In Defense of Wonder

DIRECTED BY FRANCESCA MIRABELLA

Type of Film: Drama
Length of Film: 14:27
Producer: Joy Jorgensen
Editor: Amy Adair
Cinematographer: Jomo Fray

A woman in her early 30's retreats to the countryside to try and escape her anxiety and depression. But a casual encounter with a much younger man leaves her in even more distress, causing her to take a drastic action.

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Mirabella, a long time writer, visual artist and filmmaker, is currently completing her thesis years in the graduate department at The Tisch School of the Arts, where she is a Dean's Fellow. Mirabella has made various short films, and has screened at: The Catskills Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Picture Farm Film Festival', Festival International Signes De Nuit, Palm Beach International Film Festival, The New Orleans Film Festival, The Montana Film Festival, and the First Run Film Festival. She was singularly nominated out of her class by the TISCH Graduate faculty for a Princess Grace Award, and recently won the Wasserman Fox Writing Award for Best Screenplay and is a 2017 Marcie Bloom Fellow. Mirabella recently wrapped up shooting a four part series for Topic Stories and Mirabella is currently in development on a television show, feature film, and new shorts.