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T A R A N T E L L A short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival
T A R A N T E L L A, 2min., Italy
Directed by Hannah Camarata
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PLASTICO short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival
PLASTICO, 5min., UK
Directed by David Harriman, James Bettney
In Almeria Province in Spain there is a sea of plastic sheeting creating the the largest collection of greenhouses in the world. The invernaderos (as called in Spanish) cover upwards of 150 square miles and are visible by the naked eye... -
WIN/WIN short film, reactions Under 5 Minute Festival (interview)
WIN/WIN, 5min., USA
Directed by Rafael Puga Valega
A group of friends gathers to drink beer and play cards after their national football team suffers a tough defeat in a tournament. While playing one of them mentions an interesting idea on how to confront the team situation
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A THERAPIST short film, reactions CHICAGO Film Festival
A THERAPIST, 5min,. USA
Directed by Meagan Lynn
When 15-year-old Kit's parents make her go to therapy during their divorce, she's less than thrilled. But when she meets Dr. Amanda Franklin, Kit realizes therapy is not what she expected at all.
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SHRAPNEL short film, reactions CHICAGO Film Festival
SHRAPNEL, 2min., USA
Directed by Nathan Gagnon
A Vietnam veteran wakes up in an empty hospital. He notices he is missing one of his legs. As he begins to explore the hospital seeking help or an exit, post traumatic visions manifest before his eyes and he realizes he is not alone.
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Winning FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: THE INVISIBLE ONES. Nov. 27/28 event
As one of the first women to join Hamburg's homicide squad in the 1990s, Marianne Atzeroth-Freier, almost single-handedly, convicted the „acid barrel murderer“, who went down in German history as one of the most horrific murder cases.
During a court break in an abduction case, Marianne Atzeroth-...
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FANTASY/SCI-FI Fest: BOZ: Bikers of Oz, Drew Henriksen, Ken Hewski (interview)
After a twister rips a biker bar from its foundation, two rival biker gangs crash land in the mythical land of L. Frank Baum’s tales. Thinking they know the story, the two foes quickly unite, but encounter forces that they don’t know as well as they thought. In this Adult Swim style animated show...
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HORROR Festival Best Scene: Ghosting, by Nathaniel Anglin (interview)
A woman begins to suspect a connection between her younger
cousin’s mysterious disappearance and a popular dating app that is resulting in gruesome deaths around Flagstaff, Arizona.CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Sean: Geoff Mays
Cory: Sean BallantyneGet to know the writer: ...
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UNDER 5 MINUTE Festival Short: BEAUTIFUL OCEAN, by Margie Jo Vess (interview)
Captain One and Two and a deckhand are on a ship. Clowns are in the water. The ship catches the clowns. Deckhands deal with the clowns: pulling off the goo and chopping off legs. Buddy wakes up. Deckhands kill the rest of the clowns.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Captain One: Geoff Mays
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BEST Scene Script Reading: DADDY ISSUES, by Joshua Rose
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Derrick: Geoff Mays
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COMEDY Shorts Festival - Nov. 26/27 event
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11 BLOCKS TO GO: THE BET, 10min., USA
Directed by Nathaniel P. Claridad
Samantha, a free-spirited hapless romantic, discovers her 30-something-year-old BFF Drew, a gay high-functioning drug-addled sex addict, hosting an orgy in lieu of honoring his personal commitm... -
THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival - Nov. 25/26 event
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THE APPRAISER, 10min., USA
Directed by C.J. Arellano
Gary takes his partner Nico to his family’s farm, where both men are possessed by unseen forces.http://cjarellano.com/
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North American STUDENT Film Festival - Nov. 25/26 event
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THE MIRROR, 3min., Canada
Directed by Nicholas Tremblay
Three women in a public bathroom, share various stages of motherhood.https://www.instagram.com/The_Mirror_Short_Film
STALL, 3min., USA
Directed by Rebekah Grace de Guzman
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HORROR SHORTS Film Festival - Nov. 25/26
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REPLACED, 5min,. USA
Directed by Nicholas Campbell
Depressed college student Sam attempts to reach out to her mother in the afterlife but welcomes something else instead.Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
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International STUDENT Film Festival - Nov. 24/25 event
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AXINOS, 5min., Greece
Directed by Anna Maria Kakona, Calliopi Villy Kotoula
A little girl tries her best to protect her beloved sand sea turtles from the busy summer beach.THE SLAUGHTERHAUS, 9min., Chili
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CRIME/MYSTERY Shorts Festival - Nov. 24/25 event
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THE DROWNING POOL, 12min,. Spain
Directed by Enrique Novials
Ariadna, a former police officer, is now a detective shocked by the recent death of her mother due to Covid. In the midst of this, she must find a child who has been kidnapped after school.Watch the Aud...
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ROMANCE Shorts Festival - Nov. 24/25 event
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SING ME TO SLEEP, 25min,. USA
Directed by Mario Valdivieso
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER, by Monica Schimmer
After a mistake on her bridal night, 25 years later, Lucy has to face the consequences of her actions- this time it may be too late.
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Best Scene Script Reading: THE EX-MEN, by Don Willis, Greg Mitchell
A newly separated family man joins an unconventional fraternity of fellow ex-husbands, where their chaotic misadventures and unexpected bonds prove that navigating life after marriage is as absurd as it seems.
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Narrator: Val Cole
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FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: DREAM ANGEL, by Lee Sobier
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A woman stumbles across an evil spirit while removing nightmares from people's dreams.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Graycee: Val Cole
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BEST Scene Reading: Trust Me, by A. E. Guaake (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Geoff Mays
Elder: Hannah Ehman
1st Guard/2nd Council Woman: Val Cole
3rd Council Woman: Elizabeth Rose MorrissGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
My screenplay is about the Hulder, a mystical human-like creature with a cow’s tail, famous from...
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POETRY Reading: Siren, by Kathryn Davey
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
Give me wine and the ocean, and hyacinth hair
A casket of flotsam and crystalline care.
Speak of the currents in deep fluid blue and bring to the surface a mirror of you
Hers is the wave and quickening tide, touched by the moon I secretly hide.
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POETRY Reading: For Carol, by Michael Favala Goldman
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
We met on Zoom at a workshop.
That’s not quite true. I only know
your first name. One square down
and two squares over, your lighting
not that great. I don’t think it’s on
purpose, like in A Streetcar Named
Desire, but it does add mystery
as you sit at your k...