Ferry Tales

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Ferry Tales
Directed byKatja Esson
Written byKatja Esson
Produced byKatja Esson, Sabine Schenk, Corinna Sager
CinematographyMartina Radwan, Katja Esson
Edited bySabine Hoffman, Moira Demos
Music byCassis, Robby Baier
Distributed by Women Make Movies
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
40 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ferry Tales is a 2003 American short documentary film written, produced and directed by Katja Esson. It follows the conversations of women in the powder room of the Staten Island Ferry during the morning commute from Staten Island to Manhattan. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1]

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Production

Inspired by an idea of Cassis Birgit Staudt, Katja Esson decided in July 2001 to create a sort of ‘working-girl’ documentary about the women who occupy the ladies' bathroom on the ferry each morning.

Filming took place soon after the September 11 attacks.

Film Festivals & Awards

'Esson's film gives a fantastic glimpse into one of the countless secret sub-cultures of New York. Her brilliant portrayal rethinks class and gender and turns our ideas of the suburban/urban divide on their head'. (K.E. Flemming, New York University) [2]

Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Doc

Women's Network Awards - Best Documentary Film [3]

Underdog Film Festival - Best Doc

Annapolis Film Festival - Honorable Mention

Woodstock Film Festival - Honorable Mention

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References

  1. Ramsey, Nancy (12 February 2004). "Sisterhood in a Floating Powder Room". New York Times.
  2. "KE Flemming". women make movies.
  3. "win awards". women's image network awards. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05.