LISTEN, 7min., USA, Drama/Horror
Directed by Jessica Graham
The deterioration of a relationship due to the horror and heartbreak of domestic violence.
Read interview with the filmmaker: https://matthewtoffolo.com/2020/09/22/interview-with-filmmakers-jessica-graham-clark-d-schaefer-listen/
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf
Myra: Kyana Teresa Teresa
Blake: Bill Poulin
WIVES OF THE SKIES, 21min. , USA, Drama
Directed by Honey Lauren
Wives of the Skies, set in 1965, stars two stewardesses, Fran and Marcy. Derrick, a British photojournalist interviews them as ‘subjects” for his “documentary film” and they are revealed as very different then Derrick ever hoped for or could possibly have expected. As they get to know each other, Wives Of The Skies makes a contemporary socio-cultural statement regarding the meme of “the good girl, drawn bad”. It clarifies the impact of the overarching “men’s gaze” which objectifies women as carnal sex objects men seek, while they look for love. Along the way, addressing the primitive issue of Trust vs. Mistrust, Wives Of the Skies displays the Japanese art of rope binding, Kinbaku.
LOOKING GLASS, 5min., USA, Drama/Experimental
Directed by Joslyn Rose Lyons
Starring Los Angeles based artist JALLAL, embraces the struggle to overcome complacency, and embodies the spirit of Oakland’s creative community.
MY DINNER WITH SCHWARTZEY, 15min., USA, Drama/Fantasy
Directed by Melissa Skirboll
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.
ARROWHEAD HILL, THE 66 YEARS FROZEN IN TIME, 17min., South Korea, Documentary
Directed by Jo, Min-gyeong
Arrowhead Hill in DMZ that place where the remains of soldiers who participated in the Korean War are buried. The Korean government has begun to excavate the remains. The soldier father, who died at 23, meets his 69-year-old son.
STAND TOGETHER, 5min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Lena Groves
Liberty finds herself confronted by issues of global importance and is overwhelmed by emotion and the desire to help and change whatever she can. She is faced with the dilemma of not being able to save everyone or solve every issue by herself. She starts to lose hope but is brought out of her despair by the victims of various global epidemics standing together and uniting to combat such issues.
UNBORN, 15min., USA, Drama/Family
Directed by Rashmi Rustagi
Set in a small town in California and inspired by true events, Unborn is the story of a pregnant mother of two girls who feels the pressure to abort the pregnancy in order to fulfill her family’s desire to have a boy.
SHARDS , 8min., Canada, Drama/Experimental
Directed by Elena Gorgevska
Following a sexual assault, a woman struggles to overcome the inner demons that now plague her from the attack. Through self-degradation, deprecation, and depression, viewers experience how detrimental being a victim of sexual assault truly is. With perseverance and unwillingness to give up, the woman, prevails and conquers the tragedy and only grows stronger from it.
LOVE ME TENDER, 5min., France, Drama
Directed by Juliette Blanche
A teenager with an obsolete physique undergoes the fatality of being sequestered by her mother since her birth but, by discovering the power of her body by a first orgasm, she one day perceives the evil power of her mother on her … until emancipate.
