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Winning COMEDY Short Screenplay: *Wedding Not Guaranteed, by Matt Clifford, Mellinda Hensley
A runaway bride accidentally takes a cross-country road trip with a lovable loser.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Gwen: Kyana Teresa
Charlie: Shaun Devlin-----
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FEMALE Festival TV Best Scene Reading: IVY, 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: Allan Michael Brunet
Chief Robinson: Sean Ballantyne
Male Detective: Andy Camp
Detective Cady: Julie Sheppard
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THRILLER Festival Best Scene Script Reading: Severance Payback, by Richard M. Kjeldgaard
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Female Voice/Amanda: Kyana Teresa
Female Voice #2/Teenage Voice: Val Cole
Male Voice/Parking Attendant: Allan Michael Brunet
Lindsey Voice: Julie Sheppard
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RAINBOW FLAG FLYING HIGH Short Film, Audience FEEBACK March 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Directed by ZHANG Hong-Jie
This is a documentary portraying Taiwan’s first-ever, most-prominent and most outspoken gay activist, Chia-Wei Chi.
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Immersion Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 Female Film Festival
Directed by Anaelle Morf
A journalist investigates Europe's most innovative Escape Game.
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THIS IS ME: LETTERS FROM THE FRONT LINES Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 Dance/Music/Experimental Film Festival
THIS IS ME: LETTERS FROM THE FRONT LINES, 36min., USA, Dance
Directed by Jacques Heim
THIS IS ME: Letters from the Front Lines captures the resilience, determination and hope of the human spirit, following the paths of military veterans and first responders as they share what it means to be tru...
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Riddim Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 Dance/Music/Experimental Film Festival
RIDDIM, 3min., USA, Music
Directed by Shicong Zhu
Trapped in the colorfulness of the material world; fragile and timeless.
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SCI-FI/FANTASY Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: Kevin's Other Kevins, by Gordie Hvolka
While his small video-game business teeters on failure, KEVIN and his abusive inner voice argue and fight one another. But when Kevin faces a near-death experience, he meets his inner voice and together must resolve their issues or risk never getting back to Kevin’s life on Earth.
CAST LIST:
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Returning Home Short Film, Audience Feedback from ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival Feb. 2021
RETURNING HOME, 12min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Bhushan Thakkar
Richie Schley has built a career using the nature the earth provides us. In “Returning Home”, with stay at home orders in place, Richie takes time to reflect on his experiences in nature while connecting to a deeper understand...
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Audible Lockdown Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 Dance/Music/Experimental Film Festival
AUDIBLE LOCKDOWN, 15min., Australia, Music
Directed by Ania Reynolds & Carl Polke
An audiovisual portrait of the city of Melbourne during the COVID lockdowns in 2020. All sounds have been created from field recordings made in the Melbourne CBD under lockdown, and all footage has similarly been ...
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Gorilla Girl Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival
GORILLA GIRL, 46min., USA
Directed by Rob Grobman, Antonio Melendez
Animal rehabilitation expert Ann Southcombe shares over 50 years of experience raising animals. She expresses the deep emotional intelligence of our non human counterparts and the love that transcends species.
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SCI-FI/FANTASY Festival Best Scene Reading: Conquist, by Dirk Strasser
While pursuing an Incan emperor, a driven conquistador and his men find themselves trapped between the warring forces of demonic natives and angelic beings in a world whose morality proves to be less black and white than it initially appears.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
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Iran's Wild Side Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival
IRAN’S WILD SIDE, 44min., Canada
Directed by Mani Mirsadeghi
Wild Persia offers a rare look into Iran ’s wondrous wildlife and nature. This documentary features the marvels of this little-known land, nested in the Middle East . From the hot arid deserts and their shifting sands, to the breath-t...
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Divest! Short Film, Audience Feedback from ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival Feb. 2021
DIVEST!, 5min., USA, Animation
Directed by Nicholas Berger & Emily Fraser
An animation about divesting from fossil fuels with drawings and narration by youth from Bay Area Earth Guardians Crew and Youth vs Apocalypse.
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene Script Reading: Hysteresis, by Lynn Vincentnathan
A deep water Arctic Ocean oil rig explosion in our near present releases gigatons of methane, causing runaway warming to spiral out of control much faster than it would have. By 2273 the only habitable place is the Arctic and life is dying out there. May’s malnourished son dies and the autocratic...
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The Ocean Voice Short Film, Audience Feedback from ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival Feb. 2021
THE OCEAN VOICE, 4min., Brazil, Documentary
Directed by Rodrigo Thome
When the ocean speaks, we must listen!
The ocean voice is a message from the ocean to humanity!
We must learn to connect with the ocean, all life in our planet come from it! Besides that we still treating the ocean and its cr... -
DIVERSITY 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: KILT, by Ron Leach, Kristian Hodko
The forbidden love affair between a dashing young Scottish soldier and his superior officer, in the Second World War, bears remarkable fruit when his grandson attends his funeral 50 years later.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Lavery: Geoff Mays
General Donaldson: Andy Kamp
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LA Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: Bleed Just Like Us, by EZEKIEL Jeremiah WALKER
Set at a southern Black college, a conflicted student struggles to find his purpose while those closest to him find themselves staring down the barrel of a gun.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
JJ: Geoff Mays
Corey: Sean Ballantyne
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Dorothea And The Myotragus Feature Film, Audience FEEDBACK from March 2021 Female Film Festival
Directed by Núria Abad & Marta Hierro
In 1909, a young British woman boards a ship towards Mallorca, following the path of some mysterious bones found in a cave. For two years, she climbs, crawls and explores every cavity in the rocks of Mallorca, Eivissa and Menorca, narrating her experience in ... -
The Hike Feature Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 HORROR Film Festival
THE HIKE, 120 min., USA, Thriller/Horror
Direected by David FugettA couple agree to meet for a hike on their favorite trail. Derek is hoping to come home to his family. Brooke is bringing divorce papers for him to sign. Halfway through the hike they are taken hostage by a killer on the run. A g...
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Covid Landscape: Boise, Idaho June 2020 Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival
COVID LANDSCAPE: BOISE, IDAHO JUNE 2020, 5min., USA
Directed by John D. LeMay
Life in a global pandemic is surreal for us all, but creating a piece of public art on the side of a 14 story building in downtown Boise, Idaho takes it to a whole new level. Watch my latest short film featuring mural...
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The Great Atchafalaya Basin Short Film, Audience Feedback from ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival Feb. 2021
THE GREAT ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, 8min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Mark Knight
Efforts to save the Atchafalaya Basin are highlighted with stunning visuals of the largest wetland and swamp in the United States. Located in south central Louisiana, it is a combination of wetlands and river delta are...
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Until We Touch Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival
UNTIL WE TOUCH, 3min., Australia
Directed by Charlotte Mungomery
A short poem like documentary. Through windows we watch the polyphonic narrative of twelve mothers in lockdown who read letters from their adult children who are overseas, interstate or are quarantined in the same city.
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The Invisible Mirror Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2021 Dance/Music/Experimental Film Festival
THE INVISIBLE MIRROR, 5min., UK, Dance
Directed by Luigi Rizzo
At night while something has happened in a house of an old lady, a young girl dresses to go to a party. Through the dance and the music, suddenly youth and age merge together in an ephemeral and dynamic moment, ultimately connected.