The Department of Signs and Magical Intervention
2015
United States
19 mins
Short Film Competition
| Melissa Anderson Sweazy | |
| Melissa Anderson Sweazy | |
After a chance encounter with a beautiful girl leads to his fatal accident, a young man arrives for his first day at work at The Department of Signs and Magical Intervention. Turns out he’s not very good at his job.
About the Director
Melissa Anderson Sweazy is an award-winning screenwriter, music video director and professional photographer based in Memphis, TN. Her essays have been published in Babble.com and in their first anthology Dirt is Good For You, LA Weekly, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and she delivered a Tedx-Memphis talk entitled “If You Love Them Let Them Go: A Hypocrite’s Guide to Free Range Parenting.”
Awards
Indie Memphis – Special Jury Award
Oxford Film Festival – Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble
