HIGHLIGHTS: October 2025 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival

A showcase of the best Female Films from around the world today!

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
Best Feature Film: IMMERSION
Best Short Film: LUCKY ALIEN
Best Direction: LOVE & WAR
Best Story: BODIES OF WORK
Best Performances: DIVIDING LINE

LUCKY ALIEN, 15min., USA
Directed by Jasmin Please Haugstuen
“Lucky Alien” is a gripping short film that explores one woman’s fight for love and dignity against the merciless bureaucracy of immigration, shedding light on the dark corners of a broken system. This social drama with a sprinkle of dark humor will evoke feelings and moments of intense suspense, witnessing uncomfortable but real situations that happen everyday on these country borders. With it’s fast-paced dialogue and seemingly endless levels of hell, the cast of characters in this world of limbo will make you laugh and cry, and hopefully inspire conversation and actions for change. – BASED ON A TRUE STORY

https://www.instagram.com/luckyalienfilm/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-lucky-alien

Love & War, 15min., USA
Directed by Amy Johnston
Kalie and Connor, two lonely assassins, form an unlikely bond when they meet on an online dating app and find themselves on the run from the hitmen and women hired to kill them both.

https://www.instagram.com/amyejohnston/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-love-and-war

BODIES OF WORK, 25min., USA
Directed by Rabia Khan
“Bodies of Work: The Stories That Live in Jen Hyde.” In this evocative documentary, journey through the emotional landscape of Emmy-award-winning documentary producer Jen Hyde. Known for her courageous and compassionate storytelling at NBC and CNN, Jen has consistently illuminated humanity’s hidden pains and resilience.

https://www.instagram.com/rok_on_rk

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-bodies-of-work

Dividing Line, 28min., Georgia
Directed by Mevlud Sabashvili
A woman finds the strength to leave an abusive relationship. A woman does not find the strength to leave an abusive relationship.

https://www.facebook.com/mevludi.sabashvili

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dividing-line

Immersion, 93min., USA
Directed by William RA Rush
A woman in a new home must protect her family while contending with the unexpected inhabitants of her house.

https://www.instagram.com/originalcinematic

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-immersion-film

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By femalefilmfestival

The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes. Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival. This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way. When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival. A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.

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