The personal problems and psychological demons of everyday people manifest in the form of mirages, Forcing them to confront the real existence of their hopes fears and insecurities. CAST LIST: Mr. Parnell – Russell Batcher Sage (m) – Geoff Mays Narration – Sean Ballantyne Ronen (f) – Katelyn Varadi Evan (f) – Salma Dharsee Chloe – Norma Dawn Dunphy ******… Continue reading FEMALE Best Scene Reading of Sands of the Mirage by Aissa Martell
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 Best Scene Reading of Remember Kent State by Cicely Wynne
The Vietnam War, Kent State, violent student protests, sex, drugs, classic rock. One week In May 1970 that defined a generation. CAST LIST: Margaret – Katelyn Varadi Announcer – Geoff Mays Narration – Norma Dawn Dunphy Case – Sean Ballantyne Lucy – Katelyn Varadi Walter Kronkite – Shawn Devlin ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean… Continue reading FEMALE Best Scene Reading of Remember Kent State by Cicely Wynne
AUGUST 2018 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: WHAT IF, 16min., Germany, Sci-Fi/Romance HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN, 12min., USA, Romance/Drama NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN, 4min., Animation/Experimental THE CORD, 5min., USA, Drama SOLARIS, 5min., Australia, Music Videov FUERZA, 4min., Australia, Dance AUGENBLICKE – A BLINK OF AN EYE, 4min., Animation/Drama MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION,… Continue reading AUGUST 2018 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
Female Festival TV PILOT: MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER by Josephine A. Perry
Genre: Drama, Thriller When she learns her mother’s been released on parole for the murder of her father 25 years earlier, a bi-racial woman suffering from panic attacks faces inner demons and the possibility of losing her career as a counselor for troubled teens. (Inspired by a true event ) CAST LIST: Dev: Twain Ward Doug: Peter… Continue reading Female Festival TV PILOT: MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER by Josephine A. Perry
HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: August 2018 Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: THE PITS BEST PERFORMANCES: AXIOMA BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: FOXY TROT BEST MUSIC: MRS. MURPHY CONFESSION Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION, 25min., USA, Comedy/Drama BLOSSOM, 6min., Australia, Drama PREY, 10min., Canada, Drama RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN, 6min., Portugal, Drama AXioMA, 15min., Italy, Drama THE PITS, 6min., Canada, Comedy/Romance FOXY… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: August 2018 Film Festival
AXioMA Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the August 2018 Female Festival
AXioMA, 15min., Italy, Drama Directed by Elisa PossentiAn accident and the inability to walk belong to the protagonist’s past as axioms, postulates that do not need to be explained. Each and every one of us is somehow touched by disability. As the storylines progresses, the finely interwoven threads of the plot unravel, showing how the main… Continue reading AXioMA Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the August 2018 Female Festival
BLOSSOM Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the August 2018 Female Festival
BLOSSOM, 6min., Australia, Drama Directed by Lisa DefazioChildhood the one chance we get to transition from bud to bloom. Some memories just cannot be erased, they are like permanent markers in our own timeline. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
FOXY TROT Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the August 2018 Female Festival
A married couple unexpectedly face their relationship issues when they take ballroom dance lessons in a very heteronormative class.
MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the August 2018 Female Festival
MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION, 25min., USA, Comedy/Drama Writer/Producer by Catherine Haun Unable to connect with her distant husband and eight grown children, Marjorie Murphy tries helping out at Church. She is given responsibility to prepare a group of teen drop-outs for confirmation. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
PREY Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the August 2018 Female Festival
PREY, 10min., Canada, Drama Directed by Vivien Endicott-Douglas A young woman confronts her past and present romantic partners. Culminating into a meditation on identity, Prey explores how one of the hardest choices one has to make is to simply put themselves first. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!