New School for Drama directing faculty member Dorothy Lyman’s new film Split Ends recently completed post-production and has entered the summer film festival circuit.

The film follows a small-town hairdresser, Lizzie Munro, as she battles to save her business from an international developer and corrupt town officials. In the process, the 40‐something Lizzie struggles with the realities of her messy love life. The script by Libby Christensen, Melissa Sweeney, and Gila Zalon is based on a true story and stars Corinna May as Lizzie.

The film will play at the Hoboken Film Festival, June 2, and the New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers, June 19. The film is also in official selections in Fallbrook Film Festival, the Buffalo-Niagara Film Festival, and the Women’s International Film Festival, as well as the winner of Best Homegrown Feature at the Garden State Film Festival. For more information, visit www.splitendsthemovie.com.