Short Film: LEORA, 10min., USA, Horror

Things turn deadly, when a woman attempts to help a lost, mute child and her companion — a disquieting doll who appears to harbor protection schemes of her own. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter

Director Biography – Clare-Louise English (MY DARLING CHRISTOPHER)

Clare-Louise is a deaf actor and theatre-maker who lost her hearing as a teenager. Daughter of the late TV and film actor, Arthur English, Clare-Louise trained at RADA on the MA Theatre Lab course and is Co-Founder of Hot Coals Productions, alongside Jo Sargeant.For the last 8 years Hot Coals have been making Deaf and… Continue reading Director Biography – Clare-Louise English (MY DARLING CHRISTOPHER)

Short Film: MY DARLING CHRISTOPHER, 9min., UK, War/Drama

MY DARLING CHRISTOPHER tells the true story of Clive who contracted Meningitis and lost both his sight and his hearing during the outbreak of the Second World War. Clive is now 15 years old and attending Goring School, having been evacuated from Margate School for the Deaf.Clive’s father, away serving in the Navy, receives a… Continue reading Short Film: MY DARLING CHRISTOPHER, 9min., UK, War/Drama

Director Biography – Charlotte Cristin (BODY AND SOUL)

Charlotte Cristin was born in Geneva in 1993. After graduating as a screenwriter at the Ecole de Cinéma de Genève, she will enter the INSAS in 2015. She is particularly interested in questions of female sexualities and construction of various identities.

Short Film: BODY AND SOUL, 20min., Belgium, Drama

Lucie is a shy young girl, reluctant to talk about sexuality. When she finds herself forced to reveal her virginity at a friends’ party, rumours start to spread and she decides to do everything it takes to solve this “problem”. Even if it means turning away from herself to be like everyone else.

Director Biography – Brittany Delgaty (THE COLD)

Brittany grew up in the small city of Niagara Falls where she graduated high school with a high-skills major in Videography and Photography. From there, she moved to Ottawa and completed the Graphic Design Program at Algonquin College. She quickly found herself again behind the camera and is now a creative director with a video… Continue reading Director Biography – Brittany Delgaty (THE COLD)

Short Film: THE COLD (IOWÍSTO), 8min., Canada, Drama

The Cold, translated to Iowísto in Mohawk, written by Jesse Menard features a young Indigeouns family living in Northern Ontario with a few of their friends who have taken refuge at their farmhouse in efforts to escape the virus spreading fast in the city. A traditional tea recipe in the family passed down to Machk,… Continue reading Short Film: THE COLD (IOWÍSTO), 8min., Canada, Drama

Director Biography – Holly Pilcavage (BLACKHOLE)

Director | Story | Producer | Actor This is Holly’s first time directing a film of any kind. As an accomplished speaker, writer, entrepreneur and in her current role as Chief Executive Officer at Coal Creative, Holly has continually paired her natural leadership abilities, creativity and and charisma to complete projects and accomplish goals. In… Continue reading Director Biography – Holly Pilcavage (BLACKHOLE)