Little Orange Flags

Join The Colonial Theatre for a special screening of the short film Little Orange Flags, a coming-of-age story filmed right here in Phoenixville. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, cast, and collaborators, as well as a brief reception.

The film, which premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in April, features a collaboration of the area’s top artists beginning with writer/director Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio, whose family lives in Phoenixville. Together with her husband Matthew, they make Lizzy & Dicky Studios, a New York City-based film creation and production company.

Film: 7:00 PM

Q&A panel: 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Reception: 8:00 – 9:00 PM

Colonial Theatre members: $10

Non-members: $15

All ticket proceeds to this event benefit The Colonial Theatre’s annual fund.

Click here for the Main Line Today article about Little Orange Flags

The Panel

• Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio, Writer/Producer/Director, Co-Founder – Lizzy & Dicky Studios
• Matthew Bonifacio, Producer, Co-Founder – Lizzy & Dicky Studios
• Michael Bacon, Film Score Composer
• Bella Miah Estrada, Actor (Iris)
• Chris Henry Coffey, Actor (Ted)
• Ben Goelz, Director of Photography
• Judy Gelinas, Costume Designer and Location Coordinator
• Lisa Emery, Actor (Nana)
• Additional members of the cast and crew, to be confirmed

The Film

Twelve-year-old Iris is sent to live on a farm in rural Pennsylvania after an encounter with her mom’s boyfriend. There, she is required to follow the rules set by Nana and enforced by Nana’s twelve-year-old granddaughter, Pruey. As the two girls form a friendship, Iris struggles to reclaim the childhood that was taken from her, while Pruey recognizes her own impending womanhood.