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iyouuswe II (i- you-us-we-two) Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival
iyouuswe II (I-You-Us-We-Two), 9min., USA, Dance
Directed by Young Soon Kim
Multi-year collaboration by pioneering choreographer, Young Soon Kim, in collaboration with WHITE WAVE DANCE, as they continue to explore the body’s 3 dimensions in space.
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Sodden Ground Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 Experimental/Dance/Music Festival
SODDEN GROUND, 9min., USA, Dance
Directed by Dale Andree, Thryn Saxon
“sodden ground” was created from the mud, the water, the driftwood that is the landscape of this particular place. Like any place, like any person we are the sum of many parts, randomly organized to create the complex harmony...
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ACTION/CRIME Festival TV SPEC Screenplay Reading: Peaky Blinders: "Good Friday", by Alberto "Mojo" Peña
Tommy Shelby is missing, Shelby Limited is financially broke and Michael has teamed with the Billy Boys to take over and absorb the Peaky Blinders gang.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
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LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene Reading: In Hyding, by Carlos Perez
Dr. Jekyll has perfected a medical formula that will bring back a part of himself that was lost because of his father's mistreatment, and now that Miss Hyde has entered the picture, she has no intention of leaving. This is a transgender woman version of the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde Tale.
CAST LIST:
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Isolation Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
ISOLATION, 11min., USA, Thriller
Directed by Seth Raven Small
Sarah awakes in her room noticing her partner Ryan is missing form her beside, she investigates to find things are off. The powers not working properly, her cell is dead and now her car alarm is going off. She begins to look around a...
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Sister Stones, by Nicole Dawson
A lower-class, Adderall-addicted student from an Ivy League university becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when her ex-friend is found dead.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Max: Shaun Devlin
Lola: Allison Kampf
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Bust Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 Crime/Mystery Festival
BUST, 7min., USA, Crime/Action
Directed by Burak Tatar
An ordinary day goes South in Los Angeles.
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The Politeness Of Kings Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival
THE POLITENESS OF KINGS, 20min., France, Thriller
Directed by Saifi Haroun
Paris, in the heart of the 13th arrondissement, a rainy late afternoon. Chef Long finishes the service of the gourmet Chinese restaurant “Le Palais des Rois”. A mysterious customer calls to order, and the delivery does n...
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LGBTQ+ Festival Feature Screenplay Reading: COPPERLAND, by Eila Algood, Holly Algood, Susan Froetchel
Four intelligent, complex women are drawn together. A lesbian couple, their friend and a young woman are looking to find peace relating to their deceased mothers. The fight for equal rights shows up both from the past and present. There is an exciting discovery to bring solar energy to mainstream...
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90 Minutes Without Meat Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 DOCUMENTARY Festival
Directed by Dan Botterill
In the wake of a global climate crisis, a small town in Gloucestershire has received international acclaim for their environmental achievements in sport. English Football League side Forest Green Rovers are known for being the world’s first professional, carbon-neutral ...
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Underdog Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 Crime/Mystery Festival
UNDERDOG, 7min., Italy, Crime/Animation
Directed by Andrea Cavuoto
It’s the story of a clumsy criminal, Mad Dog, who accepted the job of stealing the suitcase of the Mob Boss in the reptile district: Al Gatore.
With a mix of planning and improvisation, he will try to get the job done, but ther...
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Winning Short Screenplay; PERMISSION, by Joe Capucini
Still suffering from an unimaginable tragedy, a married couple is challenged with an unexpected opportunity.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Ethan: Sean Ballantyne
Ashley: Julie Sheppard
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THRILLER Festival Best Scene Script Reading: The Dirty Blonde, Sven Anarki
A gritty Noir detective wakes up in modern day San Francisco where he is given a second chance to solve the case that killed his partner in 1945.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Ernest/Sid: Bill Poulin
Candace: Kyana Teresa
The Nippon Kid/Franklin: Allan Michael Brunet
Dr. Wienkeller/Lenny: Sh... -
LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene Script Reading: Strange Desires, by Doug Allen
When a middle-aged gay man's sartorial choices create an identity crisis, he is forced to reconsider his relationships with the men in his life, and ultimately what it means to be a man.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Jasper: Allan Michael Brunet
Phil: Shaun Devlin
Receptionist: Andy Camp
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In Your Hands Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 DIVERSITY Film Festival
Directed by Lorenzo Maria Chierici
A deaf girl visits her partner in prison. During visiting hours, physical contact is forbidden, but they can see through one another just by touching each other’s hands. Their hands conceal an intimate secret... something that, despite their pure and deep love,...
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SKY BLOSSOM: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation Feature Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 DIVERSITY Film Festival
Directed by Richard Lui
When viewers say they cried, they say it was because of the uplifting hope of the courage and beauty the students share with us. As young as eleven years old, they are taking care of parents and grandparents who are battling sickness. We call them Care Heroes. And there a...
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TRANS RESISTANCE Feature Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Directed by CLAUDIA REIG
A story about the present and future past of different generations of trans people and how it affects the process of sexual transition in their daily lives.
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THRILLER Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: One Wish, by David Dau Henry
It is midsummer on the west coast of Ireland, a man, and his bird rest in the afternoon sun when a runaway bride storms into their lives and changes everything.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
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LGBTQ+ Festival SHORT Screenplay: The Interpretation Of A Dream, by Farnoosh Dayyani
Sarah is a teenage girl who lives in a village in male chauvinistic Iran. She wishes to leave the village with her lover; Maryam (another teenage girl), and live in a free land. A middle aged man is Sarah’s suitor which She finds repulsive. Sarah’s father dies suddenly and Sarah fearful of marria...
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Totsu (Redbird) Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 WILDsound Festival
TOTSU (REDBIRD), 11min., USA, Thriller/Action
Directed by Jeremy Charles
An indigenous woman must confront a mysterious predator in parallel worlds of prehistory and dystopian future.
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ENVIRONMENTAL Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay: Throwaways, by Andy Carpenter
After a seemingly insignificant plastic toy is manufactured by a young child in Latin America, it begins a journey across the world by tractor trailer, a fast-food restaurant trash can, SUV, a garbage truck, and an ocean-freighter. Each mode of transportation offers glimpses into the lives of its...
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TV BEST Scene Script Reading: Blood Ties, by JoAnne Myers
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Tyler: Shaun Devlin
Audra: Kyana Teresa
Doug/Voice: Allan Michael Brunet
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THRILLER Festival Best Scene Script Reading: We Are All Dead, by Arthur Tiersky, Bruno Fischer
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
Kramer: Andy Kamp
Judd: Shaun Devlin
Johnny: Allan Michael Brunet
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Cruel World Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 WILDsound Festival
CRUEL WORLD, 16min, Canada, Thriller/Drama
Directed by Dylan Mask
As he drives down an old dirt road John has one thing on his mind: “Reunite with the woman he loves”.
The journey is prolonged when his SUV runs out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Luckily a mysterious old man intervenes and poi...