Female Festival 1st Scene Reading: PROSE, by Melinda-Catherine Gross

​Helen Vernon must make a devil’s bargain weighing the fate of her soul against her own violent desires when she is cast in a sinister production of William Shakespeare’s cannibalistic tragedy, Titus Andronicus.​ CAST LIST: Narrator: Kyana Teresa Helen: Julie Sheppard Chelsea/Sydney: Elizabeth Rose Morris Ned/Peter: Geoff Mays Jackson/Freddy: Sean Ballantyne Writer Biography – Melinda-Catherine… Continue reading Female Festival 1st Scene Reading: PROSE, by Melinda-Catherine Gross

HIGHLIGHTS: December 2022 Film Festival Showcase

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: THE CHANGING OCEANBest Long Form Short Film: True Believers At The Insurrection: Road To The CapitolBest Short Form Short Film: WAVESBest CInematography: AITO HINEBest Sound & Music: UMBILICAL CORDBest Performances: ZARDA Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: FIRST TO… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: December 2022 Film Festival Showcase

FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Ready to Mingle, by Olivia Belluck

Ready to Mingle follows Dr. Millie Ward, a defensive self-help columnist for the clickbait-dependent news site Nova Press. Millie thrives on applying her analytical mind to patients she cannot see, snuggled in sweaters that ensure that no one can ever see her. After a lifetime of being told she would never be enough because of… Continue reading FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Ready to Mingle, by Olivia Belluck

HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto November 2022 Film Festival Showcase

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: ELLIDABest Short Film: ANATEVKABest Cinematography: EMPTY SPACESBest Performances: THE STAINBest Direction: BELLYBUTTONBest Sound & Music: FLO Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: ELLIDA, 85min., Switzerland, Drama/RelationshipsDirected by Leon MitchellProducer/Star: Katrina SyranWriter: Birgit Syran MyaardBased upon Henrik Ibsen’s famous play,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto November 2022 Film Festival Showcase

HIGHLIGHTS: LA November 2022 Film Festival Showcase

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: THE QUEEN’S ORPHANSBest Short Film: KUMARESAN COLLECTORBest Cinematography: THE RESISTANCEBest Performances: SCENE FROM A FUNERALBest Direction: SWIM Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: THE QUEEN’S ORPHANS, 2hr. 13min., Brazil, DramaDirected by Luiz Antônio Navarro Moreira Vieira MagalhãesRaised as Catholics… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: LA November 2022 Film Festival Showcase