Subtract Nine Sundays
Directed by
Julya Jara
An affluent employer calls in his immigrant nanny to settle his dues.
Parity Pipeline
Parity Pipeline
- ABOUT
- BIO
- AWARDS
- CREDITS
Genre
Synopsis
An affluent employer calls in his live-in nanny to settle his dues. Set in contemporary Texas, Subtract Nine Sundays is based on Anton Chekhov’s short story The Wimp and explores themes of power and personal agency. SUBTRACT NINE SUNDAYS is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
Bio
JULYA JARA is a film director with formal training in acting. She earned her BA in Theatre from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, where she graduated with distinction.
Her feature documentary THE QUILT received multiple festival awards, including Best Documentary Feature at the Queens Underground International Film Festival, Atlanta Children’s Film Festival, San Diego International Kids Film Festival, and Urban Mediamakers Film Festival; Audience Choice Award at the San Antonio Black International Film Festival; and 2nd Prize from the Children’s Jury at FACETS’ 40th Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.
Her latest narrative short, SUBTRACT NINE SUNDAYS, is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
Julya’s work behind the camera is informed by her experience on stage and screen as an actress, and by her background in photography and visual storytelling.
Awards History
From the Heart Productions Short Film Grant 2024 - Hot Films in the Making
Credits
Actor - Jacqueline Guillen
Actor - Dwight Tolar
Producer - Paola Cortés
Producer - Elizabeth Avelar
Cinematographer - Piero Basso, AIC
You Might Also Be Interested In
The Other Road
An unexpected encounter at a motel swimming pool may hold the key to redemption for a young runaway mother and…
Go to Bed Raymond
A father discovers the surprising truth about why his son won't go to bed.
Sevap/Mitzvah
During WWII in Nazi-occupied Bosnia, a Muslim woman risks everything to save her Jewish friends. 50 years later the tables…
Maria Schneider, 1983
Starring three critically acclaimed actresses, MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983 restages a documentary interview with the illustrious French actress Maria Schneider (1952-2011)
