FESTIVAL AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEOS
Film festival audience feedback videos.
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SWEET HONEY short film review
SWEET HONEY, 5min, UK
Directed by Dan Löwenstein
A short movement & Music film looking at the fragility of the mind & the temptation to suppress the clear signs of anxiety. We delve into the raw and much needed release of one man as he hits the wall and can no longer ‘pretend’. As is mostly the c... -
TUNEKO short film review (interview)
TUNEKO, 4min,. France
Directed by Marie Polo
(English) TUNEKO ("tout n'est qu'eau" = "all is only water" in french) is an interdisciplinary art project bringing together video, performance, costume & set design, interactive & immersive experiences reconnecting humans to the main element they are ... -
MODUS H20 short film review (interview)
MODUS H20, 4min,. Germany
Directed by Na Dine
With the stylistic devices of contemporary dance and a deconstructed flamenco, the aggregate states of water and their effects on people and the environment are explored. A flamenco typical train dress is changed and recreated. The rhythm of flamenco ... -
THE REFLECTION OF FRANCISCA NEWMAN short film review (interview)
THE REFLECTION OF FRANCISCA NEWMAN, 15min., USA
Directed by Jon Frenkel Garcia
In this cinematic fairytale, Francisca Newman, a psychologically disturbed ballerina, fails at her life audition. Her perfectionism starts to take a noticeable toll on her mental health, where in a world of passion and... -
RUNT short film review
RUNT, 4min., UK
Directed by Bess Noakes-Kettel, Brendan Void
We follow the journey of a young woman and her conflicting emotions and sense of impending demise as she interacts with four other ‘masked’ and seemingly predatory creatures in the wilderness. Expressing themselves through interactive d... -
FOLLOW THE SUN short film review (interview)
FOLLOW THE SUN, 4min,. Mexico
Directed by Ernesto RuvalcabaGet to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
Since I've started doing music videos and commercials, my goal was to reach the sensible fiber of people. Most of the times we do not see this sensorial and emotiona... -
GNDR short film review (interview)
GNDR, 9min,. USA
Directed by Lucas Ruderman
The story of Gender, in much of early World Mysticism, begins with the creation of the human as one multi-gendered being, severed by divine decree. Using an intensely dramatic, archetypal dance vocabulary that includes the use of hand-designed theater m... -
PSYCHIC SUE short film review
PSYCHIC SUE, 13min., Germany
Directed by Dave Lojek
"Speak not, for I am nearing the threshold of the worlds!" - Sue preys on believers in the afterlife. When her former associate Andy visits, Sue suddenly requires a "real medium". -
SUSPICIOUS MINDS short film review
SUSPICIOUS MINDS, 15min., USA
Directed by Imelda O'Reilly
A romance at a trippy Halloween rave goes wrong... Lola's public breakup is disrupted when an Elvis impersonator comes to the rescue. Sharing confidences and ghosts from their past, they reminisce about their homeland and discover meaning ... -
ENFOLD short film review
ENFOLD, 4min., USA
Directed by Steve Socki
Mysterious figures dance within a shrouded, watery world of textures. Hidden images reverberate with accompanying sounds of glass harmonica. -
HARRY AND MABEL: A LOVE STORY short film review (interview)
HARRY AND MABEL: A LOVE STORY, 4min,. Ireland
Directed by Adam Kemp
Using a recorded conversation and combining 2D animation with stop motion, this film tells a simple, yet engaging story of Mabel and Harry Caroll recalling their younger days in Dublin.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motiva...
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THUNDERLOVE short film review (interview)
THUNDERLOVE, 12min., Italy
Directed by Gabriele Scollo
A couple... What's more normal than a couple having an argument, but there's more than meets the eye. We witness the unfolding of their dialogue which undermines the very ground on which we are standing.
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FLAWLESS short film review (interview)
FLAWLESS, 7min., France
Directed by Lévy CLAUDE
A young man is going on a first date with a young lady, but things will take an unexpected turn because of a new mobile apphttps://www.facebook.com/100defauts/
Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
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THE STRONGER short film review
THE STRONGER, 15min., USA
Directed by Alexander H Kim
In this original opera by Bucks County Composer Misha Dutka, filmed on location in Erdenheim / Montgomery County PA and Chestnut Hill, with all Bucks / Montgomery County performers and crew, Clara, a retired actress, meets her old friend and f... -
10, AUTUMN STREET short film review (interview)
10, AUTUMN STREET, 27min., Romania
Directed by Theo Herghelegiu
10, Autumn street is a short about ”extraordinary things happening to ordinary people”. The narrative evolves around a man in his 40s who comes home one night and finds an unknown woman in his apartament.
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BASEBALL HARMONY short film review (interview)
BASEBALL HARMONY, 49min., USA
Directed by Joo-il Gwak, Amy Hutchinson
Did you ever hear of a 9-year-old boy making a choice to become an orphan? This describes Kim, Young-do. Even his last name is borrowed from the owner of the childcare center where he was an orphan. However, he was never discou... -
UNCONQUERED short film review
UNCONQUERED, 28min., UK
Directed by John Parr
The true story of two elite soldiers severely injured in the line of duty. “Unconquered” charts their inspiring journey from the depths of despair to break the chains of life changing injuries to rise again.
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THE TALE OF BILLY O'C feature film review (interview)
THE TALE OF BILLY O'C, 100min,. Ireland
Directed by Pete Harris
In 1970s rural Ireland, the murderer of an IRA safe house operative, must be stopped before executing his master plan.
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HANNAH HARBOR short film review
HANNAH HARBOR, 14min., USA
Directed by Steve Stay
After a day of scouting shooting locations on a mountain, Hannah (a landscape photographer) returns to camp to find photos taken of her on the mountain laying at the door of her tent. -
WRETCHED short film review
WRETCHED, 12min., USA
Directed by Ed McCulloch
1800’s Utah Territory. The Man (David Knell) barely survives an attack on his wagon train. Gravely injured, suffering from exposure and exhaustion, the Man is close to dead when he happens upon a lone Cowboy (John Foss). Kind and quiet, the Cowboy te... -
NINE TO FIVE short film review (interview)
NINE TO FIVE, 7min., UK
Directed by Gareth Matthews
Mark Greyson is working the endless cycle of a 9/5 job and the weight that follows takes a toll on his mental health, gradually building up over time leading to an unbearable breakdown costing him his job.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What m...
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BURDEN OF PROOF short film review
BURDEN OF PROOF, 14min,. Italy
Directd by Federico Pozuelo
Through a video shot in a disused Oscar Niemeyer's building, "Burden of Proof" reflects on the relationship between Western science, magic, and political violence using a circular narrative structure.
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GUMMIES short film review (interview)
GUMMIES, 5min,. USA
Directed by Renetta G. Amador
A tomboy transforms the gender trappings of her room to show her cruel mother how sugar and spice don’t equal nice.
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1. What motivated y...
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REPERCUSSIES short film review (interview)
REPERCUSSIES, 11min., Netherlands
Directed by Ivan Groenheijde
Two years after ending his toxic relationship, Brian is being held hostage in his own home by his ex girlfriend Katja, who is willing to risk everything to get him back. Katja gives him an ultimatum which makes Brian realize that his ...