The Lion’s Mouth Opens

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Lucy Walker

2014

15 minutes

32-year-old Marianna Palka learns she has Huntington’s Disease and will start showing symptoms from the age of 39 and must decide how to live her life in light of this diagnosis.

Awards

2014 Aspen Short Fest- Special Jury Award

Official Selections

2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Chicago Critics Film Festival
2014 Seattle International Film Festival
2014 Sydney Film Festival
2014 Tacoma Film Festival
2015 Cleveland International Film Festival