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HORROR FAN FICTION Festival - MY SPECIAL BOY: FRIDAY THE 13TH, March 5/6 event
MY SPECIAL BOY: A FRIDAY THE 13TH FAN FILM, 70min., USA
Directed by James Grim, Braden Timmons
There is no denying that Camp Crystal Lake has a dark history, one that Sean Orton is intent on ignoring. Despite being warned against returning to his childhood Camp, Sean's desire to save his family n... -
HOBBIES short film, audience reactions
HOBBIES, 6min,. USA, Comedy
Directed by Emily Moler
Two newly minted hobbyists fight to keep their insecurities at bay when they present their first crafts to each other. HOBBIES is a short absurdist comedy about the fear of making "bad art," the perils of honest feedback, and finding the joy in ... -
CHILDISH DEANO web series, audience reactions
CHILDISH DEANO, 24min., Australia, Ep. 1 Web series
Directed by Dean Thomas, David Ferrier
CHILDISH DEANO is an Australian short-form animated comedy series about a rambunctious 8-year-old boy with a grown man's voice and a heart of gold.
Deano lives for mischief. It's his favourite thing, but he... -
THE RIGHT VINTAGE short film, audience reactions
THE RIGHT VINTAGE, 4min., USA, Sci-Fi/Crime/Comedy
Directed by Trace Winter
A conman reaches his 100th birthday and is released from prison to enjoy the time he has left, starting with a dram of his favorite whisky. -
TACO TIME short film, audience reactions
TACO TIME, 7min., USA, Comedy/Sci-Fi
Directed by Gaby Simpson
Rob's sleep is interrupted one night by a strange hippie with a taco cart claiming that Rob is the "Chosen One".https://www.instagram.com/spacesquidfilms/
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SLUMLORD web series, audience reactions
SLUMLORD, 30min., USA, Web Series
Producers by Sam StairWe filmed a pilot for a docuseries following the day to day actives of a Milwaukee Low income landlord and his staff. Working with struggling people who are the least desirable tenants who are denied by every other landlord. Staff that h...
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ENGLISH BREAKFAST short film, audience reactions (director interview)
ENGLISH BREAKFAST, 9min., USA, Dark Comedy
Directed by Dustin Hendrix
Claire and Shaun, a newlywed couple, stay at the critically-acclaimed Miss Talbot's Bed and Breakfast. Before long, Claire starts to realize that this bed and breakfast isn't quite as charming as it initially appears to be.ht...
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THE HAIRCUT short film, audience reactions (director interview)
THE HAIRCUT, 5min., USA, Dark Comedy
Directed by George Dickinson
Andrew just got the best haircut of his life, but will his roommates notice?Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
One time, my hair got cut, but you know what my hair didn't get? Compliments! And t... -
Occurrences of Questionable Significance short film, audience reactions
Occurrences of Questionable Significance, 9min., Poland, Comedy/Absurd
Directed by Dave Lojek
When forest animals invade our cities, the world is in disarray. Office fox Fiona struggles with her phone addiction. Will she succumb to it? Temperamental bunny Barbara only gives her stag sugar daddy N... -
DAY FLIPPERS short film, audience reactions (director interview)
DAY FLIPPERS, 16min., USA, Dark Comedy
Directed by Isaac Cushman
The production of a home renovation TV series is disrupted by the presence of a malevolent spirit.Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
Honestly, it was my buddy Alex Royston, who was the Product...
