A Single Woman (film)
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| Directed by | Kamala Lopez-Dawson |
| Produced by | Cameron Crain Richard Shelgren Kamala Lopez-Dawson |
| Written by | Jeanmarie Simpson |
| Starring | Jeanmarie Simpson Judd Nelson |
| Music by | Johnny Wilson |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Diniz |
| Editing by | Kamala Lopez-Dawson |
| Distributed by | Peace Path Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2007 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
A Single Woman is a 2007 film made by Nevada Shakespeare Company and Heroica Films and distributed by Peace Path Pictures. It was directed by Kamala Lopez-Dawson and produced by Cameron Crain, Richard Shelgren and Kamala Lopez-Dawson. The screenplay was by Jeanmarie Simpson based on her play with the same name.
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[edit] Artists
The film stars Jeanmarie Simpson as first US Congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin. Actor Judd Nelson appears, along with a cast of 16 others, many of whom play multiple roles.
[edit] Production
The film was shot at Quixote Studios, Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Synopsis
In A Single Woman, Jeanmarie Simpson portrays the character of Jeannette Rankin, beginning in 1972 and moving backwards in time to Rankin's childhood in 1880s Montana.
Experiencing the slaughter of American Indians in Montana and at Wounded Knee, Rankin was a lifelong pacifist, suffragist and human rights advocate. The film chronicles her activism including her association with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, as well as her co-founding the American Civil Liberties Union. Judd Nelson appears as a Jewish newspaper reporter in 1948.
