Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Short Form Short Film: PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS
Best Long Form Short Film: WE RISE UP SINGING
Best Cinematography: FREEDOMTOWN: NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE
Best Direction: THRIVES IN SILENCE
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS, 9min., USA
Directed by Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, Rush Sturges
When the largest dam removal project in history begins, a group of indigenous youth learn to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people to paddle the restored river from source to sea.
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WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
FREEDOMTOWN: NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE, 15min., USA
Directed by Morteza Rafiei
Freedom Town: Not So Black And White takes viewers on a journey to explore the tension between activism and police forces around George Floyed’s death amidst the 2020 pandemic chaos. Through two filmmaker lenses, we follow an activist and former cop over 2 years as they navigate their respective worlds.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
WE RISE UP SINGING, 29min., USA
Directed by Peter Barton
Peter Barton, an award-winning artist approaching his 82nd year, embarked on this project to highlight the activism, passion, and talent of the Brooklyn Women’s Chorus led by Bev Grant during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The 29-minute film follows the group during the height of the pandemic, and culminates in a heartwarming virtual performance. With a little digital magic, Barton brought the Chorus together to sing a rousing tribute to battered women all over the globe, composed by their founder and leader, Bev Grant. Bev has been a fighter for justice for women and indeed all oppressed groups for half a century.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
THRIVES IN SILENCE, 11min,. Canada
Directed by Vincent Alain Lecompte
This short documentary explores the troubles surrounding sexual violence among post-secondary students. It highlights the increase in reported incidents of sexual assault among young students, causing concern and anxiety among the student community in different institutions. We follow experts from the Toronto Metropolitan University’s Sexual Violence Support (C3SVS), who provide coping services as well as the University of Toronto’s PEARS Project, which investigates the underlying causes of this epidemic, exposes misconceptions, and examines how a culture of silence and victim-blaming has perpetuated the problem even beyond the pandemic.
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WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 