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Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home is a 16mm, hand-painted, experimental animated film by Eileen OMeara. It was jury-selected for Sundance Film Festival, London Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and aired on Showtime Cable Network, The Movie Channel, and PBS.

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Reviews

"Threaded through this program are four short films, of which the most remarkable (are) Agnes Escapes From the Nursing Home, a cel-animation by the extremely gifted Eileen OMeara, whose colors and images are delicate and mysterious..." Los Angeles Times, Sheila Benson

Synopsis

“The message of this (film) depends solely on the viewer’s interpretation of how Agnes escapes from the nursing home. The reviewer envisions Agnes escaping through death, thereby experiencing freedom from a life of many choices...” Dolly Partridge, Media Review

"A bittersweet animation that looks deeply into the thoughts of Agnes, taking us on one of her daily journeys." Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Institute

Festivals and screenings

  • Sundance Film Festival
  • The London FIlm Festival
  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Krakow Film Festival
  • Rendezvous With Madness
  • Women in the Directors Chair Film and Video Festival

    • References

    Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home Wikipedia
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