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Queen Vee

Shorts Program

  • Director: Melissa Johnson
  • Writer: Melissa Johnson
  • Type: Shorts
  • Year: 2016
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Length: 16 Minutes

There’s one woman who grabs her uniform and laces up, night after night, to run with the big boys of the NBA, from LeBron to Kobe.  For seventeen years, Violet “Vee” Palmer has been one of the best officials in the league.

Date: Saturday, February 20, 1:30PM
Location: Glicker-Milstein Theatre, Diana Center LL200
Q&A session to follow screening

By purchasing a ticket to the Shorts Program you may also attend the Gender & Short Films: Emerging Female Filmmakers and the Barriers Surrounding Their Careers panel following Shorts Program 1 on a first come first serve basis. 

Filmmaker Bio:  Melissa Johnson is a producer and director, known for Love in the Time of March Madness (2014), No Look Pass (2011) and Act as If (2009).

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