The Avon Lady by Carolina Espiro
Granada Hills, CA (Milwaukee Premiere)Running Time: 13 minutes
Comedy
Saturday, Sept 7th 7PM
Avalon Atmospheric Theater
2473 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
A hilarious film inspired by the director's mother. A 65 year-old Chilean immigrant named Rosa has finally decided to face her fears of speaking English and become an Avon Lady. However, she's a fantastic failure until she meets an eccentric customer who shows her she'll need more than English to make that sale.
Chilean-American director, producer, and actor, she started directing theatre at Chapman University in Orange, CA. She then directed for Blue Sphere Alliance before switching over to camera for various promo videos and a web-series called Urban Nature Man that was featured on Home and Family. She returned to theater with a Homeward-LA production at the Open Fist Theatre as well as worked on Teresa Huang’s (Tom Swift, SEAL Team, MacGyver) hilarious new play "Expectations" featuring actors Elizabeth Ho, Leonardo Nam, Elizabeth Pan, and Thomas Morinaka.
Carolina has just released her debut music video project, Hanalei I Ka Pilimoe by Grammy Award Winning artist Kalani Pe'a. She will soon be starting pre-production on two feature films this summer, The Vintner and Searching for Páz slated to shoot in Chile.
Director's Statement:
The Avon Lady isn't just an immigrant story. It's a tale about someone who has found the courage to step outside of the boundaries of their comfort, whether physically or mentally, in hopes of achieving a dream. For my mother, it was financial independence in a foreign land. For me, it's becoming a filmmaker.
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