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I sit down with the filmmakers Inon and Natalie Shampanier, who are smart and talented and bring me humus!
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- Tom Papa
Feb 24, 2023 · Forgotten toys at a summer camp groundAre tossed into the camp’s Lost and Found.But Dino Boy refuses to spend his days on a shelfHe sets out to escape and fi...
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- Reading Pioneers Academy
May 8, 2021 · Vegas Film Critic (Jeffrey K. Howard) speaks with Writers/Directors Inon Shampanier & Natalie Shampanier for their new drama, Paper Spiders.
- 9 min
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- Vegas Film Critic
- Lili Taylor & Stefania Lavie Owen Give Magnificent Performances
- An Unnecessary Romance Subplot
- Conclusion:Paperspiders
What begins as a breezy coming-of-age tale about a flourishing teenager and her overprotective mother who is afraid of being left alone when her daughter moves away for college, becomes a sober and deeply affecting drama about living with mental illness. Delusional disorder is a serious, incurable mental illness in which a person experiences delusi...
In addition to dealing with her mother’s delusional disorder, Melanie is dealing with typical teenager stuff. Melanie is incredibly smart, awarded as salutatorian. There is a time-consuming subplot involving an alcoholic rich boy named Daniel (Ian Nelson), who wants more than anything to take Melanie out for a date. Ian Nelson’s performance as the ...
Inon and Natalie Shampanier bring attention to delusional disorder, and they do so with sincerity and delicacy. Fortunately, the sensational performances fromLili Taylor and Stefania LaVie Owen prevent the film from succumbing to melodrama.Based on performances alone, Paper Spiders is a memorable coming-of-age tale, and it is a step in the right di...
- Andrew Stover
Dec 24, 2022 · Lost and Found by Natalie Shampanier is a children’s poetry and picture book, illustrated by David Benitez Pavon. The story is about a toy dragon that’s abandoned and left at a toy shelter. It attempts to escape but despite a lot of hard work, the escape plan fails.
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About Natalie Shampanier: Natalie has been rhyming ever since she was small,And she’s still only pushing five feet tall.She couldn’t keep rhyming while...
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