Little Girl Blue

Running time: 93 mins

One woman?s life changes tempo as she gyrates along the streets of Prague in search of fulfillment.

?Proudly humanistic at a time when such fare plays against the prevailing grain of cynical hipness, Alice Nellis' distinctive third feature, strikes a pitch-perfect note of benevolent mischief as it tracks the mellow mid-life crisis of a bemused Prague housewife in an evolving city.? ? Variety

Feeling her 20-year marriage has become mechanical, for Julie, inspiration comes from the death of musical idol Nina Simone. Upon hearing of the singer?s passing, Julie is struck with an impulse to purchase a piano, which is only the beginning of her impulsive, comic odyssey?during which she breaks up with her lover; forges a connection with a quirky music shop owner and discovers a new and vibrant world around her.

Exuberant and refreshingly offbeat, Julie?s journey is filled with dynamic dance sequences balanced by the affecting vocals of Nina Simone, creating a colorfully tempered story.

Jenna Sampson