Xmas Cake — This American Shelf-life
This American shelf-life.
It was time to talk about it. So I made a movie.
The B/sider presents — Xmas Cake, a coming of middle age story about a female pop singer’s journey from hot to not, and what ensues across cultures — from New York to Tokyo.
Get ready for a rockumentary that holds the torch for women’s empowerment on the global screen. It’s not just about an obscure pop band from Brooklyn and their rise to international fame in Japan; it’s about the soul-crushing experience of growing older in our society and the triumph after a so-called expiration date.
The blurb…
Xmas cake: def. Japanese slang for and unmarried woman over 25, or stale dessert.
When a free-spirited American in Tokyo confronts a suicide epidemic among single women over 25, she forms a pop band in their honor and accidentally gets famous in Japan. After briefly living the dream, she loses it all — fame, a fiance, and her livelihood — and must start over in America, where it’s game-over for single women past 40.
This is a true story about Petra, a pop singer who becomes oddly empowered after her fall and is revived by her band's reunion and returning to Japan.
Where can I see it?
• The film had its world premiere at #Tribeca2019, where it was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
• Coming up — The west coast premiere: The Mill Valley Film Festival — Oct 3-14, 2019 — With a live show of the band from the movie, Gaijin à Go-Go, after the screening Oct 7th. 8pm @ Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA
#MillValleyFilmFestival, #MVFFMusic, #MVFF42
