto International Film Festival 2014, Toronto, Canada (World Premiere)

Vancouver International Film Festival 2014, Vancouver, Canada 

Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (US Premiere) *Independent Competition

Cinequest Film Festival 2015, San Jose, CA, USA *Competition

Nashville Film Festival 2015, Nashville, USA *New Directors Competition

USA Film Festival 2015, Dallas, USA

Lima Independiente Festival Internacional de Cine 2015, PERU (International Premiere) *New Directors

Indy Film Festival 2015, Indianapolis, USA

Arizona Underground Film Festival 2015, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2015, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Lady Filmmakers Festival 2015, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

Belgrade US Indie Film Festival 2015, Belgrade, SERBIA (European Premiere)

SF Indiefest 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA

Awards

3 Canadian Screen Awards 2016 Nominations:
* Best Original Score (Chris Gestrin)
* Achievement in Costume Design (Arabella Bushnell)
* Best Original Song, Asshole Dave (Kris Elgstrand) 

Winner of Best Narrative Feature, SF Indie Fest 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA 

Winner of New Directors Competition, Nashville Film Festival 2015, Tennessee, USA

Winner of Best Foreign Feature at the Lady Filmmakers Festival 2015, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

Winner of Jury's Special Mention for the Most Innovative Film at the Belgrade US Indie Film Festival 2015, Serbia