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‘Personal Velocity: Tale of three women’

"Personal Velocity", directed by Rebecca Miller, presents an intriguing triptych of stories, starring actresses Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and Fairuza Balk.

The film will be screened at the American Center on Tuesday August 15 at 6.30 pm.

In examining their relationships with the men in their lives (and with themselves), Miller masters the craft of short film, yet still finds a way to form a holistic feature.

With near perfect adherence to the original text, director Rebecca Miller has adapted three of the seven short stories from her book "Personal Velocity" for this engaging film about life's turning points.

A tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to reclaim the power she has lost. Greta is a sharp, spunky editor who is rotten "with ambition" despite her own intentions.

To spite the hated infidel ways of her father, she has settled into a complacent relationship and is struggling (not too hard) with issues of fidelity to her kind but unexciting husband. Finally Paula, who ran away from home and got pregnant, is now in a relationship she doesn't want. She's a troubled young woman who takes off on a journey with a hitchhiker after a strange, fateful encounter on a New York street.

Each of these characters has her own source of power, from Delia's sexuality to Greta's intellect to Paula's detachment, and each must use this power to attain her own 'personal velocity'.

Released on November 2002, 'Personal Velocity', drama and adaptation in genres runs for 1 hr. 25 min.

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