GRANDFATHERHOOD, 27min., Russia, Drama/Family Directed by Nelly Mursalimova Brother and sister learn their much-hated grandfather is facing death from cancer. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
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.
SISTERS IN ARMS Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
SISTER IN ARMS, 9min., UK, Crime/Drama Directed by Jessica O’Sullivan A female police squad arrive at a remote village in Northern Pakistan to question the villagers (mostly women) about two men that they are looking for. Before they leave they are attacked and shot at by three Taliban men. Returning fire they kill one Taliban before… Continue reading SISTERS IN ARMS Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
SNUG AS A BUG Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
SNUG AS A BUG, 11min., UK, Comedy Directed by Louise C. Galizia Mickey and Gav are six floors up with a corpse, a rug that’s too small and a van they haven’t got. Worse still, they’re almost out of air freshener: a pungent comic short with bodies, bowels and bin-bags. CLICK HERE – and see full info… Continue reading SNUG AS A BUG Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
THE CLIMB Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
THE CLIMB, 9min., UK, Drama Directed by Lynne Davison Inspired by a heart-breaking true story, The Climb quietly explores the concept of feeling connected to someone you have lost by immersing yourself in something they love. The painful act of remembering by doing. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
THE CALL Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
THE CALL, 10min., USA, Horror Directed by Jia LiA girl finds out the dark past of her new apartment at the night she moves in. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
CARL Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
CARL, 17min., USA, Drama Directed by Casey Denaro CARL tells the story of Carl Denaro, who at twenty years old was shot in the head and became a victim to the Son of Sam shootings. As he was one of the first victims and there was no face to the alleged killer, Carl had to face… Continue reading CARL Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2018 Female Festival (Toronto)
Director BIO: Catherine Haun (MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION)
Catherine Haun was born in Los Angeles to James and Diane Haun, the middle of six children. Catherine grew up in Los Angeles, on Catalina Island and in other places in the southwest. She attended Pacific Palisades High School, Carnegie-Mellon University (Drama), and The Hunter College School of Social Work in New York City. Currently… Continue reading Director BIO: Catherine Haun (MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION)
Short Film: MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION, 25min., USA, Comedy/Drama
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. Instead, a confrontation over morality presses Mrs. Murphy to articulate convictions she didn’t know she had. This leads to a crisis of faith, and… Continue reading Short Film: MRS. MURPHY’S CONFESSION, 25min., USA, Comedy/Drama
Director BIO: Zuzanna Slawinska (ENDEMIC ALBERT)
Director Biography – Zuzanna Sławińska Born in 1992 in Warsaw, Poland. Since 2014 student of Lodz Film School.
Short Film: ENDEMIC ALBERT, 12min., Poland, Drama
Twelve years old Albert, hidden inside his intellectual shell, finds it difficult to relate to his peers. His only friend is a tortoise called Anatol. One day Albert decides to exit his ecological niche and become an alpha male… Project Title (Original Language): Endemit Albert Film Type: Short, Student Runtime: 12 minutes 28 seconds Completion… Continue reading Short Film: ENDEMIC ALBERT, 12min., Poland, Drama