Disfluency (film)

Last updated
Disfluency
Disfluency (film).jpg
Directed byLaura Holliday
Story byAnna Baumgarten
Produced byAnna Baumgarten
Starring Libe Barer
Production
company
Vanishing Angle
Release date
  • October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)(NFFTY) [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Disfluency is a 2018 American short film directed by Laura Holliday and starring Libe Barer. [2] [3] The film follows a young woman through her daily life, from her passive usage of the phrase "I'm sorry," to her being raped and the emotional aftermath.

Contents

Cast

Awards & Nominations

AwardYearCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Capital City Film Festival2022Best Feature NarrativeAnna BaumgartenWon [5]
Cleveland International Film Festival2022American Independents CompetitionAnna BaumgartenNominated [6]
Eastern Oregon Film Festival2022Best Feature NarrativeAnna BaumgartenWon [7]
Florida Film Festival2022Best Narrative FeatureAnna BaumgartenNominated
Lake County Film Festival2022Best Narrative FeatureAnna BaumgartenWon [8]
Naples International Film Festival2022Programmers Choice AwardAnna BaumgartenWon [9]
Newport Beach Film Festival2022Best ActressLibe BarerWon [10]
Newport Beach Film Festival2022Best ScreenplayAnna BaumgartenWon [11]
Ouray International Film Festival2022Best FeatureAnna BaumgartenWon [12]
Ouray International Film Festival2022Audience Choice AwardAnna BaumgartenWon [13]
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, USA2022Best Narrative FeatureAnna BaumgartenWon [14]
Portland Film Festival, US2022Best Narrative FeatureAnna BaumgartenWon [15]
deadCenter Film Festival2022Best Narrative FeatureAnna BaumgartenWon [16]
Austin Film Festival2021Jury Award Narrative FeatureAnna BaumgartenWon [17]

References

  1. ↑ "NFFTY 2018 Festival Guide by NFFTY Film Festival - Issuu". 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Mount, Bailey (13 March 2018). "'Disfluency': Short Film with 'Sneaky Pete' Star Libe Barer Confronts Life After Sexual Assault — Watch". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Fredette, Meagan (25 March 2018). "This Short Film Gives Us A Realistic Look At Campus Sexual Assault". Refinery29. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Disfluency (2018) - IMDb , retrieved 2021-09-16
  5. ↑ "Disfluency". Capital City Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2025-10-16. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  6. ↑ Joey Morona, cleveland com (2022-04-06). "'Disfluency' is a powerful coming of age story about the lingering effects of trauma". cleveland. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  7. ↑ eofilmfest (2022-10-31). "#EOFF2022 Awards Announcement • Eastern Oregon Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  8. ↑ "2022 LCFF". The Lake County Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  9. ↑ Wildman, John (2022-11-29). "Naples International Film Festival 2022 announces filmmaker awards after "hurricane recovery" fest". Films Gone Wild. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  10. ↑ "2022 Awards". Newport Beach Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  11. ↑ "2022 Awards". Newport Beach Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  12. ↑ "Disfluency and Ouray Film Festival Series at the Wright Opera House". Ouray International Film Festival located in Ouray, Colorado. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  13. ↑ "Disfluency and Ouray Film Festival Series at the Wright Opera House". Ouray International Film Festival located in Ouray, Colorado. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  14. ↑ Wildman, John (2022-03-29). "Anna Baumgarten's Disfluency: Oxford Film Festival 2022 announces award winners with THE FIRST STEP, and THE FEARLESS 11 taking top prizes". Films Gone Wild. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  15. ↑ "Portland Film Festival 2025". pdxff.com. Archived from the original on 2026-01-18. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  16. ↑ "PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS". deadCenter Film. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  17. ↑ Thompson, Luke Y. (2021-11-03). "Anna Baumgarten's DISFLUENCY has more to say than just the words that come out -- Austin Film Festival review". Films Gone Wild. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.