AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS Best Film: KAJAL Best Performances: THE SESSION Best Cinematography: WE WERE SWIMMING Best Music: The music from KAJAL Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos from each film: MAGIC RADIO, 9min, USA, Family/Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK GRACE & GRIT, 3min, USA, Thriller/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK WE WERE SWIMMING, 3min, UK, Art/SurrealWATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP, 15min,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Toronto August 2017 Film Festival
Category: Short Films
Audience FEEDBACK Video: WE WERE SWIMMING, 3min, UK, Art/Surreal
WE WERE SWIMMING, 3min, UK, Art/Surreal Directed by Jesse May Fisher We Were Swimming explores intimacies and tensions between two teenage girls. As the protagonist’s dreams and memories interweave with one another certain intricacies of girlhood and female friendship come to light. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
Audience FEEDBACK Video: THE SESSION, 7min, USA, Comedy
THE SESSION, 7min, USA, Comedy Directed by Molly Maguire Amanda arrives early for her first therapy session a bit eager, nervous, and open to her Dr.’s professional words of wisdom. Dr. Franklin uses all of this to her advantage. Turning those fateful minutes in which Amanda arrived early into ones Amanda will never forget. CLICK HERE –… Continue reading Audience FEEDBACK Video: THE SESSION, 7min, USA, Comedy
Audience FEEDBACK Video: THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP, 15min, Canada, Drama
THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP, 15min, Canada, Drama Directed by Jana Stackhouse A young filmmaker finds herself in a new apartment where her neighbour is literally up all night. Her anger turns to curiosity as she sets out to make a documentary about ‘The Man Who Doesn’t Sleep.’ CLICK HERE – and see full info and more… Continue reading Audience FEEDBACK Video: THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP, 15min, Canada, Drama
Audience FEEDBACK Video: NO STRINGS ATTACHED, 5min, USA, Music Video
NO STRINGS ATTACHED, 5min, USA, Music Video Directed by Lindsay Penn Fans or dollars? A surreal exploration of the inner conflict of the independent artist. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
Audience FEEDBACK Video: GRACE & GRIT, 3min, USA, Thriller/Drama
GRACE & GRIT, 3min, USA, Thriller/Drama Directed by Olivia Applegate A twisted celebration of me, myself and I. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
Audience FEEDBACK Video: KAJAL, 20min, India, Drama
KOHL, 20min, India, Drama Directed by Paakhi A Tyrewala Like all elements, humans have a saturation point. What happens when a woman — constantly bullied by a boss, harassed by strangers and abused by husband — finds an abandoned package one night? CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
Director BIO: Rebecca Atkinson-Lord (DOMESTICITY)
Short Film played at the September 2017 Action / Crime / Thriller FEEDBACK Film Festival Director Biography Rebecca Atkinson-Lord is a British theatre and film director and writer. She trained as a theatre director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 2008 she founded Arch 468, a theatre production and development hub in South… Continue reading Director BIO: Rebecca Atkinson-Lord (DOMESTICITY)
Get to know the short film: DOMESTICITY, 4min, UK, Thriller/Drama
Short Film played at the September 2017 Action / Crime / Thriller FEEDBACK Film Festival A bruised young woman takes her revenge. Rebecca Atkinson-Lord Director Chisa Hutchinson Writer Staging Film Institute Producer Jocelyn Kuritsky Key Cast Jonathan Rapoport Director of Photography Film Type: Short Genres: Drama, Thriller, short Runtime: 4 minutes 39 seconds Completion Date:… Continue reading Get to know the short film: DOMESTICITY, 4min, UK, Thriller/Drama
July 2017 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
Submit your Female Story, Screenplay, or Short Film to the Festival today: https://femalefilmfestival.com/ FEMALE 1st Scene Screenplay – GOD’S WORK IS NEVER DONE July 2017 Readingby Tara C. Hall LGBT SHORT Screenplay – CRYSTAL July 2017 Readingby Jessica Perla STUDENT SHORT Screenplay – BRANCHES July 2017 Readingby Holyn Thigpen UNDER 5min. SHORT Screenplay – ONE STOP… Continue reading July 2017 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films