2024
Short Documentary(Philadelphia Premiere)(Best Short Documentary Nominee)

So That Tonight We Might See

CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person

With gaps in her personal history, a filmmaker assembles fragments of her family’s archive in an attempt to see more clearly.

Screenings

Virtual

August 3 – August 5
August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

A picture of a woman named Bea Hesselbart. She is standing outdoors with a softly blurred background of greenery and a red brick building. Bea has shoulder-length straight black hair and is wearing a black top that blends seamlessly with her dark hair. Her expression is calm and composed, with a faint, gentle smile.

Bea Hesselbart

Director

Bea Hesselbart is an independent filmmaker who was born in China and raised in Portland, Maine. In her film work, she is drawn to explorations of the creative process itself and is intrigued by uncertainty, unknowns, and incompatible truths. Bea has a graduate certificate in filmmaking from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and a BA from Smith College.

Runtime
15 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
Bea Hesselbart
Cinematographer
Bea Hesselbart
Screenwriter
Erin Murphy and Bea Hesselbart
Editor
Bea Hesselbart
Producer
Erin Murphy and Bea Hesselbart
Sound Design
Michael McInnis
Premiere
Philadelphia

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