SCREENING HISTORY:
USA: The Reel Puppetry Film Fest at the National Puppetry Festival (2023)
USA: Puppeteers of America's Regional Festival in Coney Island (2022)
USA: Puppets in the Green Mountains (2022)
USA: International Fine Arts Film Festival (2022)*
USA: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (2022)
USA: Maryland Film Festival (2022)
USA: Washington West International Film Festival (2021)
USA: International Puppet Fringe NYC (2021)
USA: Virtual Ibex Puppetry Screening (2021)

FRANCE: Paris Film Art Festival (2021)
CANADA: Montréal International Animation Festival - ANIMAZE (2021)
CANADA: Lunenburg Doc Fest (2021)
SPAIN: Madrid International Film Festival (2021)*
CANADA: Festival of Animated Objects Screening (2021)

SYNOPSIS:
 “Marianne’s Onion” is a true story told through shadow puppetry based on an interview with Marianne Ross. Eighty-six year old Marianne hikes through the valley behind her house one day when she is in need of an onion and miraculously finds one in the woods. The film follows her journey from first discovery, to the reactions of her community, to her hilarious and poignant musings on the meaning of unexpectedly receiving a seemingly mundane gift.  

Executive Producer: Heather Henson of Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams.
Producers: Sam Koji Hale, Alex U. Griffin, Jessica Simon

En Français:
Marianne, 86 ans, se dit qu’elle aurait besoin d’oignons. Peu de temps après, elle en trouve miraculeusement dans le bois près de chez elle. Un tel cadeau de l’univers l’amène à s’interroger. « Marianne’s Onion » est un court métrage de Alex and Olmsted utilisant ombres et marionnettes en carton pour raconter l’histoire vraie et touchante de cette octogénaire sur fond de musique d’une autre époque.

​AWARDS:
Best Animation or Animated Sequence at the Madrid International Film Festival (2021)​
Honorable Mention at the International Fine Arts Film Festival (2022)