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Camilla Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
CAMILLA, 11min,. Drama/Romance
Directed by Matilde CellieCamilla is a 19 years old photographer. She lives her life apathetically. When Camilla meets Beatrice she immediately understands that the latter nurtures a loving interest in her. Unfortunately, Camilla is unable to face this new situat...
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1st Scene Screenplay Reading: The Past Is A Temple, by Joe Favalaro
A struggling writer travels to London to finish his perpetually delayed novel, where he begins a fraught search into reincarnation and past lives that will threaten his brittle sobriety and fragile relationship.
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Sweet 15 Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
SWEET 15, 7min., USA, Romance
Directed by Brianna ReedOn her 15th birthday, a young girl learns to navigate the complexities of budding adolescent romance with the guidance of her two best friends.
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Bruises Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 HORROR Film Festival
BRUISES, 7min., USA, Horror
Directed by Anthony MartinoA woman discovers that each time she sees her reflection, a bruise appears on her face.
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The Tailor Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
THE TAILOR, 16min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Nathalie TherriaultA gender non-conforming person struggling to assert their identity unexpectedly finds courage in an aging master tailor.
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BLACK & WHITE Festival 1st Scene Reading: WE ARE ALL DEAD, by Arthur Tiersky
When a robbery goes wrong and the getaway driver is killed, the gang's two leaders become romantic rivals when the driver's widow shows up to collect her share.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
McBride/Voice: Geoff Mays
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1st Scene Script Reading: THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING, by Eva Bennett
Set in a small town nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, recovering heroin addict Mason Summers moves back into his parents home after leaving rehab. The day after he arrives, he comes home to find the daughter he secretly gave up for adoption 18 years prior sitting on the couch....
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Thicker Than Blood Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
THICKER THAN BLOOD, 10min., USA, Drama/Family
Directed by Liang-Chun LinIndian boy Karan recently gets a white stepsister, Lily, when their lesbian moms move together. Karan does not get along with Lily nor with this whole new family idea. As he desperately needs to blend in with peers at this ...
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Roots Of Lacrosse Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 DOC Festival
Directed by Shelby Tsioweri:iohsta Adams, Joanne Storkan
Many lacrosse players and coaches often don’t know that the origins of the game of lacrosse has it’s roots in North American Indigenous nations.This short documentary provides a brief history of the sacred and cultural aspects of this sport... -
Female Festival BEST SCENE Reading: THE HALOPERIDOL FILES, by
Lexie Addison, a cold case detective with a history of psychosis, works with her hallucinations (whom she casts as the great detectives of literature) to help the local PD find a serial killer in the community.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allan Michael Brunet
Lexie: Kyana Teresa
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The Guard Station Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 HORROR Film Festival
THE GUARD STATION, 12min., Australia, Horror
Directed by Matt ZappalaMichael is a temp security guard that suffers psychological trauma from a car accident in which his partner perished. Taking on a new job in a junkyard where a mysterious sinkhole has opened up he must now confront his fear o...
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Tied Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
TIED, 7min., UK, Thriller
Directed by Darren DohertyWhen two Brothers double cross each other, can they survive?
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SCI-FI Festival Feature Screenplay Reading: The Legacy Of Heorot, by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes
Cadmann Weyland is an aging soldier whose final mission was completed once he oversaw the safe passage of Earth's first interstellar colonists to their new home, Avalon. Feeling alone and on the outside looking in, Cadmann is the only one who begins to suspect their new island paradise may be any...
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Sin Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
SIN, 8min., Canada, Documentary
Directed by Dimphy van Vilsteren
A nigerian girl flees her country because she has the change to be prosecuted for who she is, just to find out she takes an own battle with her -
Female Festival WINNING SHORT Screenplay: BURN WITH ME, by Simone Warrick
In the aftermath of a racially charged murder in the pre-civil rights South, young, white, and morose Willa Mae reckons with the role she played at the center of the trial. Meanwhile the twin brother of the victim is determined to get the truth, something he may only get from Willa.
CAST LIST:
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Pretty Boy Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
PRETTY BOY, 5min., China, Drama/Romance
Directed by Liu QianhaoBoy meets boy at book store. Boy likes boy.
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Road Games Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 CRIME/MYSTERY Festival
ROAD GAMES, 11min., Poland, Crime/Thriller
Directed by Aleksander SzeserWhen a single mother, traveling on a secluded road with her autistic son, stops to pick up a friendly hitchhiker, it quickly turns out that the true motives of both sides put them in a surprisingly dangerous situation neith...
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Snake Dick Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
SNAKE DICK, 8min., USA, Action
Directed by David MahmoudiehJill's got the snake. Julia's got the flute. Alone, they have nothing. But together, they have a secret weapon to fight the darkness...
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Slipping In Time Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
SLIPPING IN TIME, 3min., USA, Animation
Directed by Anna KongIn Victorian times, mad scientist Shelley, has to do whatever it takes to save her falling relationship with her partner Mary.
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The J Thoubbs Documentary Audience FEEDBACK from NYC Film Festival April 2021
Directed by Justin Patricolo
Enter the world of local NJ musician and record producer J Thoubbs. Witness his obsession with music and songwriting as he records his latest full length album. -
LGBTQ+ Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: DULCINA, by Marco Amato
An aspiring drag queen babysits his nephew for a week as he tries to build a new social media following with some unexpected help.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Dennis: Bill Poulin
Woman #1/Renee: Hannah Ehman
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Here Cut Salon Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival
Directed by Kenneth Ma
On a mysterious night, a hairdresser who has a magical power of cutting sadness meets a strange client whose face is covered by their hair......The hairdresser seems to have found the "person" that she looking for.
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SHORT Screenplay Reading: THUNDER VALLEY, by Randolph Scott Kirk
A retired gunslinger, a preacher and a simpleton are all searching for redemption of their own. But one of their paths unites them all on a single thunderous journey to redemption...in...Thunder Valley.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Flag: Shawn Devlin
Mary: Hannah Ehman
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Uprising! Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from April 2021 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival
Directed by Ben Hansford
When the robot apocalypse arrives -- and humanity finds itself being tea-bagged, dry-humped, and kill-shotted out of existence -- the fate of the world rests in the hands of a gaming super-nerd named Bernie Meckler.
But he's got bigger problems.