Ana De Lara
Canada
2017
15
minutes
English and Filipino
spoken
English
subtitles
Mary Lou loves basketball despite her mother’s claims that she’ll ‘grow muscles’ and ‘a pee pee, like a boy’ if she practices sports. In order to play, she has to convince her hyper-religious parents to sign a school permission form. Speaking to Jesus, via unorthodox means, Mary Lou tries to find a way to help her parents see the light.
Themes: feminism, religion, sports, family, gender, comedy
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