Libertyville is an American 2021 drama-comedyshort film directed by Devin Scott and written by Suzana Norberg. The film stars Norberg, Boyana Balta, Keziah Wall and Conor Kowalski.
A grandmother and her grandchild clash ideologies during a picnic at a relative's resting place.
Castedit
Suzana Norberg
Boyana Balta
Keziah Wall
Conor Kowalski
Productionedit
The film is based on Norberg's own childhood experiences, after immigrating from Serbia. It was shot in San Diego[1][2] and it's a drama-comedy set in the 1970s.[3]
Alan Ng at Film Threat scored it 8 out of 10 and said that "Scott and Norberg tell the story of a dysfunctional family for laughs while at the same time finding the perfect moments for levity and heart."[7] Richard Propes at The Independent Critic called it "delightful," scoring it a B.[4] Michael Sadler at Borrego Sun scored it 30/30 for "fine acting."[3]
Accoladesedit
List of awards and nominations
Festival
Year
Award
Recipient(s)
Result
Chicago Serbian Film Fest
2021
Best Short Film
Devin Scott
Nominated
San Diego Film Awards
2022
Best Original Screenplay
Suzana Norberg
Nominated
Best Lead Actress
Nominated
San Diego Film Week
2022
Best Female Film
Devin Scott
Nominated
Referencesedit
^Kunzer, Jami (2022-03-04). "Based on weekly pilgrimage to cemetery, short film puts spotlight on Libertyville". Lake County Journal. pp. a4. from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-09-29 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Based on weekly pilgrimage to cemetery, short film puts spotlight on Libertyville". Lake County Journal. 2021-12-02. pp. a12. Retrieved 2023-10-14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcSadler, Michael (2022-04-21). . Borrego Sun. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
^ abPropes, Richard. "The Independent Critic - "Libertyville" Set for Dances With Films Premiere". The Independent Critic. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^Allen, Keith (2022-02-18), "Talking with Suzana Norberg about her film "Libertyville" at Santa Fe Film Festival 2022", RCR News Media, retrieved 2023-12-26 – via YouTube
^Eeds, Richard (2022-02-09). "Richard Eeds Show - February 9, 2022 - SantaFe.com". The Richard Eeds Show. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
^Ng, Alan (2021-08-05). "Libertyville | Film Threat". Film Threat. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
libertyville, film, libertyville, american, 2021, drama, comedy, short, film, directed, devin, scott, written, suzana, norberg, film, stars, norberg, boyana, balta, keziah, wall, conor, kowalski, libertyvilleposterdirected, bydevin, scottwritten, bysuzana, nor. Libertyville is an American 2021 drama comedy short film directed by Devin Scott and written by Suzana Norberg The film stars Norberg Boyana Balta Keziah Wall and Conor Kowalski LibertyvillePosterDirected byDevin ScottWritten bySuzana NorbergProduced byRobert Norberg Suzana Norberg Wally Schlotter Jeanne ScottStarringSuzana Norberg Boyana Balta Keziah Wall Conor KowalskiCinematographyRob AmatoEdited byMichael ToweMusic byNicholas PatrickProductioncompanyAmerican Dream CinemaRelease dateSeptember 2 2021 2021 09 02 Dances With Films Running time17 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 5 1 Critical response 5 2 Accolades 6 References 7 External linksPlot editA grandmother and her grandchild clash ideologies during a picnic at a relative s resting place Cast editSuzana Norberg Boyana Balta Keziah Wall Conor KowalskiProduction editThe film is based on Norberg s own childhood experiences after immigrating from Serbia It was shot in San Diego 1 2 and it s a drama comedy set in the 1970s 3 Release editLibertyville premiered at Dances With Films 4 and later screened at Sante Fe Film Festival 5 6 and Borrego Springs Film Festival 3 Reception editCritical response edit Alan Ng at Film Threat scored it 8 out of 10 and said that Scott and Norberg tell the story of a dysfunctional family for laughs while at the same time finding the perfect moments for levity and heart 7 Richard Propes at The Independent Critic called it delightful scoring it a B 4 Michael Sadler at Borrego Sun scored it 30 30 for fine acting 3 Accolades edit List of awards and nominations Festival Year Award Recipient s Result Chicago Serbian Film Fest 2021 Best Short Film Devin Scott Nominated San Diego Film Awards 2022 Best Original Screenplay Suzana Norberg Nominated Best Lead Actress Nominated San Diego Film Week 2022 Best Female Film Devin Scott NominatedReferences edit Kunzer Jami 2022 03 04 Based on weekly pilgrimage to cemetery short film puts spotlight on Libertyville Lake County Journal pp a4 Archived from the original on 2022 03 08 Retrieved 2022 09 29 via Newspapers com Based on weekly pilgrimage to cemetery short film puts spotlight on Libertyville Lake County Journal 2021 12 02 pp a12 Retrieved 2023 10 14 via Newspapers com a b c Sadler Michael 2022 04 21 Borrego Springs 9th Annual Film Festival Part Two Borrego Sun Archived from the original on 2022 05 27 Retrieved 2023 04 14 a b Propes Richard The Independent Critic Libertyville Set for Dances With Films Premiere The Independent Critic Retrieved 2022 09 29 Allen Keith 2022 02 18 Talking with Suzana Norberg about her film Libertyville at Santa Fe Film Festival 2022 RCR News Media retrieved 2023 12 26 via YouTube Eeds Richard 2022 02 09 Richard Eeds Show February 9 2022 SantaFe com The Richard Eeds Show Retrieved 2023 12 26 Ng Alan 2021 08 05 Libertyville Film Threat Film Threat Retrieved 2022 09 29 External links editLibertyville at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Libertyville film amp oldid 1210813541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
