Film Screening: LEONIE starring Emily Mortimer

Leonie

 Dramatic Feature

102 minutes

 Director: Hisako Matsui

The true life story of Leonie Gilmour (Emily Mortimer), whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion the search of art and freedom. As an independent young woman seeking to overcome the restrictive female roles in turn-of-the century America and Japan, she is cast alone to raise her son in a societies with few opportunities for women.

A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son, as he grows into the world renown artist, Isamu Noguchi.

see the trailer here: http://vimeo.com/54398067