Category: Short Films

HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: July 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: LILI BEST DOC SHORT: BARE IT ALL BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: OMA BEST PERFORMANCES: SUPER SPECIAL BEST SOUND & MUSIC: GLAD YOU’RE HERE Theme of night: Coming to terms. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: SUPER SPECIAL,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: July 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)

Director Biography – Monika Ivonne (OMA)

Born to a Latvian mother and Polish father who worked for an airline, Monika Ivonne found herself jumping from country to country throughout her childhood. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monika and her family moved from Lithuania, to Russia (St. Petersburg & Moscow), to Latvia, and France. She completed her undergraduate studies at an American University… Continue reading Director Biography – Monika Ivonne (OMA)

Director Biography – Ashley Williams (SUPER SPECIAL)

Ashley Williams Website – http://www.ashleyjaynewilliams.com IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3097922/   Director Statement Kia ora! I’m Ash, I’m from Wellywood (Wellington, NZ). My films are gritty, real, soulful and show hope. My work is contemporary and focusing on the ‘coming of age’ genre/YA films, often a mix of drama, fantasy and in-between. They bend genre, and I… Continue reading Director Biography – Ashley Williams (SUPER SPECIAL)

Director Biography – Iyin Landre (BARE IT ALL)

Iyin Landre is a writer/director with a wide variety of commercials, music videos and narrative work under her belt. In 2012, she raised over $77K on Kickstarter and shot her first feature film in Brazil, which subsequently played at several festivals in the US. And since October of 2017, Landre has made over 60+ short… Continue reading Director Biography – Iyin Landre (BARE IT ALL)

Short Film: BARE IT ALL, 7min., Documentary/Experimental

After experiencing a shocking tragedy, Lynette struggled for more than 10 years with an addiction, self-doubt, and debilitating negative thoughts, until she finally learned to love herself again. The idea behind BARE IT ALL: The ability to love is the greatest power we (humans) possess. Through applying the simple act of love, we can create… Continue reading Short Film: BARE IT ALL, 7min., Documentary/Experimental

Short Film: 1814 FROST FAIR, 4min., UK, Drama

During the Little Ice Age of the 17th to early 19th centuries the River Thames completely froze over on eight occasions and London witnessed a series of historic spectacles – The Frost Fairs. In 1814, thousands flocked onto the thick ice to witness and enjoy an impromptu mix of festival, circus, and street show. Tents… Continue reading Short Film: 1814 FROST FAIR, 4min., UK, Drama

Short Film: YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY, 7min., Canada, Drama

A middle-aged woman makes a last-ditch effort to sell her eye-sore car to an optimistic teenage rocker. This goes smoothly until they find a time capsule of forgotten items from her youth. Bonding over discovered similar interests, they try to grapple the generational gap, nostalgia, and envy of each other’s lives. During the encounter, the… Continue reading Short Film: YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY, 7min., Canada, Drama

Short Film: LILI, 8min., USA, Drama

  Lili (Lisa Smit – Netflix’s Ares) knows she has to nail this audition. The Man (Derek de Lint – Soldier of Orange/The Unbearable Lightness of Being) she auditions for, knows this too. Thus starts an uncomfortable cat and mouse game in this single-shot #metoo horror, about power, the misuse of power and female empowerment.… Continue reading Short Film: LILI, 8min., USA, Drama