The Lady from Sockholm

During Wool War II, New Jersey private investigator Terrence M. Cotton is hired to find a missing husband. When Cotton finds the man dead, he is drawn further into a conspiracy that takes him to Chinatown and its criminal elements.

• Vince Tortorici as Terrence M. Cotton
• Chris Clabo as Archie Goodfoot, Callous McGhee, The Haberdashery Clerk, Blue-ring Tube Sock
• R. T. Steckel as Big Toeny, Sgt. O'lastic, Patches the Barber, Red-ring Tube Sock, House of Bootah Waiter
• Eric Goins as Phoot Fung Us, Spats Sinclair, Old Wool Sock
• Melanie Parker as Heelda Brum, Tootsie
• Melanie Walker Kicky LaFetiche, Baby Bootsey, Madame

Vince Tortorici, Evy Wright, Annie Peterle, and Reay Kaplan performed as puppeteers.

Writer Lynn Lamousin was inspired to write a story about distrust of foreigners after the September 11 attacks. The idea for sock puppets grew out of her desire to find a creative way to tell the story; the initial idea was always to use inanimate objects.[1] The co-directors are faculty at Emory University. They become involved after they saw and liked the script.[2] The film was originally intended to be converted to black and white, but during post-production, it was decided to keep it in color. Shooting took 12 days and used local Atlanta talent for the puppets.[3]

The Lady from Sockholm premiered at Atlanta Film Festival on June 12, 2005.[4]

Dennis Harvey of Variety described it as "a brief yet tiresome low-budgeter which spoofs film noirs in a manner likely to bore adult and child viewers alike".[5] Melissa Starker of Columbus Alive praised the film's visual style and puns.[6] Stina Chyn of Film Threat rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "More adorable than Lambchop and friends and a delight to watch, the puppets in The Lady of Sockholm will leave you itching for a sequel."[7]

• The Lady from Sockholm at IMDb
• The Lady from Sockholm at Rotten Tomatoes
• Official website