World Premiere
The Parker Tribe
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA | 25 MINUTES | EnglishDrama, Female Director(s), Comedy, Relationships, Female Screenwriter(s), Other
Living life in suburban Philadelphia in the late 1970s is both hilarious and painful for Mary “Jo” Parker, a 13-year-old tomboy in a large Irish Catholic family. When Jo questions her feelings for another girl, she ponders the possibility that she will be the freak in her already bizarre family.
Screening as part of Shorts: Family Dynamics
Screening as part of Shorts: Family Dynamics
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Jane Baker
Jane Baker is a 30-year theatre dramaturg, writer, and performer. She has taught hundreds the craft of improv, acting, and writing at the New England Youth Theatre in Vermont. The Parker Tribe is her film directorial debut.
Director
Jane Baker
Screenwriter
Jane Baker, Roberta Munroe
Producer
Roberta Munroe
Editor
Justin Lachance, Avril Buekes
Associate Producer
Dede Cummings
Cinematographer
Michelle Lawler
Production Designer
Sandy Klein, Anna Pasz
Composer
Jeff Richmond
Executive Producer
Pam Carter, Denis Gallagher, Roberta Marie Munroe, Jane Baker, Sharon Gentry, Janet Wallstein, Jane Dewey
Cast
Paula Pell, David Koechner, Cassandra Beske-Dunn, Colin Hinckley, Jonny Flood, Emily Seymour