"Broken Doll"
(NARRATIVE - 14 minutes, 22 seconds)

This short dramatic narrative is s futuristic saga following a adolescent girl living with a robotic arm. Struggling inside her tortured family existence, the young girl attempt to overcome her suppressed affections and father's abuses in order to take control of her own life.

Filmmaker Profile: Landis Stokes

Landis Stokes attended the School of the Museum of the Fine Arts in Boston before matriculating to the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC. While in Boston, he made seven animated shorts, 12 video projects and a 15-minute Super-8 film. He is currently in production on his fourth year film, Ascension.

Contact Information

phone: 410/435-9394
email: landy-land@excite.com

Local Connections

• Director Landis Stokes transferred to the North Carolina School of the Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
• Cinematographer, Jeff Stepp, and editor, Vanessa Smith are from Winston-Salem.
• Co-producers, Joseph Butler and Emmy Ellison, are from Charlotte and Greensboro, respectively.
• Jason Gross, Chris Livengood, and Valerie Hutchinson are from Winston-Salem (Production Design/Make-up/Hair team).
• The rest of the crew was a good mix of in-state and out-of-state NC School of Filmmaking students.
• The film was shot in downtown Winston-Salem on 4th street between Marshall St. and Cherry St. Another location was the Piedmont Arts and Crafts store on Reynolda Road and Grayland Manor.