2002 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival

Call Now! . . . Girls Are Waiting

Category: Narrative Short  25min 40sec
Director: Eric Westerlund
Viewings: Fri, Sept.6  11:00am

A boy, a girl, a phone, a number. What’s to figure out? Everything, when the boy is Ted Harper. Will he call?  End up with the cute neighbor who keeps trying to borrow his phone?  Or do the sensible thing and get a haircut? Made with no outside funding, "Call Now! ...girls are waiting" is a truly independent work. Tired of predictable stories, Writer/Director Eric Westerlund created a nonlinear narrative that defies expectation at every turn without sacrificing coherence. The film ambitiously spans multiple time frames and features a 17-member cast and some 30 locations.  Shot on Mini DV by film D.P. Ariel Benarroch, "Call Now" achieves the look and feel of a feature film in a mere 25 minutes.

Director: Eric Westerlund
" Call Now! ... girls are waiting" is the first film from Eric Westerlund. Eric began his professional life working at Arby's to insure an upward career trajectory. He played in several rock bands and wrote some scripts. In April 2002, he directed "Close to Home" his first play, which had a successful run at Actor's Workout Studio in North Hollywood, California.  He has a B.A. in English, Summa Cum Laude, from Williams College