FESTIVAL AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEOS
Film festival audience feedback videos.
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HOME FRONTS short film, audience reactions
HOME FRONTS, 12min., UK
Directed by Maria Sapouna
As news of the war in Ukraine breaks, people around the world come together to show their solidarity. This film follows the story of three women in Scotland who, at the wake of the crisis, show their support for the people of Ukraine in small but ... -
THE ART OF SEEING, THE ART OF REMEMBERING short film, reactions (interview)
THE ART OF SEEING, THE ART OF REMEMBERING, 23min., UK
Directed by Sascha Klamp
Working with two distinct Armenian communities, traditional border villages which hold up the potential resistance from its hostile neighbours, the film explores the set-up of a Community Archive with village Elders wh... -
LEAP OF FAITH short film, audience reactions (interview)
LEAP OF FAITH, 28min., Austria
Directed by Joel Eggimann
A bucket list goal so big that others might think you’re crazy. The stunning journey of Joel Eggimann attempting to do a flip across the gap of a remarkable pinnacle on the Lofoten Islands in Norway.
https://instagram.com/joel_eggimannG...
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THE DISPUTE short film, audience reactions
THE DISPUTE, 34min., Hong Kong
Directed by Fredie Chan
Shortly after moving from Hong Kong to Edinburgh and settling into his student flat, filmmaker Fredie Chan discovers a clash among locals and overseas students over the massive housing shortage in Edinburgh. Developers are converting empty lo... -
JUNKIN' short film, audience reactions (interview)
JUNKIN', 17min., USA
Directed by Andy Heck
Mike Heck seeks redemption after suffering most of his life with alcoholism, depression, and hoarding disorder.
https://www.andyheckfilms.com/junkin
https://www.instagram.com/andyheckfilmsGet to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make thi...
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WE HAVE JUST BEGUN feature film, audience reactions
WE HAVE JUST BEGUN, 82min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Michael Warren Wilson
In 1919, black workers' decades-long efforts to challenge exploitation in the Arkansas Delta culminated in the nation's deadliest racial massacre and labor battle. It's legacy is deep, despite being hidden for over 100... -
BLACK BOX short film, audience reactions
BLACK BOX, 4min., USA, Animation
Directed by Alana Mango
An astronaut encounters an unexpected emergency while on a routine mission, and finds himself jettisoned into space. Isolated, afraid, and losing oxygen, an emotional revelation may provide the will he needs to survive. Black Box is a story... -
DIXSON short film, audience reactions
DIXSON, 19min,. USA, Drama Romance
Directed by Matthew David Lynn
A young man's first kill.
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ACHING HEARTS short film, audience reactions
ACHING HEARTS, 14min., Netherlands, Drama
Directed by Renée van Zadelhof
Simone is suddenly confronted with her ex-wife Nora. After the loss of their daughter, they had no contact for a long time. Simone loses the balance between reason and feeling. Are the characters still believable? And are th... -
PIEDRA DURA short film, audience reactions
PIEDRA DURA, 20min,. USA, Drama
Directed by Rommel Villa
An altar boy is disciplined after being caught watching gay porn at church. -
Blueberry Smoothie short film, audience reactions (director interview)
BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE, 19min., UK, Romance Drama
Directed by Darren Lee Murphy
Karl wakes from yet another dream about his ex, Brad. When making Brad’s favourite blueberry smoothie he is confronted by the past when Brad appears and challenges Karl over the failure for Karl to move on. Memories, both... -
NOVA short film, audience reactions
NOVA, 8min., USA, Family Drama
Directed by Gabe Sheets
Sam is a transgender teenager who is still reeling from his parents' recent divorce. His father, David, has responded to the divorce and his son's estrangement by isolating himself and fixating on his hobby of repairing the old Chevy Nova in ... -
WAITING FOR BUFFALO short film, audience reactions
WAITING FOR BUFFALO, 10min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Grace Beutter, Aidan O'Malley
On the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the Oglala Sioux Tribe awaits a shipment of American bison. -
A PLACE CALLED HOME short film, audience reactions (director interview)
A PLACE CALLED HOME, 10min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Lakai Worrell
One woman's story as she moved from the streets, eating out of garbage cans, and being in a shelter, to finding the strength and courage to find a home for her and her children.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated...
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GIRL OF PEACE short film, audience reactions
GIRL OF PEACE, 27min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Caitlyn Jordan
The Girl of Peace documentary features Yuna Shawver, a Korean-American artist who journeys through the United States and South Korea to create a zine depicting her artistic interpretation of the history of the Korean Comfort Women... -
THE STORY SO FAR short film, audience reactions (interview)
THE STORY SO FAR, 33min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Bill Brassow, Jack Schwitz
A camera crew jumps into the life of Wade, a 43 year old living in Arizona that was recently diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer known as Glioblastoma.
http://www.thestorysofarmovie.com/Interview with filmm...
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JOURNEY short film, audience reactions
JOURNEY, 32min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Eliza Mitnick
Jimmy Nguyen is a psychedelic healing guide who leads clients on ceremonial trips using this innovative new form of therapy. Currently in medical trials at leading institutions across the country, the mushroom allows people to confront t... -
HEALTHY HERO short film, audience reactions
HEALTHY HERO, 57min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Satchin Panda
This documentary portrays the tough life of firefighters and how their shiftwork job makes them prone to emotional stress, metabolic diseases, and cancer. It guides the viewers through the concept of circadian rhythms and intermitte... -
OVERTOWN'S LIVING LEGACY short film, audience reactions (interview)
OVERTOWN'S LIVING LEGACY, 7min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Gina Margillo
When developers and city planners say they are "revitalizing" the historic black neighborhood of Overtown, in Miami Florida , they ignore its rich history and the community that has been living there for decades.Get to ...
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FORMALDEHYDE short film, audience reactions
FORMALDEHYDE, 9min., Turkey, Documentary
Directed by O?uz Yenen
Last days of an old and lonely Armenian fisherman in Istanbul. -
LILY short film, audience reactions (interview)
LILY, 10min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Chloe Stafford, Suneina Badoni
Desperate for a cure for their daughter’s illness, a California couple finds hope from an unexpected source.Get to know the filmmakers:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
- I think what motivated us to make this f...
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HEART OF A TROJAN short film, audience reactions
HEART OF A TROJAN, 11min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Gage Masterson
USC freshman forward Vince Iwuchukwu suffered cardiac arrest during a team workout last July and was faced with the prospect of never playing basketball again. Now four games into his collegiate career, Vince tells his story o... -
When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications, audience reactions
When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications, 1hr. 24min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Jennifer A. Manner
When Wire Was King is a feature-length documentary that puts the telecommunications revolution into historical context. Commerce, technology, entertainment, travel, health, a... -
LOVE OVER MONEY feature film, audience reactions
LOVE OVER MONEY, 1hr. 41min., Australia/USA, Documentary
Directed by James Colquhoun, Laurentine ten Bosch, Enzo Tedeschi
From an early age, John Robbins was groomed as heir to the Baskin-Robbins ice-cream empire, which was founded by his father Irv Robbins in 1945. Growing up John had it all; mo...