Anne Sophie Dutoit

Anne-Sophie Dutoit ran into the same snags and pitfalls the majority of first-time independent filmmakers encounter -- trying to persuade financiers to take a chance on her. It took her a full two years to get money to make "Faded Memories," a drama about a teenager with a phobia of being touched by others. But what makes Dutoit's experience unique is that she was all of 14 when she wrote "Faded Memories" and 16 when she made the film, budgeted at under $1 million.

Anne-Sophie Dutoit: An article in Saturday's Calendar section about Anne-Sophie Dutoit said the young filmmaker had won an award in Swansea, England. Swansea is in Wales.