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POETRY Reading: Game of Risk, by Richard Stimac
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
The rules are simple, and simplistic
(but not as much as War).
Each territory holds a name,
descriptive and endearing:Central America; Ukraine,
Middle East; Siam; Congo;
each has a border with the other,
colored and separate.The plastic men, with tiny guns,
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POETRY Reading: Romance Poem by Arrianna Gumbus
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
Your love isn’t something I would willingly give away.
I wouldn’t dare make a mistake, so that your love would decay.
They say I’m on a leash, but I wouldn’t care anyway.
Your love is for me like a flower on a rainy day. -
LA LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival - Nov. 23/24 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
BODIES, 3min., USA
Directed by Maria Maya
After enduring a brutal homophobic attack, drag artist Pietra Parker embarks on a deeply personal journey of healing backstage, where she transforms her trauma into a stunning performance that not only reclaims her identity... -
Feature Film Trailer: A DOUBLE LIFE. Directed by Catherine Masud
A DOUBLE LIFE, 85min,. USA
Directed by Catherine Masud
A Double Life unveils the gripping true story of Stephen Bingham, a lawyer accused of passing a gun to prisoners’ rights leader George Jackson in 1971. Forced into a life on the run, Bingham spends 13 years underground, eluding capture while ... -
Feature Film Trailer: RECOVERED. Directed by Tyler Anderson.
RECOVERED, 50min., Canada
Directed by Tyler Anderson
RecoverED is a compelling documentary that explores the journey of recovery from disordered eating through powerful personal stories of resilience. The film highlights the vital role of community support and the transformative power of hope in ... -
ACTION Best Scene Reading: DOWNBURST, by Carlos Galinho Pires (interview)
A group of different individuals meet on the worst day of their lives as they try to fight and survive an uncontrollable and destructive wildfire, whose cause is associated with a conspiracy theory.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Amelia: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Rui: Steve RizzoGet to ...
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BEST Scene Reading: THE POLSKI AFFAIR, by Ken Gildin
After losing her family in the Warsaw ghetto, Rosa Feurmann is sent by the Resistance to the Hotel Polski to uncover the Germans’ covert plan there. Her intimate relationship with the Nazi commandant of the Hotel results in her survival, but her guilt haunts her and affects her family for decades...
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COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Wit Happens, by Shaun Delliskave (interview)
“Wit Happens” is a dramedy blending sharp satire and heartfelt comedy, capturing the unlikely bond between two souls at different stages of life. As Jack learns to break out of his “one-trick pony” role, Barbara guides him in finding his unique voice—one that has the power to connect, heal, and i...
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BEST Scene Reading: KEVIN'S NOT DEAD, by Sarah Edmonds (interview)
G-man and Greg are just two guys trying to get through the day by doing the bare minimum. However, when a vampire hunter appears at their place of business, the pair start to suspect that their sunscreen-loving coworker Kevin is her target. After a few near-misses with the hunter’s traps, G-man a...
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NYC Feedback Festival Besti Scene: NO MEDALS, by Susan Rossi
Boris, a Soviet army veteran sentenced to the gulag by Stalin, transforms from tortured prisoner to a guard in gulag camp when he causes a train wreck and steals a guard’s identity. His true identity and plan to escape to Finland are endangered by the scheming of a malevolent gulag officer, and w...
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COMEDY Festival Best Scene: NUNS WITH GUNS, by Mark Wakely
Four nuns in a crime-ridden neighborhood ask a shady parishioner for a few discreet guns to help them protect their frequently robbed church, only to accidentally receive high-powered weapons and a gold megaphone meant for a local crime boss. Using them to thwart two robbery attempts in their chu...
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SCI-FI/FANTASY Festival Best Scene: 1 11, by Regine Resbeut
1.11 is a dystopia that takes places in 2060 when, to curb population growth, an algorithm selects each year, on a random basis, 100 million people around the world to be euthanized.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Arthur: Geoff Mays
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BEST Scene Reading: WE'RE GOING ON A CRUISE, by John McCann
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Fem (F): Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Dealer (M): Geoff Mays
Ale (F): Val Cole -
BEST Scene Reading: A Better Hero, by Robert Feldges (interview)
Based on the animated series "Teen Titans" and characters appearing
in DC Comics.CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Kid Flash: Geoff Mays
Zoom: Steve Rizzo
Jinx: Elizabeth Rose MorrissGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
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BEST Scene Reading: MAGGIE MAY, by Audrey Mosdell (interview)
MAGGIE MAY - first 5 pages
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Maggie May: Val Cole
Chelsea: Elizabeth Rose MorrissGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
Maggie May is a story about falling in love with your best friend and the fallout of that experience. This theme is set to the b...
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SHORT Script Reading: Human Liabilities, by Richard M. Kjeldgaard
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Richard: Geoff Mays
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BEST Scene Reading: HAPPY YET?, by Laura M. Gray
Summary: A group of women in their 40s find themselves navigating the next chapter of their lives by facing issues of cheating, menopause, building careers, becoming mothers and friendships.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Geoff Mays
Isabel: Val Cole
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COMEDY Festival 1st Scene: Truth Falls, Jamie Latta & Cristen Coppen (interview)
Amidst holiday chaos, Gaby and Fitz embark on a road trip to a spiritualist commune to confront Gaby's estranged Aunt Tibby, leading to family revelations, spiritual meltdowns awakenings, and unexpected bonding.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Little Gaby/Gaby: Val Cole
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ROMANCE 1st Scene Reading: SEEING CHRISTMAS, by Lizanne Southgate
Summary: A beautiful story about a race car driver losing his eyesight temporarily and a nurse who has a blind nephew helps him learn how to function as a blind man while he awaits surgery. Stepping into each other's world, they teach each other to appreciate the simple things in life while tryin...
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BEST Scene Reading: Terran Tapes, by Gerard O'Neill
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Geoff Mays
Billie: Val Cole
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THRILLER Festival Best Scene: The Presage, by Les Lahage (interview)
Leisal Werster lived in the woodsy shadows of Marstons Mills, Cape Cod. A former clergyman with a mysterious past and even darker secret who’s now on the run. Jessica Stone is no stranger to seeing tragedy in her life. With one year of college left she’s more determined than ever to see her dr...
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BEST Scene Reading: THE SWORDBEARER SAGA, by Tim Morell
The story is the final chapter in the saga of a warrior’s journey from brutal conqueror to epic hero and of the love that led to his redemption.
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Ravenwolf: Geoff Mays
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ANIMATION Shorts Festival - Nov. 21/22 event
See the Full Lineup of Films:
bodies that fight, 3min., Chile
Directed by Catalina Ibañez
The meeting between the performance and the crowd. The idea embodied in everyone's gaze. Happiness by own judgment carried out. The meeting of the ideal with reality, embodied in the woman's body.http://...
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Relationship Festival Feature: 115, 81min,. Canada
115, 81min,. Canada
Directed by Dave Huynh Macon
In the '80s, alien Emily crash-lands near the quaint town of Stony Plain, desperate to find the enigmatic fuel "115." Stuck in a reverse time loop, she relives her mission daily, struggling to blend in while searching for the elusive substance. Eve...