Full Description
On stage, a group of seniors perform their roles with energy and laughter. Off stage, they conduct their everyday lives alone in silence. THE PERSONALS, this year’s Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Short, follows a drama group for senior citizens as they rehearse and perform an original play, drawn from the comedy and drama of looking for dates through personal ads.
Filmmaker Bio(s)
Born in Tokyo, Keiko studied Japanese Literature at Japan Women's University. At the age of 19, she entered a national beauty competition and was crowned "Miss Japan." Bucking all expectations, Keiko then studied screenplay writing and moved to the United States.
After making a few fictional short films as an NYU graduate film student, Keiko began shooting THE PERSONALS in the summer of 1996. She completed her film and the NYU MFA program in 1998. She is now completing a feature length screenplay and is beginning the production of a new documentary.
Keiko is married to filmmaker Greg Pak, who was the cinematographer of "The Personals" and won a Student Academy Award for his film "Fighting Grandpa."
Director Keiko Ibi has a website for her film production company Keiko Films and can be contacted at KeikoFilms@aol.com
