like all good student films, the credits are about two minutes longer than the movie. this is a composite of six different title cards!

 

wow, i actually jumped for this jump-shot.

 

 

we'll see how she shoots the long-distance shot

 

see, my cinematography isn't all bad.

 

she wasn't acting, she was really laughing. all day long.

 

she was kind of sweet on the crew...

 

my beauty is matched only by my gracefulness

 

bonk bonk on the head!

 

again, getting her to laugh took no coaching whatsoever

 

congratulations, kid, you're immortalized.

 

wave goodbye to the nice people, gramma.

 

 

 

  • Watch The Film! (Quicktime)

    "Grandma Shoots, Grandma Scores" is a short film M. C. Brennan directed in 2000, featuring 99-year old basketball whiz Mae Owen in her film debut. The film has been seen on various local and regional cable outlets and at film festivals throughout the southwest. Below are still-frames from the film, a low-res image of the DVD/video jacket, and a downloadable quicktime version of the film. Enjoy!

     

    M. C. Brennan has written and directed numerous short films since 1983 including The Man Called Bear: Hero At Large, The Mike And Eric Movie, The Man Called Bear: The Wrath Of Wang, Raton Blues and many others. As an actor, M. C. has had crappy bit parts in Just One Of The Guys, The Doors, Midnight Caller and a couple of dozen other things you've never heard of, done commercial and voiceover work including the short The Coffee Achievers and the animated Man Called Bear series, danced around on stage like an idiot and generally made an ass of herself. As an author, M. C. has won awards including the 2002 Arizona Commission on the Arts Screenwriting Fellowship, the 2003 Phoenix Film Festival Screenwriting Award for "The People's Choice", the Journalism Education Association's National FeatureWriting Award and numerous others. As a cook, M. C. has a really dazzling recipe for vegetarian tacos.

     

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