Overview

When a shy girl, secretly in love with her rocker-grrl housemate, meets an unbalanced heiress on the run, anything could (and does) happen in BRUSHFIRES, the latest production from Chicago-based film group Split Pillow. As the three women negotiate the dangerous relationships among them, the seven women directors weave a sensual tale of suspense. Drawing inspiration from the poem by Jessica Wilbur and the surrealist parlour game, The Exquisite Corpse, each director selected a word or phrase on which to base her segment, and the seven chapters of the film bear their individual marks. This impressive experiment in filmmaking emerges as a sensitive tale of young desire, loss, and love's confusion.

1. Wendy Jo Carlton

   Director

2. Etta Worthington

   Director

3. Maria Gigante

   Director

4. Aprill Winney

   Director

5. Ai Lene Chor

   Director

6. Laura Lonigro

   Director

7. Amber Mohammad

   Director