My Life As Abraham Lincoln

Produced, Written, Directed and Edited by Shari Berman

 

My Life As
Abraham Lincoln

Produced, Written, Directed and Edited by Shari Berman

In this award-winning, dark, surreal comedy, Cindy Rossberg (Caroline Luft) has apparently killed her fiancé (Trevor Nelson) on her wedding day. her psychiatrist encourages her to move forward with her life. However, as she attempts to do so, she finds reality too difficult to contend with as she is bound to the events of the past. As she tries to sort things out for herself, Cindy spirals into a wacky world of bizarre situations that become increasingly influenced by a murder mystery she is writing. In the end, Cindy discovers that she must act as her own emancipator in order to free herself from the role she thinks she is expected to play.

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“Quirky, disarming movie about a woman looking for answers to her troubled life has much to recommend…Shari Berman, who produced, directed, wrote and edited My Life as Abraham Lincoln, shows considerable talent for taking a simple concept and investing it with a wealth of knowledge and personal feeling…Berman “answers” Woody Allen’s male-centered angst-in-the-big-city stories with a feminine twist.”

Film Journal International
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“Ms. Berman keeps us guessing. the accessible and appealing Ms. Luft is a strong anchor. And Ms. Berman can be funny (especially with the black-and-white Ingmar Bergman send-up). It’s intriguing to imagine what she could do with a more linear script.”

– The New York Times
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Fun fact: Shari played FDR in a school presentation she and a classmate wrote when she was in the seventh grade. She can’t remember anything she said, but she remembers talking to the stuffed animal she brought to play FDR’s dog Fala thinking he was the best listener in the room.

Cast

Creative Team