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THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival: Murder on Mars, by Patrick McKinley
During the early days of humanity’s colonization of Mars, two police detectives investigate the first death on the red planet. As the investigation unfolds, the detectives realize not all is what it seems as they uncover a vast conspiracy that questions human civilizations’ place on Mars.
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DRAMA Festival: Gallatin, by Ryan Skinner
A famous author goes on a quest of revenge as he tracks down and plans to murder the priest who molested his daughter.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Matt: Geoff May
Phillip: Sean Ballantyne
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ACTION/ADVENTURE Festival: Wrath, by Martin White II (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Envy/Michael/All Angels: Geoff Mays
Greed/Dan/All Angels: Sean Ballantyne
Justin/Gary/All Angels: Steve Rizzo
Rebecca/Pride/Tina: Elizabeth Rose MorrissGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
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LGBTQ+ Festival: A-Okay, by Casey Seline (interview)
Merritt and Hylan are returning to their high school for their ten year reunion. Friends and roommates, the two complete each other in being completely different; Hylan — a confident, sexually active and adventurous extrovert, and Merritt — a shy, hopeless romantic who is struggling with her sexu...
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BEST Scene Reading: A Dangerous Gamble, by André Meira (interview)
A woman with mental health issues, pressured by the insults of her own mother, attempts to stage the kidnapping of her daughter to prove she can make money... but the stunt goes wrong.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Amanda: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Richard: Geoff Mays
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FRANCE Filmmakers Shorts Festival - Oct. 7/8 event.
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CAMILLE, 12min., France, Drama
Directed by Emeric Gallego
Two women with the name Camille both learned the text and imagine the character the same way for a role. A role that reminds them why they would have liked to be an actress and why this environment is diffic... -
POLITICAL Shorts Festival - Nov. 6/7 event
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POLITICS, 2min., United Arab Emirates
Directed by Komalankutty Methil
Politics restricts freedom of movement of the mind in more ways than one.https://www.instagram.com/komalankutty/
THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN OF CONGO, 46min., UK
Directed by Alex Tweddle
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SCIENCE & NATURE SHORTS FESTIVAL - Nov. 5/6 event
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TWIN OAKS, 13min., USA
Directed by Sean O'Connor
"Twin Oaks" is a captivating documentary about the Hoyt family, and their experiences trail building in the Pacific Northwest spanning over many years and multiple generations. The documentary chronicles the profound... -
ANIMATION Shorts Festival - Nov. 4/5 event
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BATTLE PLAN, 5min., France
Directed by John Banana, Mathilde Michea
A car ride with Mum results in an epiphany for a young girl who must imagine her way to a better future.Her ideas grow and with them the chance to make a real difference.Watch the Audience Feedbac...
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THE CONFESSION short film, Horror Underground Festival review
THE CONFESSION, 10min., Italy
Directed by Mirko Ceravolo, Emanuele Giuliano
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SUNDAY'S CHILD short film, LA LGBTQ+ Festival review
SUNDAY'S CHILD, 14min., UK
Directed by Vanessa Nicholson
A female martial artist who supports herself through sex work comes face to face with a violent challenge on the way to an underground fight. Upon arriving home and confiding in the one person she trusts, her girlfriend Reanne, Sunday is fa... -
COZEY - Music Video short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review
COZEY - Music Video, 5min,. USA
Directed by Mitchell Abraham, Zachary Ostapchenko
Experience the exhilarating journey of an astronaut, propelled far from home by his obsession to unearth mysterious gems strewn across the galaxy in this sci-fi epic, as he discovers the true cost of his pursuit.
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AT SEA shorts film, Thriller/Suspense Festival review
AT SEA, 14min., USA
Directed by Zach Moshe
When an abusive husband and his wife get into a heated argument about their wedding anniversary she considers disappearing, thinking no one would notice. The next day, they go to the Beach, where he has a heart attack. She walks away from him and eventua... -
FOLLOWERS shorts film, Thriller/Suspense Festival review (interview)
FOLLOWERS, 18min., Czech Republic
Directed by Michael Semerád
Someone late at night breaks into the luxurious house of an isolated influencer Lucy. The police won't arrive for another fifteen minutes, so she's forced to defend her home by herself. Suddenly, a romantic song starts playing from dow... -
EXTINGUISH THE BURNERS AND LIGHT UP LIFE short film, ENVIRONMENTAL review
EXTINGUISH THE BURNERS AND LIGHT UP LIFE, 30min., Netherlands
Directed by Angel Hernandez
Pablo Fajardo, the renowned environmental lawyer who managed to bring down the North American transnational Chevron (formerly Texaco), shows us his world of commitment for the rights of an Amazonian populati... -
THE LAST TIME MARTIANS CAME HOME short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review
THE LAST TIME MARTIANS CAME HOME, 19min, Australia
Directed by George Tsounis, Jason Da Silva
Set at the turn of an era in 1961; Jack and Donna occupy a rural farm in America, are expecting their first child but their relationship is strained by Jack's abusive and controlling behavior. One night,... -
LET YOU GO short film, LA LGBTQ+ Festival review (interview)
LET YOU GO, 11min,. Mexico
Directed by Dylan Edgardo Galicia León
Andrea, a girl who's in a lesbian relationship, begins to have visions of an old love that her heart has not overcome, the guilt she feels for her new relationship causes the memory of this past love to make her question her feelin... -
NEMORISE short film, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival review (interview)
NEMORISE, 6min., Spain
Directed by Vladi Haivoronski
A scientist tries to put his consciousness into the AI drone.
http://haivoronski.co/
https://twitter.com/haivoronski
https://www.instagram.com/haivoronskis/Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
Having some ...
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VIRAL shorts film, Thriller/Suspense Festival review (interview)
VIRAL, 11min., USA
Directed by Al Chang
In their pursuit of viral fame, a group of young women's social media recording session turns perilous when they're stalked by an internet serial killer.
https://www.instagram.com/4lcfilmGet to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?...
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REQUIEM FOR A RIVER short film, ENVIRONMENTAL review
REQUIEM FOR A RIVER, 58min., USA
Directed by Mary Patierno
Requiem for a River explores the New Mexico stretch of the Rio Grande — an iconic but endangered American waterway — in a time of climate change and calls for environmental justice. Through lyrical imagery and in-depth interviews with a d... -
AN ANGRY BOY feature film, Horror Underground Festival review (interview)
AN ANGRY BOY, 99min,. USA
Directed by Andrew Fitzgerald
Owen was kidnapped by a ruthless predator when he was younger and his repressed memories are starting to flood back. As he struggles to piece together the haunting mystery of his past, he realizes what he must do - hunt him down and make him... -
THE SONG OF THE SOLEMN SWAN short film, Dance Festival review
THE SONG OF THE SOLEMN SWAN, 2min., Canada
Directed by Aiden McMahon
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MATERNITY short film, Horror Underground Festival review (interview)
MATERNITY, 5min., Finland
Directed by Joel Koskinen
A timid, pregnant woman living alone, finds her inner strength when she must defend herself against a mysterious intruder.
https://www.instagram.com/maternity_film/Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
My mo...
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ONCE AND AGAIN short film, LA LGBTQ+ Festival review (interview)
ONCE AND AGAIN, 5min., USA
Directed by Jessica Q Moore
Tasha, a woman in her mid 40’s, trudges through the end of
her day until she sees an old flame on the train platform. The
lovers reminisce and rekindle feelings towards each other only
to realize that circumstance continues to keep them apart...