Comedian and Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, has written and directed a short film called "Making My First Short Film" in support of the Tribeca Film Festival and the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Competition presented by American Express. The film can be seen for free at the American Express site, http://www.mylifemycard.com.
"I had a great time making this short film, mostly because of the shortness of it," Ellen quips. "We wrote it in three minutes and shot it in two hours. I'm a purist that way. If it's going to be called a short film, it's going to be short for everyone involved. The caterer barely had time to put out the hoagies."
She adds, "I do enjoy working with American Express, although I was disappointed that they passed on my original idea. I wanted to make a feature- length historical drama documenting the rise and fall of the croissant. It's their loss."
