Local Spotlight: Chick Flicks @ Girls Club

Still from Rhonda Mitrani's film, A.muse.ment

In Cristina Molina's short film Helium Hum, a girl sings a deadpan rendition of "So This Is Love" from Cinderella while footage from the Disney movie rolls across her body. Close-ups of her lips as she sings alternate with shots of her sucking helium from a heart-shaped balloon. Her voice rises as the song progresses.

In "a.muse.ment," a film by Rhonda Mitrani, a girl sits on the ground, eating ice cream. As a transistor radio spits out news reports of sexual predators, missing children and other horrors, the girl remains focused on the sprinkle-topped treat she's shoveling into her mouth with a pink spoon.

These videos are among five local films that will be presented Saturday during the season finale of Chick Flicks, a monthly event that Girls' Club, a Fort Lauderdale art space, began holding in January. To continue reading Arterpillar's story, visit the Sun-Sentinel where you can also watch a short excerpt from Molina's Helium Hum.