Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your short story about?

I'm Not Afraid of the Dark is about 9-year-old Andy Watkins trying outrun a fear nearly every child his age has, the dark.

2. What genres would you say this story is in?

Horror and Suspense.

3. ...

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

We were just boys,
and we had spent
the best hours
of the day,
committing ourselves
to children’s parades
and folly crusades
and lost causes.
And we came home,
hungering and ravenous,
and ate amongst ourselves
candies and red meats
and angel cake, till,
full as pigs...

Editor & Visual Design: Steve Rizzo

Narrated by Val Cole

Produced by Matthew Toffolo

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

—For my mother

while night scoops down to transform silt in the veins
spilling into day a slow drowning in songs from the waters of life
stretched fraying before day breaks
to dying embers of temporariness
wind blows like candle flames struggling,
calling with moan...

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The Cthulhu Mythos continues in series Danforth: Eldritch Tales of WWII.

In this Lovecraftian tale of horror and espionage, Tomb of the Black Pharaoh follows Robert B. Danforth, a former Miskatonic Uni...

Editor & Visual Design: Steve Rizzo

Narrated by Val Cole

Produced by Matthew Toffolo

Editor & Visual Design: Steve Rizzo

Narrated by Val Cole

Produced by Matthew Toffolo

From the writer:

The Theme of the poem is about how a person is fighting with something whether it is physical or mental, but hopefully they can find the courage within to face those problems head on even th...

Performed by Val Cole

Narrated by Val Cole

POEM:

People disappeared.
Not just people but our neighbors. All five of them. Momma, Poppa and the three kids with
thick black hair who played with our kids, wispy blonde blue-eyed, all three.

When they moved in, I remember
You were a little uneasy.
We only speak English...

Narrated by Val Cole

POEM:

Got in a bit of trouble
A few years back.
It cost me very dearly.

Grew up in a Godly home
Never missed a service
Or a summer church camp.
My parents’ faith it was,
Not mine.

A rough crowd lured me away
A little at a time.
Innocent enough it began,
Weed and beer and...

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GUNNER, 105min., USA
Directed by Dimitri Logothetis

Starring: Luke Hemsworth, Morgan Freeman

Lee Gunner tries to save his sons, Luke and Travis, from a dangerous drug gang.

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Question & Answer session after festival screening with filmmakers from the February 2025 ROMANCE Festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Filmmakers on stage:

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Director: Mishka Balilty
Actor: Rosie Wysee
Producer: Enrico Ferri

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When aspiring fantasy novelist Anna Drake accidentally runs cyclist Lance off the road, she has no idea this chance encounter will change both their lives. As their romance blossoms, Anna finds herself falling for Lance's free-spirited ...

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Directed by Mark Anatoly Falko
A young happy couple are attacked by a vampire. Soon, the young woman transforms into a monster. Will true love prevail?

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Directed by James Atkins
3 superhero housemates try to out brag each other with their accomplishments.

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Directed by Ignacio Rodó
Your portrait can capture you. You decide how to shine in it.

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Directed by Paul Greene
The Story of Second Chances and forgiveness in a mystical-magical way.

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Directed by Johan Humes
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Directed by Gareth Brierley
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Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

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