Miss America

Directed by Pepi Ginsberg

Type of Project: Drama
Length: 10:00
Producers: Pepi Ginsberg, Drake Burnette, Alyssah Loh
Editor: Pepi Ginsberg
Cinematographer: Alfonso Herrera Salcedo
Sound Design: Ian Gafney-Rosenfeld

Candice has recently run out of money and can no longer pay rent at the weekly rate motel she’s called home for the past month. She buys herself another night by busting a faulty lock, but when she is caught the next morning by the manager she is evicted and must leave without her belongings. On a mission for a place to stay and a way to pay back the room rate, Candice attempts to get a job at a local restaurant, which yields inconclusive results. With nowhere to stay and nothing of consequence to do, Candice heads to a local bar where a chance encounter with another patron could prove to be her chance at a fresh start, if she’ll take it.

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Pepi Ginsberg is a filmmaker and musician. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with an honors degree in creative writing, she became a professional recording artist, releasing five albums, which received critical acclaim from such media outlets as NPR, KCRW, Pitchfork, MTV, Rolling Stone, and many others, as well as touring widely. After stepping away from life on the road, Ginsberg turned her focus to directing, beginning with music videos and commissioned artist documentaries and then enrolling in New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she is currently an MFA candidate in film production. Most recently, she directed a short film for Gucci and Garage magazine.