Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Hot Flashes…My pick for MVP of the 2013 Miami International Film Festival (MIFF)



Well, my blog has been quiet for some time and I admit that work, family and other commitments have kept me from writing these past months but inspiration can come from just about anywhere. This time it came from a film debut I recently attended during the 2013 Miami International Film Festival

The MIFF as usual was chock full of variety. However, this year we were fortunate to have The Hot Flashes showcased for its first audience screening at the Coral Gables Art Cinema. A new film by Director Susan Seidelman known for her knack of directing mostly women in funny, quirky films (ie. Desperately Seeking Susan). The Hot Flashes was a nice change from the typical foreign, gritty independent films usually featured at the festival.

The film ensemble cast, stars Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, Wanda Sykes, Virginia Madsen and Camryn Manheim and delivers an inspiring, poignant and at times very funny tale about a group of women brought together for a common cause. As we all know, when this happens women are unstoppable and so goes for the cast of characters in The Hot Flashes. These ladies are all reaching middle age and dealing with flaws, flabs, wrinkles, insecurities and relationship challenges. The Hot Flashes decide to reunite their high school basketball team to help save their town’s breast cancer prevention mobile unit.  

Brooke Shields, on set of The Hot Flashes

Daryl Hannah, on set of the Hot Flashes
As The Hot Flashes work together, they manage to find their own inner Diva. They quickly turn into a true support group for each other and figure out that through teamwork and determination anything is possible at any age. Together they reinvent themselves for the better.

I agree with the film's director that it is refreshing to see aging Hollywood actresses playing parts that are not the typical role of playing someone's mother which was one of the reasons she wanted to do this film. The Hot Flashes will hit theaters this summer and I expect the film will become a sleeper hit in the midst of all the big blockbuster movie noise. 

I hope the The Hot Flashes will make an impact and help motivate more of us as it did for me. I plan to increase my blogging and act on some life goals that I've been ignoring. The lesson here is that every one of us has the ability to do more but by working together we can affect a positive change in ourselves and for others.  

The Hot Flashes PSA for American Cancer Society

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