PAPER PALACES, 6min., USA, Drama Directed by Heath Harris Paper Palaces is a film about a teenage boy named Charlie (played by Emmy winning actor Austin Trace), during the onset of schizophrenia. Tormented and unable to tell reality from fiction, Charlie begins to believe his mother is out to get him. Taking matters into his own… Continue reading PAPER PALACES Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the FEMALE 2018 Festival
Category: Short Films
THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the FEMALE 2018 Festival
THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES, 7min., USA, Animation/Drama Directed by Sara Zia Ebrahimi & Lindsey MartinBased on a true story, the film tells a story from the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1980 from the perspective of Haleh, an eight year old who just wants to enjoy her ice skates. The film raises questions about… Continue reading THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the FEMALE 2018 Festival
FORGOTTEN FLORA Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the FEMALE 2018 Festival
FORGOTTEN FLORA, 5min., USA, Animation/Drama Directed by Reanna Miller A short, 2D animated film about a successful businesswoman named Megan living in the big city. With work life becoming harder and harder to say no to, Megan forgets to nurture the important things in life and gets a thorny wake up call. CLICK HERE – and… Continue reading FORGOTTEN FLORA Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the FEMALE 2018 Festival
January 2018 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
MARTINA, OH MARTINA, 12min., Spain, Romance/Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK STUPID SMARTPHONE THERAPY, 4min., Germany, ExperimentalWATCH Audience FEEDBACK HONEYMOON, 3min., Switzerland, Romance WATCH Audience FEEDBACK TOO SOON?, 3min., UK, ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK EGGS AND SOLDIERS, 20min., USA, Drama/FamilyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK CONVERSATIONS, 8min., Ireland, Crime/MysteryWATCH Audience FEEDBACK FAN FICTION FEATURE Screenplay – BLACK WIDOW: FUGITIVEJanuary 2018 Readingby… Continue reading January 2018 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
Short Film: DYING FOR A LIVING, 13min., UK, Documentary
A sensitive, contrasting portrait of Shaun Morris, a 57 year old extroverted undertaker living hand-to-mouth in Southampton. Surviving on a zero hours contract, the opportunity of a permanent job appears which could change his life dramatically. This story is a sensitive, touching portrait about Shaun, a self-deprecating, witty undertaker who is struggling to earn… Continue reading Short Film: DYING FOR A LIVING, 13min., UK, Documentary
Short Film: I SEEK ASYLUM, 10min., UK, Crime/Drama
Based on actual asylum interviews, ‘I Seek Asylum’ depicts the reality of what faces survivors of trafficking and torture when they come to the UK in search of safety. Project Links Website Actors: Emma Thompson – Activist Doon Mackichan – Interviewer Aaron Pierre – Man Joni Kamen – Teenager Anna Southgate – Writer /… Continue reading Short Film: I SEEK ASYLUM, 10min., UK, Crime/Drama
Director BIO: Sara Soheili (MWAH)
Director Biography Sara Soheili was born in Mashhad, Iran. Upon completion of her Bachelor Degree studies in Microbiology, she was graduated from Azad University, Tehran Branch. Along with her university studies, she attended Acting and Cinema Make-up Workshops at the Association of young filmmakers. She then started her specialized artistic activities in Movies and Cinema… Continue reading Director BIO: Sara Soheili (MWAH)
Short Film: MWAH, 12min., Iran, Drama
Five pregnant women sit in their doctors waiting room, their unborn babies inside of them carry on conversations about their life inside their mommy’s belly and even about their futures outside of the womb…. but will they all have a future… that’s the real question. Project Links Facebook Twitter News & Reviews “Short film… Continue reading Short Film: MWAH, 12min., Iran, Drama
Director BIO: Anna Maria Joakimsdottir-Hutri (THROUGH THE SUPERMARKET IN FIVE EASY STEPS)
Director Biography Born in Iceland, grew up in Sweden and lived in Finland since 1997. Directed shorts, TV-dramas and commercials. Director Statement I use my own material from life and work with these sometimes painful moments and try to see the moment from a distant perspective.
Short Film: THROUGH THE SUPERMARKET IN FIVE EASY STEPS, 9min, Finland, Dance
In this dance film a family tries to manage through the weekly grocery shopping without disintegrating. The moment they enter the supermarket the children go off in separate directions and the parents face the ovewhelming load of merchandise under the time pressure of a closing store. Will they be able to gather the supplies… Continue reading Short Film: THROUGH THE SUPERMARKET IN FIVE EASY STEPS, 9min, Finland, Dance
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