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Not a Jealous Bone | |
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Directed by | Cecelia Condit |
Written by | Cecelia Condit |
Starring | Sophie Finson Wohl Jill Sands Faye Auerbach Else Beckhart Helen Buck Lloyd Condit Barbara Elbaz Mark Elbaz Lita Kohn Charlotte Rosenberg Sylvia Sochat Joe Spivak Darwin Stetzer |
Music by | Stephen Vogel Jennifer Cochran |
Running time | 10:36 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Not a Jealous Bone is a 1987[1] short film created by Cecelia Condit. It follows an older woman's journey searching for her mother. It explores themes of aging, frailty, and death.
The film can be found on Condit's personal YouTube channel.
Plot
The movie begins on a beach with Sophie looking upon younger people with jealousy. She finds the wishbone which promises immortality and goes to find her mother to share it with her. She explores various different settings and does not find her mother, and it is implied that she died.
An unnamed younger woman who does not want to grow old like Sophie wants the bone for herself, and tries to steal it. After they fight over it, Sophie hits the woman with the bone, causing her to lay unconscious on the ground.
Finally, Sophie is seen dancing with the bone with a song's vocals including "I may be old but you're dead", and "you are dead but I am still alive".
Reception
Stigma around aging - especially for women - was commented on. [2]