FESTIVAL AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEOS
Film festival audience feedback videos.
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GOOD DAD short film, audience reactions COMEDY Film Festival
GOOD DAD, 27min., USA
Directed by Stacey Angeles
Richard, a failed actor, struggles to be the primary caregiver for his two small children while his wife works a demanding job as an assistant attorney general. The all-consuming needs of young children, along with the absurdities of parenting in g... -
BLOODLANDS feature film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival
BLOODLANDS, 135min., Switzerland
Directed by Luke Gasser
2'300 BC. This old warrior never thought that he had to walk the path of war again. But when his world collapses, everything changes. It becomes a path of seduction, decisions and experience, when he puts his life on the line.
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THE OBSERVERS short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival (interview)
THE OBSERVERS, 18min., Russia
Directed by Evgeny Sychev
When everything goes wrong on a project and catastrophic failures become commonplace, it is necessary to acknowledge the mistakes with honor and close down the long-suffering project. But what if the project is an entire planet?Get to know...
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21 DAYS short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival
21 DAYS, 18min., Spain
Directed by Felipe Franco
In a dystopian future where 'Big Data' dictates life by predicting everyone's death date, the government coldly informs its citizens of their exact date of death, 21 days in advance. Olav, a computer engineer and cyber activist, is shaken when he r... -
SLINKERS short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival
SLINKERS, 6min., Finland
Directed by Vesa Manninen
In the desolate landscape of a post-apocalyptic world, a daring duo known as the Slinkers commandeer a combat-equipped mech, also their mobile home. Balancing high-stakes battles against nefarious overlords with an unyielding quest to reunite wit... -
EARLY ADOPTER short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fest (interview)
EARLY ADOPTER, 15min., USA
Directed by Matt Szymanowski
After a tech junkie's addictive research into a new technology that probes the deepest realms of consciousness nearly kills her, her partner decides to do something drastic to prove just how fragile their relationship and life really is.
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HOLE PUNCHED EAR short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fest (interview)
HOLE PUNCHED EAR, 8min., USA
Directed by Alan Yammin, Ben Tull
In a dystopian Chicago, a poet, bound by a strange countdown clock, struggles to finish a poem as her sister tries to free her.
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AWAKE short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival
AWAKE, 2min., USA
Directed by Harrison Vincent
A mysterious rider embarks upon a clandestine journey while battling with their own existence.
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REHEARSAL short film, audience reactions Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival (interview)
REHEARSAL, 17min,. China
Directed by Allan Shen
If we will be facing a devastating human species crises in the future , can we do it better than 2020 ?Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
During covid period in China we had been locked down and obliged with hig...
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TO DIE ALONE feature film, audience reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival
TO DIE ALONE, 88min., USA
Directed by Austin Smagalski
After suffering a terrible injury while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Irving must find a way to escape the woods alive and confront her inner demons with the help of a stranger.
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THE NIGHT I LEARNED HOW TO DANCE short film, audience reactions LA LGBTQ+ Fest
THE NIGHT I LEARNED HOW TO DANCE, 6min,. USA
Directed by William Degardin
In order to fit in his own community, a young gay man attempts the nightclub experience only to be sexually assaulted. -
A DIFFERENTLY - CURATED WORLD short film, reactions LA LGBTQ+ Fest (interview)
A DIFFERENTLY - CURATED WORLD, 2min., USA
Directed by Kiersten White
In this age of Black nostalgia, as we see the remake of classic Black sitcoms and the reimagining of Black excellence using the tools, fashion, entertainment, and mediums of yesteryear-- we find that one particular community of ... -
INVISIBLE WALL short film, audience reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival
INVISIBLE WALL, 6min., Japan
Directed by Aoi Matsumoto
Some people can easily pass through the door while others cannot pass through it. And someone wait for the door to open or force it open. -
IN MY OWN IMAGE short film, audience reactions LA LGBTQ+ Festival
IN MY OWN IMAGE, 12min,. Italy
Directed by Giuseppe Bucci
A son fails to feel sorry for the death of his father, a homophobic and bigoted man mainly due to his religious upbringing. The son has never confessed his homosexuality to his father and, desperate, he makes a very strong gesture to shout... -
TESOCO NUEVO: LAND OF JAGUARS short film, Toronto DOC fest review (interview)
TESOCO NUEVO: LAND OF JAGUARS, 37min., Mexico
Directed by Camilla Daldoss, Fernando Costantino Martinez Belmar
In a remote mayan community called Tesoco Nuevo located in the selva of Yucatan - Mexico, people have a special relationship with nature. The forest that this village protect is home of ... -
ONE SECOND AT A TIME: BATTLING THE MONSTER OF ADDICTION DOC feature film review
ONE SECOND AT A TIME: BATTLING THE MONSTER OF ADDICTION, 87min.
Directed by Tim Searfoss
A powerful documentary about a father and the resilience of his daughter Christine Ortoll as she confronts mental illness, addiction, and the transformative power of support. Through her personal journals an... -
THE INVISIBLE ONES feature film, Documentary Festival review (interview)
THE INVISIBLE ONES, 98min., Germany
Directed by Matthias Freier
As one of the first women to join Hamburg's homicide squad in the 1990s, Marianne Atzeroth-Freier, almost single-handedly, convicted the „acid barrel murderer“, who went down in German history as one of the most horrific murder cases... -
STIGMA short film, LGBTQ+ Festival review (interview)
STIGMA, 3min., USA
Directed by Mark Schoen
The three-minute film STIGMA demonstrates that no matter what your race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity all human beings ae basically the same.
The three-minute film STIGMA demonstrates that no matter what your race, ethnicity, sexual o... -
O POMAR short film, LGBTQ+ Festival review
O POMAR, 14min., Portugal
Directed by Ana Manana, Joana Lourenço
West, end of the summer.
Laura works at the pear harvesting, a family business.
During the afternoon, Carol arrives at the village to spend a few of her vacation days with her friends. That night, when Laura catches them stealing pe... -
FRUIT LOOPS short film, LGBTQ+ Festival review (interview)
FRUIT LOOPS, 15min., USA
Directed by Danielle Bero
A 30 something year old lesbian from NYC documents a series of horrible dates as she tries to find the one.
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FLOUR GIRL short film, LGBTQ+ Festival review
FLOUR GIRL, 13min., USA
Directed by Jada Bethea
A closeted, Black lesbian finds herself in court-ordered anger management where she falls for another woman in the group.
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KNOCK OUT BLONDE feature film, LGBTQ+ Festival review
KNOCK OUT BLONDE, 90min,. USA
Directed by Rick Lazes, Tom Denucci
Knock Out Blonde is a documentary that chronicles the amazing life of Kellie Maloney, formerly Frank Maloney, famed boxing promoter who guided Lennox Lewis to become the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
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RIGGED documentary, Doc Feedback Festival review
RIGGED, 80min., USA
Produced by Matt Zodrow
Feature-length documentary: The recent U.S. college admissions scandal is not merely an aberration in an otherwise virtuous system. It lays bare a US higher education culture in which wealth and influence remain the predominant values. RIGGED examines h... -
THE HYPOCRITE documentary, Doc Feedback Festival review
THE HYPOCRITE, 27min., USA
Directed by Amie Noel Engerbretson
"The Hypocrite" delves into a critical discourse that is resonating with individuals across various spheres. In the context of climate advocacy, the film examines the inherent contradiction between personal actions and systemic efforts...