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This documentary helps tell the stories of California farmworkers and documents their perseverance during one of the most challenging times in recent history, the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Director Biography – Joe Poni Joe Poni found his love for filmmaking at 8 years old when his older brother brought home a camcorder. He… Continue reading Short Film: CAMPESINOS: AMERICA’S UNSUNG HEROES, 22min., USA, Documentary

The documentary “School” is about the struggle of a minority community trying to keep their language alive in a multicultural village through a little girl who is alone in her class. This documentary shows how diversity in a country is actually a treasure for its population, but this treasure sometimes has positive and sometimes negative… Continue reading Short Film: SCHOOL, 29min., Kosovo, Documentary

A basketball court sits on top of a pizza joint in Woodstock, Illinois. The owner of both was one step away from making the 1996 USA Olympic basketball team. Watch the Audience Feedback Video:

In the rural village in southern China, the establishment of pylons forces the three families to face different worries about relocation. This is a microcosm of a group of ordinary people under the torrent of current Chinese era. Driven by modernization, they move towards an unknown future. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Director Biography – Joe… Continue reading Short Film: THOSE WHO LEAVE, AND THOSE WHO STAY, 30min., China, Documentary

THE 90s CLUB, 85min., USA, DocumentaryDirected by Robert DarwellA charming documentary film that showcases the vibrant wisdom and life lessons from a dozen diverse individuals between 90- and 99-years-old. The group of people aged 90 and-older has tripled since 1980 and this group remains one of the fastest growing segments of the population. A common… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – March 2022 DOCUMENTARY Feature Film Festival

Originally posted on Black and White Film Festival:
Showcase of the best BLACK & WHITE shorts in the world toady. Films from Brazil, Canada, Sweden, USA. In Animation, Comedy, Drama genres. Truly an amazing lineup! Streams for the next 24 hours. Direct page: https://wildsound.ca/todays-film-festival NOTE: You can download for FREE for 7 days, watch the…

SILVER SPITFIRE – THE LONGEST FLIGHT, 89min,. UKDirected by Benjamin UttleyA British pilot and his team attempt a dangerous, world-first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old vintage World War II fighter to inspire a new generation through the freedom of flight. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Looking for new ways to pass on the… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – February 2022 DOCUMENTARY Feature Film Festival

Winner of the best documentary award of the Chinese American film festival, The Race Epidemic is about another outbreak caused by Covid-19 – An epidemic of racism against Asian Americans. With a politicized pandemic sweeping through the country and a president calling it the Chinese Virus, the rise of attacks and hate against Asian Americans… Continue reading Feature Film: THE RACE EPIDEMIC, 60min., USA, Documentary

In May 2016, Ken Yamaguchi, president of the Hokkaido-based construction company Hisaken Group, was invited by a colleague to visit a Japanese language school in Hanoi, Vietnam. The purpose was to interview Vietnamese technical intern trainees. In the run up to the Olympic Games, the construction industry was booming in Japan, but with the declining… Continue reading Short Film: THE LAND OF HOPE, 11min., Japan, Documentary

Showcase of the best SHORT FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:BEST FILM: 411 DupontBEST DIRECTION: RestorationBEST SOUND & MUSIC: Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight CrewBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Magdalene’s Lies Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: 414 DUPONT, 5min., CanadaDirected by Mica Daniels, Sise Drummond 414 Dupont is a story about generational… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – FEBRUARY 2022 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival