HATBOXES  is about two women from very different backgrounds who meet by chance, and it follows the chemistry that develops between them.  Susana Darwin, writer and director, explains, “It’s a lesbian love story, but the sense of struggle and longing will feel familiar to a lot of people.”

The film will be shot in Andersonville late in June.

“Andersonville may seem like an obvious place to shoot a lesbian film, but we’re planning to shoot in Andersonville because it’s compact and features such a variety of looks, most of them beautiful, or at least arresting,” Darwin says, “and area residents and business owners have welcomed the project with gratifying enthusiasm.”

The film is being produced by Etta Worthington, who was one of the producers of Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together, and who produces and directs the web cooking show FOODGASM.

“What I like about this story is that it looks at a woman from a conservative community who has an encounter that really changes her life,” Worthington says.

Starring in the film are two actresses who are veterans of the local theatre and independent film worlds.  Robyn Okrant will play Miriam, an orthodox Jewish woman and mother.  Playing Nadine, a Jewish lesbian lawyer somewhat disconnected from her heritage, is Kat O’Connor.

“We’re delighted to have Robyn and Kat as our leads,” Darwin says.

Darwin’s career has taken her into book publishing, politics, and the law, but whose early passion for film has never left her.  She has spent years working on the idea and the script.

“It’s great to reconnect and partner with someone from my early days in publishing who is now a successful filmmaker,” she says.  “We look forward to releasing the film into the festival circuit later this year.”

For more information about this film, visit www.hatboxesthemovie.com or email hatboxesthemovie@gmail.com.

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