Directed by Lidia and Gary Cohen, 5min
Did you ever wonder what happens when the last page is turned? ‘Happily Ever After’ allows you to find out by pushing the boundaries of traditional cinematographic storytelling. It’s warm and beautiful,
and yet in a most innovative and lighthearted way it’s asking us to think, and think hard.

Biography
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lidia Sheinin always dreamed of being a theatre director. After moving to the United States in 2002 and realizing that California is sorely lacking in the theatre department, she turned to filmmaking. “Happily Ever After” is the first film ever to be made by her.

Lidia holds masters degree in Psychology, though she often ditched her classes to hang around the famous Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. As a result her knowledge of both human nature and art is fragmentary and unsatisfactory.

The optimism and cheerful disposition inherited from the rich cultural tradition of classic Russian writers such as Fyodor Dostoevsky comes through in her work.

Currently Lidia resides in San Diego and commutes to LA to take film courses at UCLA. She believes that as a result her directing (and driving) skills have improved greatly and is hoping to make a lot of new little depressing films.