Liminality
A coming-of-age, state-of-mind piece that explores the dynamics of a best friendship between two girls who are both struggling in their own ways with the insecurities of teenage life in New York City.
19:42 minutes
Narrative, 35mm, color
Advanced Production
Screenwriter: Jessica Manafort
Producers: Adara Salim, Jessica Manafort, Amanda Van Sickle
Editor: Adam Turner
Cinematographer: Bino Marsetti
Jessica Manafort
Jessica Manafort graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in January 2005, with a major in the Undergraduate Department of Film & Television.
Jessica's short thesis film, Liminality, which she wrote, co-produced, and directed, recently received the Tisch Awards In Excellence for Editing, Producing, Acting, and Screenwriting. Liminality premiered in January 2005 at The Sarasota Film Festival in Florida, and it will next be appearing in the Newport Beach Film Festival in June.
Jessica has currently written three feature-length screenplays. One of which, titled The Beautiful Ordinary, has just won the 2005 Richard Vague Grant Award. Jessica is now in pre-production, and she plans to direct the film in 2006.
