Linda Hunt and Fay Masterson Eyed By Five Los Angeles Film Festivals Simultaneously

"The Crooked Eye," which stars Fay Masterson, Katherine Boecher and Academy Award winner Linda Hunt, has been selected by over five film festivals in Los Angeles this summer.

Los Angeles (PRWEB) July 13, 2009 -- Scheduled to screen at five more short film festivals in Los Angeles, D.C. Douglas' "The Crooked Eye" (http://www.TheCrookedEye.com) is quickly becoming the darling of the festival circuit in Tinsel Town.

Having recently shown at Laemmle's Sunset Five theaters on the Sunset Strip in the Dances With Films Festival, the film will now return to the same theater for the LA Shorts Fest on July 27, as well as the West Hollywood International Film Festival and HollyShorts Film Festival in early August. Additionally, "The Crooked Eye" will screen in the SSG Summer ShortsFest at the state-of-the-art Wilshire Screening Rooms in Beverly Hills at the end of July and the Malibu International Film Festival in early August. These official selections continue an already impressive run of prestigious festivals, such as the Palm Springs International ShortFest, the 40th annual Nashville Film Festival and the 26th annual Miami International Film Festival.

Narrated by Academy Award winner Linda Hunt (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001373/) and starring Fay Masterson ("A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey) and Katherine Boecher ("Heroes," "Supernatural"), "The Crooked Eye" follows a day in the life of Sharon (Masterson) as she struggles with a recent divorce and a current perception problem.

"The Crooked Eye" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847208/) is based on the short story of the same name, written by Betty Malicoat.

What sets this short apart from others is the combination of real actors in a CGI environment without any creatures morphing or meteors falling. Instead, it's more of a surreal odyssey through the thought process of an unstable character.

"The film is having an interesting journey," says director D.C. Douglas, "since some people are confounded by the simplicity of it and others are enthralled with it's complexity! No matter what, though, people leave the screening discussing their many thoughts and feelings -- conversations that sometimes last longer than the actual film! That tickles me."

To find exact show times for "The Crooked Eye" as they become available and to see the trailer, go to The Crooked Eye Official Website (http://www.TheCrookedEye.com).

This press release (http://www.WritingToTheRescue.com) was prepared by Writing To The Rescue (http://www.WritingToTheRescue.com)

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