Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: MOTHERS – DIARIES OF A QUARANTINE
Best Short Form Short Film: MOJAVE ROADS
Best Long Form Short Film: THE CURSE EFFECT
Best Sound & Music: SONIDERO METROPOLIS: MEXICAN SOUND SYSTEMS IN LOS ANGELES
Best Cinematography: RANCHERS
Best Direction: LITTLE WINS
Best Culture Film: I AM KANAKA
Best Environmental Film: THE LAST GLACIERS: JOURNEY TO THE EXTRMME
Best Human Interest Film: SKATE OR CRY
Best Sports Film: TAKING THE FLIGHT
Best Nature Film: THE LAST KOALAS
Best Society Film: RAMEN DAY
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
I AM KANAKA, 15min., UK
Directed by Genevieve Sulway
With a dark history, 5% speaking the native language and 10% living in poverty, Hawaii is in danger of losing its traditions forever. “I am Kanaka” gives a glimpse into the future with Kaina Makua’s non-profit program teaching Hawaiian language, sustainability and life skills to disadvantaged indigenous kids aged 5-20.
http://iamkanakafilm.com/https://www.instagram.com/saltyparadisefilms
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
THE LAST GLACIERS: JOURNEY TO THE EXTRMME, 100min., Hong Kong
Directed by Craig Leeson
The Last Glaciers, Journey to the Extreme, tells the story of climate change through the visual impact of one of the planet’s most important and yet critically threatened resources – glaciers. A trip to the Alps in 2017 shocked award-winning filmmaker Craig Leeson who witnessed the tragic deaths of mountaineers due to avalanche on Europe’s deadliest mountain, Mont Blanc. Craig’s investigation finds that climate change is drastically altering these special environments, making the mountains warmer and more dangerous. Around the world the story is frighteningly similar, but scientists point out that climate change is causing a much more widespread threat to humanity, not just the natural world.
https://thelastglaciers.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thelastglaciers
https://www.instagram.com/thelastglaciers/
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
MOTHERS – DIARIES OF A QUARANTINE, 110min,. Brazil
Directed by Manuela Berlanga
March 2020 and COVID-19 hits every family in the world. One of the groups most affected by this chaos are mothers – but it’s not something that was televised, it’s something they lived through alone.
https://instagram.com/manu_berlanga
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
SKATE OR CRY, 10min., Australia
Directed by David Cook, Wes Greene
Unbelievably talented local indigenous girl Tia Pitman doing what she does best – Roller-skating. This short documentary tracks Tia’s life and story as an Indigenous roller-skater, navigating the male-dominated skatepark, and finding creative freedom and self-expression in a gorgeous way.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
TAKING THE FLIGHT, 75min., USSA
Directed by Carlos Arrieta
Discover the incredible journey of Stuart Warren Dansby, a 56-year-old who enters the kickboxing ring for the first time to battle against a 26-year-old opponent. Follow his gripping seven-year journey as he faces life-changing injuries and battles men decades younger than him in his quest for a championship.
http://takingthefight.com/https://www.instagram.com/stuart_warren_dansby/
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
RANCHERS, 25min., UK/USA
Directed by Paul Crompton, Emmett Glynn
Short film following three ranchers new to farm life after walking out of traditional jobs to live off the land. But how tough is it and can they survive? Filmed in east Texas in ranches in Nacogdoches, Paige and Groesbeck.
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WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
THE CURSE EFFECT, 29min., USA
Directed by Gregg Jaden
Dive deep into the heart of Indonesia’s Borneo jungle with ‘THE CURSE EFFECT.’ This riveting mini-documentary delivers never-before-seen footage of one of the most feared tribes on earth, Suku Dayak. Enter a world of the tribe’s private way of life known for its voodoo traditions, daily rituals, and historical enemy headhunting. Defying the odds as a foreign outsider, filmmaker Gregg Jaden miraculously earned the tribe’s trust, gaining access to film them like never before. At the tribe’s land. Uncovering the mystery of a voodoo curse and their fight against a deadly, unseen evil.
https://thecurseeffect.com/
https://www.instagram.com/greggjaden_/
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
THE LAST KOALAS, 54min., Australia
Directed by Serena Michelle Findlay
The summer of 2020 was characterised by catastrophic bushfire events around Australia. On Kangaroo Island in South Australia, over 200,000 hectares was burned, including 90,000 hectares of national park. A thriving colony of 50,000 koalas called Kangaroo Island home prior to the devastating Black Summer bushfires. Now, as few as 5,000 – 10,000 koalas remain. As the koala species edges closer to the threat of extinction on mainland Australia, this documentary explores the incredible rescue, recovery, rehabilitation and release effort undertaken for the surviving Kangaroo Island koalas; a colony which scientists have signalled may well be Australia’s last.
https://www.instagram.com/_serenamichelle_
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
MOJAVE ROADS, 16min., USA
Directed by Katie Scott
Discover the fascinating history of off-roading and navigation in the Mojave Desert in this onX Offroad film, “Mojave Roads.” Learn how preserving access to these public lands is vital for maintaining our connection to the innate human desire for exploration and adventure. Dive into the captivating stories of those who’ve traversed these wild terrains, and join the movement to protect these rapidly vanishing landscapes.
https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad/app
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
SONIDERO METROPOLIS: MEXICAN SOUND SYSTEMS IN LOS ANGELES, 22min,. USA
Directed by Alvaro Parra
Sonidero Metropolis is the first episode in a documentary series on Mexican sound system culture, known as Sonideros. The Los Angeles episode explores the connection between the cumbia epicenter that is Puebla, Mexico and Los Angeles, California, a city where thousands of Poblanos now reside. Antonio De Jesus, better known as Sonido Fantasma, has been a working sonidero for 28 years. A consummate veteran at the top of his game, he often plays in cities across the U.S. and Mexico, a rare feat in this industry. 17 year old Gardena resident Abimael Amaro, aka Sonido Profeta, played his first show at L.A’s Salon Lazaro’s at the age of 13. Sonido Profeta is part of a new generation of sonideros that utilize live stream technology to make a name for themselves in the U.S. and abroad. Sonido Fantasma and Sonido Profeta are originally from Puebla, Mexico. Themes of migration, cumbia, and labor are examined via the lives of these two sonideros at opposite ends of their trajectories.
https://facebook.com/SonideroMetropolis
https://instagram.com/SonideroMetropolis
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
LITTLE WINS, 22min., USA
Directed by Paul Pfau
Follow a particularly friendly independent artist as he makes his 4th studio album during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unsure of a future in music, grappling with an evolving dream, & accepting what isn’t in his control, Steve Everett shines a bright light on the dimly lit.
http://steveeverett.net/littlewinsfilm
https://facebook.com/SteveEverettMusic
https://twitter.com/SteveREverett
https://instagram.com/LittleWinsFilm
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
RAMEN DAY, 30min., USA
Directed by Corey Hendrickson
This documentary delves into the heart of the Vermont Everyone Eats program, showcasing its profound impact on combating food insecurity and revitalizing local food systems.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 