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BALLS OF TIN web series, audience reactions
BALLS OF TIN, 18min., USA, Ep. 1 Web Series
Directed by Rachelle A Dermer
A small film crew sets out to make a mountain biking series; only one problem: their star cannot ride. -
BEYOND CONVERSION short film, audience feedback (director interview)
BEYOND CONVERSION, 46min., New Zealand, Documentary
Directed by Loren Prendiville
BEYOND CONVERSION is an intimate look at the fight to ban conversion practices in Aotearoa. It follows a bill many thought would pass unanimously but was in-fact highly contested, prompting the largest number of pub... -
SCI-FI Short Film Festival - March 4/5 event
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PARANOIA, 5min,. USA, Sci-Fi
Directed by Igor Volkov
Oxygen leak on the spacecraft put the crew in a dangerous positionhttps://www.instagram.com/volkovvideo/
THE SECOND HAND, 15min., Canada, Sci-Fi
Directed by Tristan Hamburgh
A scorned young woman gains access t... -
DOC WAR Feature - JOURNALIST AT WAR - VOICE OF THE VICTIMS. March 3/4 event
JOURNALIST AT WAR - VOICE OF THE VICTIMS, 52min., Iran/Norway
Directed by Morten Offerdal, Vegard Lund Bergheim
In this compelling and highly dramatic documentary, we follow war reporters Afshin Ismaeli and Tor Arne Andreassen as they travel to Syria to document the collapse of ISIS. Shot on the ... -
INDIGENOUS DOC Feature: REHUMANIZE. March 4/5 event
REHUMANIZE, 57min., USA
Directed by Kelsey Darragh
With its roots in indigenous practice and community, this is a documentary about the first ever sexual assault case in North American to be resolved using Restorative Justice through the court system. One woman tells her story of fighting to have... -
POLITICAL DOCS Festival - March 3/4 event
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True Believers At The Insurrection: Road To The Capitol, 20min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Sandi Ann Bachom
This is my first hand account of the two months after Trump lost the 2020 election, covering rallies leading up to the January 6th Capitol insurrection, an... -
SPORTS Short Film Festival - March 2/3 event
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RUGBYTOWN Ep. 1, 28min., USA
Directed Patrick Guthrie
Having failed to reach their dreams of starring in the NFL, the players in RugbyTown tell their own stories of crossing over to become professional athletes in a new sport as they help the USA win the Rugby Worl... -
SPORTS DOCS Festival - March 5/6 event
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BOATHOUSE ROW short film, 16min, USA, Documentary/Sports
Directed by Ethan Knecht
Boathouse Row is a personal essay documentary about the generational intersections of olympic rowing, manic depression, and fatherhood.BURN. // A SKI FILM, 12min., USA
Directed by Ke... -
DOC Feature Festival Film: "Why I’m Not a Basketball Player" March 1/2 event
WHY I'M NOT A BASKETBALL PLAYER, 110min., Israel, Documentary
Directed by Alon Weinstock
A ballad of love, pain and gratitude to basketball and the life around it.
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LGBTQ+ Relationship Short Film Festival - March 1/2 event
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THE INTERROGATION, 13min,. Canada, Drama
Directed by Zenghiok Ng
Kai’s war against social LGBTQ discrimination, a journey of internal redemption for themselves.https://www.hiokpictures.com/projects/theinterrogation
https://www.instagram.com/zenghiok_ng/MY GIRLF...
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THE COAT ROOM, 10min., TV Web Series / Comedy / Drama
The Coat Room is a comedic web series about a troubled woman in lingerie who traps herself in the coat room of a party, hoping to entice her one true love. Instead, she keeps running into guests (1 guest per episode) who just want to get their coats.
The series stars Second City writer-performer...
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AGAPE, 5min., Canada, Dance
AGAPE is a short dance film loosely inspired by the film "If Beale Street Could Talk". It takes us on a journey of Black love in everyday moments through movement. It is a letter to the potential hope of life and love.
Directed by Zoe Edwards
Listen to podcast interview with filmmaker: https://...
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POLITICAL Shorts Festival - Feb. 28th/March 1st event
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BAJO INTERIOR DERECHA, 4min., Spain, Comedy
Directed by by Martin Ortiz
Getting a rental apartment in the center of madrid is almost impossible mission.
MALAKOOTI, 7min. Australia, Documentary
Directed by Javier Gómez Bello
Anahita is an Iranian opera singer. Du... -
COMEDY Festival 1st Scene: SHELTER, by Janna Jones (interview)
A smart, but indecisive movie theater owner is about to lose her husband, movie theater and her family's legacy, but when two forces of nature sweep into her life--a violent tropical storm and a gorgeous and compassionate man--she finally jumps into action to get what she wants.
https://www.face...