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

Director BIO: Kaitlyn Fae

Director Biography Kaitlyn Fae was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she earned a degree in English in 2012. Since graduating, she has written for a number of magazines. She is currently writing the libretto to an opera, ​Los Californios, a comedy set during the Californian Civil… Continue reading Director BIO: Kaitlyn Fae

Short Film: MADEIRA, 14min., USA, Drama

Carmen arrives at Pacey’s house and presents him with a gift of Madeira wine. As the night unfolds, the nature of their relationship is revealed, and it becomes apparent Carmen has something up her sleeve. Film Type: Short Runtime: 14 minutes 23 seconds Completion Date: April 23, 2017 Production Budget: 3,000 USD Country of Origin:… Continue reading Short Film: MADEIRA, 14min., USA, Drama

Director BIO: Heath Harris

Director Biography Heath Harris was born and raised in the Cayman Islands. She began her entertainment career working on Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games while earning her undergraduate degree at NYU. Since then Heath has worked with various global youth entertainment labels. She currently studies directing at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and is an active… Continue reading Director BIO: Heath Harris

Short Film: PAPER PALACES, 6min., USA, Drama

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 hands, Charlie finds a gun in the spare… Continue reading Short Film: PAPER PALACES, 6min., USA, Drama

Director BIOS: Sara Zia Ebrahimi & Lindsey Martin

Director Biography Sara Zia Ebrahimi is a curator of film, visual art and new media and for over a decade has produced film screenings and exhibits in the Philadelphia area. A MFA graduate of Temple University, her short films have screened internationally and been awarded grants from Chicken & Egg Pictures, Rooftop Films and the… Continue reading Director BIOS: Sara Zia Ebrahimi & Lindsey Martin

Short Film: THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES, 7min., USA, Animation/Drama

Based 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 the human cost of surveillance and the criminalization of immigrant communities, linking past policy decisions with… Continue reading Short Film: THE FBI BLEW UP MY ICE SKATES, 7min., USA, Animation/Drama

Short Film: AN ACTOR PREPARES, 4min., USA, Comedy

  An ode to “An Actor Prepares” by Constantin Stanislavsky as a how-to instructional… Or more like a how-not-to. Film Type: Short Runtime: 4 minutes Completion Date: May 16, 2017 Production Budget: 0 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:19 Film Color:… Continue reading Short Film: AN ACTOR PREPARES, 4min., USA, Comedy

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Toronto November 2017 Film Festival

AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS Best Film: HEDDA NEEDS HELP Best Performances: THE BENEFACTION Best Cinematography: THE FOREST PRINCESS Best Music: The music from BETWEEN SECONDS Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos for each film:  POST NO BILLS, 5min, Canada, Animation/Adventure  WATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE FOREST PRINCESS, 5min, USA, Fantasy/Family  WATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE BENEFACTION, 27min, USA, Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK FIRM… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Toronto November 2017 Film Festival

BETWEEN SECONDS Short Film – Audience Video from November 2017 Festival

BETWEEN SECONDS, 20min, USA, Romance/Music  Directed by Nora Jaenicke “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, a struggling opera… Continue reading BETWEEN SECONDS Short Film – Audience Video from November 2017 Festival