Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
BEST FILM: STILL ROLLING PAPERS
BEST DIRECTION: ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL: echoes
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: LOST ART
BEST SOUND & MUSIC: LIVING AND DYING ON SEPTEMBER 11th – A FAMILY STORY
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LOST ART, 16min. USA
Directed by Leif Ramsey
When the Soviet Union collapses, an enterprising art teacher imports thousands of Russian paintings to rural Tennessee. After years of collecting, his own mortality comes to the forefront and he must decide how to handle the unknown value and future of his expansion collection.
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PEDRO SANUDO: A CRAFTMANS HISTORY, 12min., Spain
Directed by Sue Wetjen
The film brings us closer to the figure of Pedro Sañudo. A man committed to his time, a person with values, of great coherence, who combines his speech with his acts. From 1971 to today he is professionally dedicated to leather crafts.
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echoes, 40min., Canada
Directed by Carly Elizabeth Williams
The spiritual connection humans have with water goes unbeknownst to most. Viewing through the eyes of those who seek adventures beneath the surface, we can recognize the intensity of the effect humans have on this element that surrounds our daily life.
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LIVING AND DYING ON SEPTEMBER 11th – A FAMILY STORY, 34min., Germany
Directed by Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard
Living and Dying on September 11th – a Family Story, by Jan Philipp Burgard takes a heart wrenching look at the tragic death of Sebastian Gorki, a German who was killed when the World Trade Center towers were attacked in New York City , he was 27. His wife Paula, miraculously survived, as she made her way to her office in the World Trade Center later than usual due pregnancy related aliments. Their miracle baby now a grown man, a grieving but strong widow, and heartbroken parents share how they are coping with their loss and living their lives 20 years after 9/11.
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MOTHER DAUGHTER, 12min., USA
Directed by Ned Warner, Dirk Rasmussen
A few days before her 18th birthday, dog sled musher and playwright Bekah Grim found her parents had secretly packed her bags to send her to a halfway house. Her parents were emerging from a conservative Mennonite cult, and to them, Bekah’s teenage rebellions were not understood or tolerated.
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MELLOW, 3min., USA
Directed by John Tsiavis
Some people choose to be an activist, for others, it’s an ongoing fight for survival. This is a ‘moving portrait’ of Mellow, a trans, non-binary activist in Los Angeles. The story of moving out of darkness into the light, turning hardship into positivity.
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ART BEYOND SURVIVAL, 10min., USA
Directed by Yu Zhang
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ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, 40min., Canada
Directed by Chase Gouthro
Faced with the possibility of her son Nicholas dying from intractable epilepsy, Dr. Jennifer Anderson, a Canadian physician and single mother of three, decides to treat her own child with cannabis. With the treatment, Nicholas goes from 3-4 seizures an hour, and in a near catatonic state, to playing with his twin brother and older sister, participating in life, and no longer needing emergency admissions to hospital.
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STILL ROLLING PAPERS, 32min., USA
Directed by Blair Avery
Music megastar Wiz Khalifa reflects on the success of his first studio album, and his journey as an independent artist to becoming a multi platinum major label act.
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Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 