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Directed by WIll ClothierPete the Pond has spent the last 20 years trying to return Britain’s aquatic wildlife to its former glory. Despite his best efforts, the abundance of creatures he remembers from his childhood are quickly disappearing. As he sets out to build yet another wildlife pond in a British garden, a letter from… Continue reading Short Film: PETE THE POND, 15min., UK

Directed by Anna AusterSteven Holcomb, known to his team and friends as “Holky”, is a bobsled driver from Park City, Utah, who emerges as an unlikely best hope to end Team USA’s 62-year Olympic gold medal drought. But Steven has a dangerous secret: He is going blind. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: In the last… Continue reading Short Film: HOLKY: THE STEVEN HOLCOMB STORY, 33min., USA

Directed by Madelyn KleinsasserWith the recent spike in veganism popularity people are realizing the harm we are doing to this planet and think the solution to it is to quit meat entirely. This creates hostility towards conventional farmers and ones trying to help the environment as well the animals they care for. Megan Thomas, owner… Continue reading Short Film: RAISING THE STEAKS: AN ORGANIC FARMER’S JOURNEY, 9min., Canada

Directed by Lindsay HicksWhy I’m A Vegan is a multimedia short film that explores the musician Moby’s journey into veganism and animal rights advocacy. Watch the Audience Feedback Video:

Showcase of the best DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:BEST FILM: BITTER TASTE OF LOVE OR FRAU SCHINDLER’S LISTBEST DIRECTION: SOMETIMES YBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE DESIRE TO LIVE BEST ARTISTS DOCUMENTARY: SCREAM OF THE SOUL Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: SOMETIMES Y, 80min., USADirected by Mike Mihail Controversial Recording… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: April 2022 DOCUMENTARY Feature Film Festival

Directed by Mike MihailControversial Recording Artist Yelawolf & Grammy-Award winning Producer Shooter Jennings embark on recording a classic, Rock And Roll album during the peak of global pandemic chaos and racial civil unrest. They find themselves recording in the exact room in which Prince recorded “Purple Rain” while the world seems to burn around them.… Continue reading Feature Film: SOMETIMES Y, 80min., USA

Directed by Igor VolosetskyThe film is the true story of Oskar Schindler’s wife, Emilie. Although lost to history (and left out of Spielberg’s movie altogether) she was an equal hero who actually washed, clothed and fed the Jews her husband saved.. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Project Links  Website Director Biography – IGOR VOLOSETSKY Igor Volosetsky… Continue reading Feature Film: BITTER TASTE OF LOVE OR FRAU SCHINDLER’S LIST, 52min., Russia

Directed by Mariam AvetisyanStories of the indigenous people of Artsakh, after the recent 44 day war with Azerbaijan and suffering a devastating loss of lives and land. The desire to live is really a right to live on their lands and be protected by the threat of war, genocide and crimes against their humanity. Watch… Continue reading Feature Film: THE DESIRE TO LIVE, 90min., Armenia

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:BEST FILM: STILL ROLLING PAPERSBEST DIRECTION: ANYTHING CAN HAPPENBEST ENVIRONMENTAL: echoesBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: LOST ARTBEST SOUND & MUSIC: LIVING AND DYING ON SEPTEMBER 11th – A FAMILY STORY Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: LOST ART, 16min. USADirected by Leif Ramsey When the… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: April 2022 Documentary Short Film Festival