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DIRECTOR: Carrie Schrader

I am interested in telling stories about how we overcome our brokenness and make meaning out
of it for ourselves and others . So, when I read Yogini, which tells t h e story about a young woman
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who rediscovers her musical talent through loss, I was IN. I fell n love with Sam, she s real, she s
talented, and she is a total badass. She breaks the mold of the stereotypical portrayal of girls in
their teens who are most often depicted scrolling through their phones, bouncing around with
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shopping bags, and nteracting on a surface-level basis. While there s some truth to that trope, there
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are many other ruths about young women that have yet to be explored on screen. Yogini gives us a
unique character n an unusual but universally elatable situation.
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Directing s all about he conducting of mages. This story has a beautiful hythm, illed with emotional
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beats of betrayal, hope, and etting go. t s my ob o weave hem ogether nto a cinematic symphony.
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I plan on bringing out he aw emotions of his story hrough a subjective, documentary-like style hat
impacts the viewers on a visceral evel. I am confident that Yogini will reach through the screen and
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play he chords of audiences’ heartstrings.
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Boys and Kids and Dogs are Weird The Founders (2016) Don’t Mess with Texas (2008)
Writer/Director: Carrie Schrader Writer/Director: Carrie Schrader Writer: Ethan Coen (Coen bros)
Winner of international film festivals Distributed by Level 33 Films Director: Carrie Schrader
Awards: “Best Feature” at AFF Award-winning short film
Premiered: Edinburg International
Film Festival
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