Lola: Girl Got a Gun
Written & Directed by Emily Elizabeth Thomas
Produced by Anna Fredrikke Bjerke & Devin Tusa
Director of Photography Nadia Gilbert
Edited by Stephania Dulowski
Production Design & Wardrobe Design by Laura Gordon
Starring:
Edie Yvonne
Heather Kafka
Justin Arnold
Liam Booth
LOLA: GIRL GOT A GUN bares witness to a young and angelic girl who experiences the emotional weight of her mother’s abuse by her conservative NRA member father. The heaviness of the abuse permeates her home, and she searches for an outlet for her anger and fear. She feels that all is lost, until one day she wanders into her parents' room the morning after a particularly violent night. What she finds changes her worldview permanently: her father’s loaded pistol. She decides to keep it as her own, names it Lola, and paints it bubble gum pink. The girl’s got a gun now – her very own defense – and nobody can take it away from her.
Selected Press:
https://milk.xyz/articles/what-happened-to-lola/
Festival Circuit:
/ The Norwegian Seagull International Short Film Festival (Finalist, Best International Short)
/ Cannes Short Corner
/ The Victoria Texas Independent Film Festival (Winner, Crossroads Award for Directors on the Rise)
/ Harlem International Film Festival
/ Marfa Film Festival
/ Nitehawk Shorts Festival
/ Key West International Film Festival
/ Oslo Independent Film Festival (Winner, Best International Short)