Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival In a world, where the unknown is feared and misunderstood, one girl begins the journey within… searching the path for direction, finding the beauty that connects us and uncovering what conquers fear. She emerges with a simple, yet powerful understanding… Project Links Website Facebook… Continue reading Get to know the short film: THE FOREST PRINCESS, 5min, USA, Fantasy/Family
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.
Director’s BIO: Gretchen Bayer (THE FOREST PRINCESS)
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival Director Biography Raised by a couple of art teachers / artists, it’s no wonder Gretchen started developing her creative eye at a very early age. She tried her hand at painting, pottery and drawing, but at 9 years old, fell in love with her… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Gretchen Bayer (THE FOREST PRINCESS)
Get to know the short film: THE BENEFACTION, 27min, USA, Drama
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival Protagonist Rishi, a young Indian taxi driver struggles to make his payments on his sole means of livelihood, his taxi. While under the threat of repossession, he finds his daughter falling prey to an unknown illness that could take her life. When his taxi… Continue reading Get to know the short film: THE BENEFACTION, 27min, USA, Drama
Director’s BIO: Nikhat Powell (THE BENEFACTION)
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival Director Biography Nikhat Powell is an educator. She got her M.A. in Mass Communications from the premier institute for Filmmaking, the Mass Communications Research Centre (MCRC), New Delhi, India in 1990. Before transitioning full time into education, she worked as a Video editor for… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Nikhat Powell (THE BENEFACTION)
Get to know the short film: FIRM WITH PURPOSE, 5min, USA, Comedy
A loving mother goes to a job interview in her daughter’s place. Tia Ayers Director Shannon Ayers Swanson Director Film Type: Short Genres: Comedy Runtime: 5 minutes 15 seconds Completion Date: February 6, 2017 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Film Color: Color
Director’s BIO: Tia Ayers and Shannon Ayers Swanson (FIRM WITH PURPOSE)
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival Director Biography Tia Ayers and Shannon Ayers Swanson are creators, directors, producers and co-founders of the production and development company Borndreamer. Together, Tia and Shannon develop and produce content with a focus on comedy. They currently have several original projects in development, from web… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Tia Ayers and Shannon Ayers Swanson (FIRM WITH PURPOSE)
Get to know the short film: BETWEEN SECONDS, 20min, USA, Romance/Music
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival “Between Seconds” is the story of two musicians who have grown out of sync with their music and ultimately themselves. Adrian, a classically trained pianist, loses the ability to play in sync with his music when thoughts of his ex-girlfriend flood his mind. Alicia,… Continue reading Get to know the short film: BETWEEN SECONDS, 20min, USA, Romance/Music
Director’s BIO: Nora Jaenicke (BETWEEN SECONDS)
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival Director Biography Nora Jaenicke is a film maker based out of Brooklyn, who grew up in Italy and Germany. She has worked in Set Design before developing a passion for screenwriting and directing.
Get to know the short film: HEDDA NEEDS HELP, 14min, USA, Comedy
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival Hedda Needs Help tells the tale of Hedda, an aspiring poet and undying optimist, tasked with watching the most prized possession of Manhattan’s acclaimed poet, Albert Stein: his dog. But when Hedda accidentally kills her big break we find that no one fails quite… Continue reading Get to know the short film: HEDDA NEEDS HELP, 14min, USA, Comedy
Director’s BIO: Lisa Baron (HEDDA NEEDS HELP)
Short Film playing at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival Director Biography Lisa Baron pursued film in NYC after receiving a Masters Degree focusing on Spanish Cinema and has since made her directing debut in 2016, directing a Pilot, Guccies and her first comedic short film, Hedda Needs Help co-written with Malin Barr. Lisa… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Lisa Baron (HEDDA NEEDS HELP)