DOC SHORTS Festival - March 7/8 event
New Releases
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Documentary, Independent, Short Films
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SHIRINGA: AMAZON WHITE GOLD, 9min., Canada
Directed by Oscar Akamine, Joseph Neyra
Jorge Escompani is a "Shiringa" master, "Shiringa" is a tree which produces natural latex. This is considered a tradition that preserves great passion and environmental awareness. The extraction of latex from the Shiringa three led to the death of thousands of indigenous people due to slavery during "the fever of latex" in the 19th century.
QUIET MINDS SILENT STREETS, 14min., Canada
Directed by Karen Chapman
A community plagued by gun violence turns to an unlikely solution: mindfulness and meditation.
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A PEACE OF EUROPE: BREXIT, THE EU & THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT, 26min. UK
Directed by Thom Jackson-Wood
Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, EU Supergirl Madeleina Kay and indie filmmaker Thom Jackson-Wood explore how the European Union has supported the Northern Irish Peace Process whilst also campaigning against the biggest threat to the Peace Process since it was signed - Brexit.
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Directed by Mae Edwards
A story about Queer Femmes of Color on their Hero’s Journey through Tinsel Town, as told in a musical video-ized graphic novel.http://maeedwards.com/
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LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene Screenplay Movie
A closeted teen football star, Harley Harris, discovers his friends and fellow townsfolk are being replaced by demonic shapeshifters, and he is next! Together with, out and proud friend, Tessa, Harley must break the demon's curse before his identity an...
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JOHN, 14min., New Zealand, Fantasy
Directed by Yoson An
Trapped in the limbo of purgatory, John's only path to freedom is a choice between a curtain and a kite. A concert pianist (John) finds himself in a deserted, barren land, in between a red kite and a floating ...
