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Poetry Reading: THE LION, by Nikki Rawnsley (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
THE LION is one of my favorite poems in my anthology. It is featured in Part Two, Wild Beasts, Inspired Tales, and other stories from my book Black Heart Words & Poems.
I identify as a romantic realist, navigating...
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Poetry Reading: Double Minded, by Tanasha Friar
Performed by Val Cole
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POETRY Reading: CRUMBLE, by Meik V. Fischer
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: BEAUTY SLEEP, by George Tunis
Performed by Val Cole
Beauty Sleep
In a cold and murky water,
Upon a flowered, and blooming land.
Lays the bones,
and treasured objects,
Of a long lost and missing man.
Fish feed on the decayed remnants,
Pebbles collect the remaining scum.
His skin, devoured long ago,
The currents w...
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NOVEL Transcript Reading: Enfant Terrible: Opening Acts, by Gwydhar Gebien
BUY novel here: https://www.amazon.ca/ENFANT-TERRIBLE-OPENING-Gwydhar-Gebien/dp/0578889811
Synopsis: Damen Warner is the front man for a metalcore band who has hit the skids. Hard. His record label dropped him, his manager has gone missing and now his agent won't return his calls. He is broke an...
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ROMANCE Short Story: Love at the Age of 70, by Colin Guest
Colin Guest.https://www.colinguestauthor.com
Twitter.com: www.Tigermanguest
Facebook.com:: www. tigerman55
Amazo.com/author/colinguest:Story Performed by Val Cole
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SHORT Story Reading: Pumpkin Eulogy, by Mina Patel
Performed by Val Cole
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Transformation
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POETRY Reading by Poet Chrystal Meach
Performed by Val Cole
Poem:
The sun glistens upon us. Hawks fly. Angels sing. The dance of life moves to the beat of earth’s hum. Gaia awakens those asleep. They have slumbered far too long. The time is now. Let it flow through you. The child within is your first clue. As you listen to the sil...
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Poetry Reading by Tammy Mckenzie
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: SINNERS, by L. Paul Sutton
Performed by Val Cole
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KILL SHORT short film watch, 3min., Thriller
A man finds his grandfather's old camera with a bizarre message.
Written & Directed by Joe Petito
Cameraman - Ignacyo Matynia
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THE LOOSE END short film watch, 8min., Thriller/Horror
http://www.nathanstfilms.com/
https://instagram.com/nathansetiabudiAfter falling witness to a violent murder, a man fears the killer returning to tie loose ends.
Student film from Loyola Marymount University
Writer/Director Nathan Setiabudi
Cinematographer: Kieran Armstrong
CAST: Preston Sa...
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THROUGH ROSE COLORED LENSES short film watch, Romance / Drama
https://instagram.com/h0mb3
In the midst of a toxic triangle with the love of his life, and her abusive boyfriend, Shawn Anderson, a college student blinded by love, is seeing his world fall apart.
Unable to help Shawn see the toxicity of this relationship with Kayla Murrieta, his best friend L...
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REVERSE short film watch, 12min., Thriller/Mystery
http://www.reverse-lefilm.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lenoir.christophe/With the help of her alters, an ex-spy with dissociative identity disorder hatches a plan to get revenge on the one-eyed, the man who tried to kill her.
Writer/Director Christophe Lenoir
CAST: Camille Solal, Chick Orte...
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ELEMENTS: BEAUTIFUL UNTRUE THINGS short film watch, Sweden, Dance / Experimental
https://instagram.com/beautiful_untrue_tingz
Elements is a solo choreography that is the intersection of nature, fashion, Venusian imagery, and movement. Elements is an exploration of dance/movement and the elements of nature, earth, sun, water and air. The natural influences and sounds of these...
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ANIMATION Shorts Festival - Dec. 24/25 event
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GALACTIC GREED, 3min., USA
Directed Hokin Chan
An alien travels to Earth only find out he cannot afford gas here. Using only coin he has to play the slot machine, he hits the jackpot but gets greedy.https://www.instagram.com/not_anaccount_yet/
Watch the Audience...
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CRIME/MYSTERY Shorts Festival - Dec. 22/23 event
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THE SEAL OF DEATH 2, 18min., USA
Directed by Harris Josey
When Tony Han, a former detective, receives a “Seal of Death” letter threatening his honor and life, he ventures out to New York to take down the one person responsible, Shang Lee, The Head of the Yakuza. He... -
ACTION/ADVENTURE Shorts Festival - Dec. 22/23 event
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SPACE RYDER, 13min,. USA
Directed by Jeff Kenji Yamashita
Space Ryder is a sci-fi action-adventure short film that follows Ryder, an intergalactic bounty hunter in pursuit of his white whale: a monstrous alien creature that has eluded his capture for years. As Ryde... -
SPORTS DOC Festival - Dec. 21/22 event
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SKATE OR CRY, 10min., Australia
Directed by David Cook, Wes Greene
Unbelievably talented local indigenous girl Tia Pitman doing what she does best - Roller-skating. This short documentary tracks Tia's life and story as an Indigenous roller-skater, navigating the ma... -
SAINT short film watch, 10min., Dance/Experimental
Saint seeks to present a process of evolution that is about spiritual change, technology, and identity of a human being. Through the transformation in 3 layers of clothings, which represent the past, present, and future in time, the identity of the dancer was exposed through the generating and re...
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ENFOLD short film watch, 4min., Experimental/Animation
Mysterious figures dance within a shrouded, watery world of textures. Hidden images reverberate with accompanying sounds of glass harmonica.
Directed by Steve Socki
Music by Gary Chang
BIO of director:
Steve Socki is an independent animation artist and an associate professor at DePaul Univer...
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DIVERSITY DOC Shorts Festival - Dec. 19/20 event
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MOTHERS: OUT OF A PANDEMIC, 27min,. Canada
Directed by Shonna Foster
A look into the experiences of motherhood and womanhood for three women during the pandemic. The film centers on their challenges, learning experiences and growth during this time.
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