The secrets of chocolate, 27min., Belgium
Directed by Patrice Goldberg, Cyril Fleury
We're diving into the secrets of chocolate. Why is it so tasty? Why is it so hard for us to stop eating it? What are its main health benefits? And what will the chocolate of the future look like? To answer these ...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

A MYSTERY short story reading.

Performed by Val Cole

A FEMALE Festival short story.

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story reading!

For decades, werewolf-vampire hybrid, Mo, has spent life as a loaner. But a new start in NYC brings him into contact with witch, Gothen Z. Wicke and her partner, Vanessa. As the friendship develops, the girls help Mo to get his reflection back while he in turn aids them in tracking down a conman....

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story.

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

I’m tired of piling up the dead
in this bone yard called grief.
You stack the dead your way,
and I in mine.
There’s no good way to do it
that doesn’t leave you feeling undone.

The longer I live, the more
I see life falling down around me,
and it weighs heavily...

Performed by Val Cole

A DEATH short story reading.

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story.

Dystopian flash fiction; less than 1,000 words

Synopsis: In a dystopian near-future suburban middle America, a woman named Eve is forced into marriage, pregnancy, and domestic servitude. As her resentment grows and the danger to her intensifies, she plans one final bloody act of revenge.

Perfor...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

A Widow’s Hand

If the coast holds ruin
like a pint pouring in,
then this deep dorcha tide
must churn its ruby-black heave
until fragile foam flickers
below giant hogweeds.

And if cliffs are the corpses
the sea keeps beating
upon that sable crag,
then the salt...

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story.

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

A DEATH short story reading.

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Matthew Toffolo chats with CHEF Chris Scott about his short film "What's Left," which tells the story of a former executive chef now working as a dishwasher while raising his special needs son. Chris explained that the film is the first in ...

GENERATION: CURE, 23min., USA
Directed by Brett Langolf, Alex Boydston
GENERATION: CURE begins as a run—but quickly becomes something more. Through the story of Chad and the loss that drives him, the film captures how a community rallies around cystic fibrosis, turning grief into momentum. What u...

Matthew Toffolo chats with filmmaker David Goog about his one-minute film, which has been accepted into multiple film festivals. David explained that the film, based on his personal feelings rather than a true story, centers on a first date where he judges his date based on her liking Ed Sheeran,...

Passage Home: Tulalip Tribes remove barriers to salmon habitat, 8min., USA
Directed by Charles Atkinson, Jeff Ostenson
Restoring fish passage to spawning habitat is one of the most cost-effective ways to recover salmon runs. The Tulalip Tribes are leading the way in the Snohomish watershed to rem...