EVELYN of the DESERT is a short comedy about writer’s block. When a writer keeps getting interrupted as she struggles to finish her story, her characters come to life and help resolve her writer’s block.
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"Evelyn of the Desert" is a comic tale about inspiration, writer's block, revenge, scorching deserts of Arabia, and the glory of love.
Helen, a writer of romantic adventure novels, is having difficulty writing her latest epic saga, "Evelyn of the Desert". When a noisy neighbor moves next door, Helen loses her concentration and the control over her fictional characters. Her novel takes a farcical turn when Helen encorporates her fantasies of avenging her noisy neighbor into her fiction.
Helen, a writer of romantic adventure novels, is having difficulty writing her latest epic saga, "Evelyn of the Desert". When a noisy neighbor moves next door, Helen loses her concentration and the control over her fictional characters. Her novel takes a farcical turn when Helen encorporates her fantasies of avenging her noisy neighbor into her fiction.
BEST SHORT FILM - 1997 Cine-5 International Film Festival, Turkey
JURY AWARD 1996 New Orleans Int. Film Festival, Albany Int. Film Festival.