Voice Over by Val Cole

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POEM:

Impossible.

And yet, quite real.

No power, no barrier relevant
when eyes lock
and deep waters move

with landscapes ever-changing,
fortunes good and none.
The candle never to fall

or flicker.

Impossible.

And yet, rooms with light
and music.

Smell of boo...

Voice Over: Val Cole

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Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

It's about my paternal grandfather. I wanted to write a poem "to" him and to "honor" him in a way, to make up a dialogue where I'm communicating with him.

2) What motivated you to write this poem?

I do...

Mariposa, 5min,. USA
Directed by Brook Vitovsky
Mariposa's world begins to unravel around her when she finds a mysterious butterfly.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
Growing up, I, Brook Vitovsky, watched my great-grandmother struggle with dementia. From the ...

Voice over by Val Cole

Voice Over by Val Cole

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POEM:

I loved the way you did that almost-smile —
One eyebrow cocked in pretend surprise, or scorn.
You didn’t just have come-to-bed eyes —
you had come-devour-me eyes.
Yet we could not.
Shackled by respect for responsibility,
the affair was just in my head —
Was it...

STILL RED, 5min., UK
Directed by Lily Daroff
A young woman prepares for her girlfriend's birthday.

https://www.lilydaroff.com/

Voice Over by Val Cole

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POEM:

She leaves for the south
never to see home again.
The winds are at her back.
Red rock valleys roll and release
into the unfurled fields and flowers
The Great Plains stretch out to define
the sawtooth Appalachian Mountains.
Her message has a mighty meaning.
S...

Voice over by Val Cole

POEM:

Cut the sleeves of my shirt,
Cut the petals off the branches.
Gardening six whiskeys deep
I accidentally sheared the tops off all the roses.

A dark excuse within the brambles,
Leftover thorns along the roots.
Truth elixirs and million dollar venoms.
Smoke rises ro...

Cast & Brew, 10min., Spain/USA
Directed by Priscilla Zanni Bertran
Cast & Brew is a comedy about an AD trying to manage a film set where coffee has been delayed, and the lead actor, Bruce, refuses to do any takes without his coffee first. Chaos erupts when Craft Services informs the AD and Produc...

CAPTURADA, 10min., USA
A Film By Sophie Gould, Bela Paião, and Ryan Rivera

A grandmother, Alma, secretly explores a new relationship online, rediscovering her identity beyond the roles of mother and grandmother. When her hidden life collides with her family, Alma faces a transformative journey o...

Voice Over by Val Cole

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The poem "Safety" explores the deteriorating mental state of a man struggling with isolation, delusion, and suicidal ideation. Throughout the piece, the speaker experiences persistent discomfort in his surroundin...

Beg Yuh A Call, 8min., Jamaica
Directed by Mikey T Campbell
Omar is adjusting to life overseas. A call from back home changes everything.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
My main motivation for filmmaking is telling stories that connect to my culture and help...

each note to a melody, 1min,. USA
Directed by Lindsey Morrison Grant
The Creator's digital rendering of a patchwork quilt is the primary image as it goes through a series of aesthetic changes of hue and value.to illustrate that each patch, thread, and stitch is integral to the whole. It concludes...

Aspiring artist Alexia, grieves the loss of a loved one and struggles to finish her painting. The-o, her personal AI assistant, who has little understanding of human emotions, tries everything in his power to feed her longing soul.

Directed by Josie Hul

Written by Josie Hull
Created by Marco La...

Guillotine, 22min., Romania
Directed by Alexandru Hosu
https://www.instagram.com/hosu_de_biciclete/

The Adventures of Captain Atom: Chapter 7, 11min,. USA
Directed by Eli Hutchinson
An Atomic Age superhero and a rocket scientist's daughter attempt to stop a sinister military junta from launching a missile strike on the Earth

https://instagram.com/elihutch_1138

MASK OF EVIL (A Halloween Fan Film), 16min., USA
Directed by Michael Brandon Wright
On Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers committed his first murder wearing his first mask. After he was committed, that mask was thought to be lost but it managed to find its way to different donation centers. Now,...

STATIC, 10min., USA
Directed by Krista Michaels
A woman finds a free TV that turns out to be much more than she bargained for.

https://instagram.com/kristamichaels/

WATERLOGGED, 4min., USA
Directed by Kent
A cop gets under water with her CI's and needs to find a way out

https://www.instagram.com/spearheadstunts

AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF, 15min., Canada
Directed by Anthony Joseph Spatafora
A mother grieving the death of her son while being haunted by his corpse.

https://www.instagram.com/ananatomyofgrief_shortfilm/

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?

It actually came to me...