Beat Keepers: The Next Chapter, 43min., Canada
Directed by Cindy Goldberg
A powerful and inspiring documentary that follows a group of talented female drummers as they unite for a life-changing three-day retreat in Dallas, Texas. Through the raw energy of rhythm, unwavering mutual support, and a ...

Staunch Moderates Experience Live, Virtual Concert, 65min,. USA
Directed by Greg Simmons
Welcome to the Staunch Moderates Experience Live, Virtual concert. An entertaining live performance which takes us through the philosophy & history of the Staunch Moderates movement through music. This film p...

A meal is a luxury in the world of Hot Lunch.

Written & Directed by Kevin Mejia

Cast: Cynnita Agent, Richard Tate, Celeste Hompstead, Kristi Johnston

https://www.instagram.com/roland_gaedtgens/

Directed by Roland Gaedtgens, Robin Lionhar van Zutphen

Produced by Liquid Cake Amsterdam

The inspiring journey of Benjamin Feliksdal began in a humble yet determined manner. At the tender age of just six, he discovered his calling in the world of da...

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INSECT, 8min, Canada, Fantasy
Directed by Cherelle Ann, Sarah Higgins
In a subterranean prison, a bitter young girl and her supernatural ally hold a strange and beautiful man captive to avenge the crimes he has committed against her.

https://www.instagram.com/b_dog_film...

Type of story- Speculative, religious fiction. ~3,100 words

Synopsis- A man working in public broadcasting is roped into a date with a beautiful and powerful man. Both outcasts in their own right, quickly fall in love and share what they hide from the world.

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know t...

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

Locked and loaded
I’ve practiced with it before
I know how to use it
Tonight
is the night
there’s no going back
all options exhausted
my pencil a gun
I press hard against my header
of this blood red notepad page
and pull the goddamn trigger

But the lead breaks
gun ...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

POEM;

Little fuzzy wuzzy buzzle bees,
quietly working away unseen.
Oh, how you sing amongst the trees.

Pollinating plumage of Persephone,
bring life to all through spring,
Little fuzzy wuzzy buzzle bee.

Sugar snaps and strawberries,
every color of the spectrum seen.
Oh,...

Summary: Andrew learns that his partner has a new boyfriend and all his friends knew about, to make matters worse, as soon as he moves on to someone new, they all plan to help his ex get back together with him.

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your novel about?

Andrew...

The story is of my personal journey after God first began pursuing me.

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your short story about?
God's calling for salvation and my failure to do as I promised, followed by my running from a commitment I made to him, only to be permitted ...

Performed by Val Cole

STAR WARS: RENDEZVOUS, 20min,. USA
Directed by Brett L. Peterson
A pair of do-gooders attempt to protect a young, force-sensitive girl from bounty hunters on their way to rendezvous with a mysterious contact with the power to protect her much better than they can.

https://antigravityfilms.com/pr...

Performed by Val Cole

Visual Design & Editor: Steve Rizzo

Produced by Matthew Toffolo

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The Promise of 2025

The clock ticks, a soft and steady sigh,

As fleeting moments slip and fly,

The days blur by in whispers faint,

And I feel the ache, the quiet complaint.

Each second lost, a ...

Although Annika is blind, she doesn't need eyes to "see," and she finds joy in the small things. This Easter is no different as she plays with her cousins, helps her family bake, and comforts her little sister.

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your short story about?
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Performed by Val Cole