After her first-ever run of hookups and one night stands, a woman decides to track down each man from the past month and ask them to pay for her abortion. https://instagram.com/hoephasefilm CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Wayne: Sean Ballantyne Avery: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Author: 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.
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: The Art of Denial, by Hannah Augenstine
The Art of Denial follows Emily, a playwright who finds the courage to write and put herself out there after the death of her father figure/ mentor. The Art of Denial has a sweet premise but lacks specific character motives, a strong setup, and a realistic arc. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Emily: Hannah… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: The Art of Denial, by Hannah Augenstine
FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: MANIPULATIVE WAYS, by Cheryl Smith
Susan Passaretti embodies the stereotypical millennial – entitled and a little delusional. By day, she works as a waitress in a greasy spoon diner, and by night, she is a stripper. Fate introduces an extraordinary turn of events when she meets Jonathan, a habitual lottery player who finally believes he has struck gold. Susan concocts… Continue reading FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: MANIPULATIVE WAYS, by Cheryl Smith
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: CRYSTAL MAGICIAN OF ATZLAN, by Mui Rah
A hot-shot Crystal Magician puts domestic life on pause to strike back against the big business that ordered a mercenary “hit” on her Animist Kijutsu Temple…and, really, to send a message to all the Atzlan “haves”: nature and Ancient wisdom are more powerful than any human law. /Current Title/ CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: CRYSTAL MAGICIAN OF ATZLAN, by Mui Rah
WINNERS: December 2025 Toronto FEMALE Film Festival
A showcase of the best Female Films from around the world today! AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:Best Short Film: GOOD ADVICEBest Direction: BEFORE THEY FORGETBest Micro-Short Film: CAMERA AND BODYBest Story: CODE-SWITCHED BEFORE THEY FORGET, 8min., USADirected by Teresa GarzaIn a dystopian future where families are torn apart, a mother is granted one annual reunion with a… Continue reading WINNERS: December 2025 Toronto FEMALE Film Festival
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: WALKING OVER WET PAINT, by Judy Taylor
A snarky book nerd may find love, but only if she’s willing to come out of her oh-so-cozy she.. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie Sheppard Trisha: Val Cole Henry: Shawn Delvin
BODY IMAGE Short Story: Super Kali, by Parul Sharma
Performed by Val Cole
HIGHLIGHTS: November 2025 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival
A showcase of the best Female Films from around the world today! AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:Best Short Film: CINDERSBest Micro-Short: SIBLING ARRIVALBest Experimental Film: DON’T MEANS DOBest Animation: INDEFINITELYBest Performances: MACKENZIEBest Visual Design: THE INSEPARABLEBest Direction: CYCLESBest Human Interest Film: BEAUTIFUL DISASTERSBest TV Web Series: THE CUPCAKE CHRONICLES Vol. 2 SIBLING ARRIVAL, 3min., USADirected by Dan… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: November 2025 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival
FEMALE Festival TV Pilot 1st Scene: PRIORITY ONE, by Hannah Augenstine
After the death of her celebrated mentor, a woman must overcome grief and rejection to see her first play produced, fulfilling the dream he never let her abandon. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie Sheppard Ross: Sean Ballantyne Taylor: Shawn Devlin Caller: Val Cole
BODY IMAGE Poem: Pretty Privilege, by Debra Tracy
Eleven. Me and my best friend walking down the street. Catcalled. Thirteen. Boobs overnight. High school boys pitching pennies at me, a carnival game I didn’t agree to play. So I wore my dad’s shirts. Big. Boxy. Tried to fold myself into the fabric, small enough to vanish. Thiry-four. Bakered. Seventy-two hours. Security sat with… Continue reading BODY IMAGE Poem: Pretty Privilege, by Debra Tracy
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