Elisa Carlson

Ana's Playground

With Eric Howell, director of Ana's Playground, at the Minneapolis screening.
With Eric Howell, director of Ana's Playground, at the Minneapolis screening.


Statement

Coached and created language for this non-profit film about the effects of war on children, written and directed by Eric Howell. Multiple festival wins including Best Dramatic Short at the Foyle International Film Festival in Derry, Northern Ireland, 2009. Short-Listed for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film. Ana’s Playground has been shown at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2010 Nobel Peace Forum, and at the United Nations by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and is still being shown internationally.

Reviews

Interview with Elisa Carlson about work on Ana's Playground:

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/43891/