Watch Today's FREE Film Festival: Melissa Skirboll Film Festival
A showcase of filmmaker Melissa Skirboll's short films from the last few weeks. Watch this excellent program of the talented filmmaker.
1) Show & Tell Tango
A couple at the crossroads of fantasy and reality who dance around the idea of love. The fantasy: a daydream told through dance of love; pure and innocent. The reality: an affair where hearts are guarded behind walls of words. Can they connect in a way that's true?
2) The Spy Who Scratched Me
When the evil landlord wants to ban their pets, these crazy cat ladies bring in the big guns in this comic spy caper! (A 48 Hour FIlm Challenge film)
3) Schwartzey: Behind the Story
A "Behind the Music" style mockumentary preview to MY DINNER WITH SCHWARTZEY
4) My Dinner With Schwartzey
When a starry-eyed 16 year-old is introduced to the outrageous downtown NYC art/rock scene by a powerful music producer with a penchant for teens, she is tempted by the glitzy lifestyle until a mystery woman provides a glimpse into her possible future.
5) Greetings From Sarajevo
A story of vengeance and possibly of redemption. When a survivor of the Bosnian genocide runs into one of the soldiers who destroyed her world she seeks retribution. A young assassin is sent to make sure justice is served. When the assassin reaches her target, she finds the monster she was raised to hate is just a sick, blind, old man. Whether she carries out the mission or frees herself from the bonds of the past is at the heart of her journey.
6) Blood is Thicker
Two sisters living in the same city but inhabiting completely different worlds reconnect over a meal. Their mother's dementia pulls them back home; but before they can return, the trauma of their past must be addressed.
7) Overdue
A romantic dramedy.
Maureen and Jason are each having a very bad night. Their chance encounter gives both a glimmer of hope as they discover a shared past and a connection that brings light to the darkness in their lives.