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Entertainment

Film family tree: Dear Lemon Lima

Scene from Dear Lemon Lima (2009)
Baked Alaska … scene from Suzi Yoonessi's Dear Lemon Lima Photograph: PR
LFF: Suzi Yoonessi: Mother Teresa, photographed in 1988
If my film had a mother it would be ... Mother Teresa, because Dear Lemon Lima’s message is to treat every human connection with love and kindness Photograph: Ian Swift/Guardian
LFF: Suzi Yoonessi: Jean-Pierre Jeunet in Los Angeles, 2002
If my film had a father it would be ... Jean-Pierre Jeunet, because stylistically it is whimsical and effervescent, with a lush colour palette inspired by a confectionery shop Photograph: Erlend Aas/EPA
LFF: Suzi Yoonessi: Sarah Palin in 2008
If my film had a wicked stepmother it would be ... Sarah Palin. The film is set in Alaska Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
LFF: Suzi Yoonessi: Jason Schwartzman in Rushmore (1998)
If my film had a competitive sibling it would be ... Max Fischer (played by Jason Schwartzman) from Wes Anderson’s Rushmore Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/Touchstone
LFF: Suzi Yoonessi: Dr Phil McGraw
If my film had an embarrassing uncle it would be ... Dr Phil McGraw. The film is about 13-year-old Vanessa Lemor learning the meaning of true love; her Uncle Phil giving her love advice would be her worst nightmare Photograph: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage
LFF: Suzi Yoonessi: Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
If my film had a third cousin by marriage it would be ... Jared Hess’s Napoleon Dynamite Photograph: Fox Searchlight/Everett/Rex Features
LFF: Suzi Yoonessi: Rainbow Brite, Tickled Pink and Moonglow
If my film were to spawn children I would hope they would be like ... Rainbow Brite (pictured here with Tickled Pink and Moonglow): colourful, sweet and loveable, restoring colour and faith in art and love to the rest of the world Photograph: Image courtesy Playmate toys Image courtesy Playmate toys
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