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New Shoes: An Interview in Exactly 5 Minutes
IFFR
1991
Few women could tell the story of their first great love in just a few minutes. Fewer still could recount one that includes stalking, gunfire, and a shocking conclusion.
That’s precisely what happens in Ann Marie Fleming’s New Shoes: An Interview in Exactly Five Minutes. The Canadian filmmaker points her camera at a woman, seated at the kitchen table with a cup of tea. With striking candour, yet also an air of detachment, the woman recounts the physical and emotional abuse she endured. Throughout the film, Fleming cuts away to a woman dressed as a princess, frolicking in the park as animated triangles dance around the screen. These cutaways are distracting—the story of the woman at the table is compelling enough. But perhaps that’s the point. The story grows ever more terrifying. The clock keeps ticking.
Bio Ann Marie Fleming
Canadian filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming has explored a wide range of formats and genres, including animation, documentary, experimental film, and fiction. Born on Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, Fleming now lives in Vancouver. Her films such as New Shoes: An Interview in Exactly Five Minutes (1990), The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (2003), and I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors (2010) explore themes of family, history, and memory. Fleming’s animated feature Window Horses (2016) earned dozens of awards and accolades worldwide.
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