Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: OUR VOICE NOW
Best Short Form Short Film: REFUGIO
Best Long Form Short Film: NEVER ASK WHY
Best Environmental Film: ISLE OF RUM
Best Sports Film: BLEED FOR ME: ART OF THE DEATHMATCH
Best Political Film: GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT
Best Sound & Music: TO SPEAK IS TO LIVE – FREED FROM STUTTERING
Best Cinematography: MAN FIRE CLAY
Best Human Interest Film: IN BLOOM
Best Direction: THE END OF BLINDNESS
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY: THE BANKRUPTCY OF DETROIT
Directed by Sam Katz, James McGovern
Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music and democracy, Detroit descended into disrepair and insolvency over five decades culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2013. Gradually, Then Suddenly is the story of one city’s climb into and out of bankruptcy toward a future of possibilities.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
THE END OF BLINDNESS, 55min., Documentary
Directed by AJ Martinson
Dr. Samuel Bora is the only ophthalmologist for over 3 million people living in rural Ethiopia. His mission: end all preventable blindness in the country.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
OUR VOICE NOW, 56min., Documentary
Directed by John Redlinger
An in-depth examination of youth incarceration and probation in Los Angeles County. The film highlights organizations such as The Arts for Healing and Justice Network and the Antirecidivism Coalition, as well as testimonials from real victims of the justice system.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
TO SPEAK IS TO LIVE – FREED FROM STUTTERING, 55min., Documentary
Directed by Sonja Schütz, Sabine Schütz
In the documentary, 11 formerly stuttering people aged 9 – 30 years tell of their daily, painful experiences around stuttering with its limitations. Stuttering affects 1% of the world’s population.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
ISLE OF RUM, 52min., Germany, Documentary
Directed by Sarah Vianney
A glimpse into life on a remote Scottish Island, human inhabitants about 37 and counting…
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
IN BLOOM, 8min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Ashley Davidson
During the US Presidential Campaign year of 2020, the following story was left on the cutting room floor from a piece of branded content, because its subject was deemed “too political” and the client feared they would lose government funding if we ran it.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
MAN FIRE CLAY, 41min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Michael Callas
A portrait of American woodfire ceramic artist Peter Callas.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
REFUGIO, 9min., Bolivia, Documentary
Directed by Rebecca Basaure
Sergio, a 27 year old environmental engineer, veterinary student and environmental activist in Bolivia makes it his life’s mission to save animals and the vulnerable ecosystems we depend on. His journey takes us to Senda Verde, an animal refuge in the jungle with over 900 wild animals rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. Sergio and Senda Verde work to inspire us to take action and create a world that is kinder and more responsible with nature.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
NEVER ASK WHY, 20min., India, Documentary
Directed by Saurabh Dubey
The unfulfilled dream of a young football fan became the catalyst to help achieve the dreams of talented young under-15 football / soccer players who come from very underprivileged and under-nourished families, struggling to meet their daily needs.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
BLEED FOR ME: ART OF THE DEATHMATCH, 28min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Matthew L. Lenz
What Does it cost to make great art? A lot of Blood apparently. This documentary follows various deathmatch wrestlers as they put their bodies on the line to make compelling art.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 