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'''''Redemption Maddie''''' is a [[2006 in film|2006]] short film directed by [[Aaron King (film)|Aaron King]] and starring [[Allison Scagliotti]]. The film was completed as part of the American Film Institute Conservatory's MFA Program.
'''''Redemption Maddie''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] short film directed by [[Aaron King (film)|Aaron King]] and starring [[Allison Scagliotti]]. The film was completed as part of the American Film Institute Conservatory's MFA Program.


The film began touring the festival circuit in 2007, premiering at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It has won several awards including a Grand Jury Prize for Student Shorts at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival.
The film began touring the festival circuit in 2007, premiering at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It has won several awards including a Grand Jury Prize for Student Shorts at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival, Best Short Film and Best Actress at BendFilm, and Best Screenplay at the Hollshorts Film Festival.


''In the wake of tragedy, 14 year old Maddie Clifford employs sex, insulin syringes, and an ill-fated rabbit in her disquietingly poignant search for salvation.''
''In the wake of tragedy, 14 year old Maddie Clifford employs sex, insulin syringes, and an ill-fated rabbit in her disquietingly poignant search for salvation.''
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*{{imdb title|0890881}}
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[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:short films]]
[[Category:short films]]
[[Category:Independent films]]
[[Category:Independent films]]

Revision as of 20:34, 4 December 2008

Redemption Maddie is a 2007 short film directed by Aaron King and starring Allison Scagliotti. The film was completed as part of the American Film Institute Conservatory's MFA Program.

The film began touring the festival circuit in 2007, premiering at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It has won several awards including a Grand Jury Prize for Student Shorts at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival, Best Short Film and Best Actress at BendFilm, and Best Screenplay at the Hollshorts Film Festival.

In the wake of tragedy, 14 year old Maddie Clifford employs sex, insulin syringes, and an ill-fated rabbit in her disquietingly poignant search for salvation.

The synopsis highlights a fascinating aspect of the film's plot which revolves around the so-called rabbit test, a disturbing practice employed to detect pregnancy used in the early twentieth century.