Queen of Cactus Cove
Queen of Cactus Cove
Screening: Saturday, 2:30 pm, April 10th
Directed by Anna Christopher, QUEEN OF CACTUS COVE stars Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) as Billie Scott, a teenage chess champ with everything going for her: a winning streak, a great practice partner - her best friend Achak (played by Alex Frost), and a victory at today’s Regional Chess Championship in the bag ... or so she sthinks. With genuine humor, charming honesty, and a truly original take on chess, QUEEN OF CACTUS COVE is a bittersweet tale about winning, losing and growing up - all at the same time.
View the movie trailer at: www.queenofcactuscove.com
The film won the Priddy Bros. Triumph Award at the Angelus Awards Student Film Festival and the Jimmy Stewart Crystal Heart Memorial Award at the Heartland Film Festival, both in 2006.
Film is rated Family Friendly (FF)
Windrider Bay Area presents four short films with conversation following.
“I love this (popularity of the film) because I love that film, the people who made it with me, the experience of making it, the messages in the film and the final product.”
– Director Anna Christopher
