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LOTUSLAND, 77min., Canada, DocumentaryDirected by Attila LucaLOTUSLAND documents the remarkable transformation over the past 30 years of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Festival Awards:Best Film: SPOKESPEOPLEBest Cinematography: SANTRA – A TALE OF INDIABest Sound & Music: CLERC’S INFERNO: FROM PAGE TO SIGN Watch the Audience Feedback Videos for each film: SPOKESPEOPLE, 24min., USA Directed by Ryan Mekenian For Los Angeles natives living in the early 1900’s, bicycles and streetcars shared the road as our primary modes of… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – DECEMBER 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

AMERICA BOXED IN, 102 mintues, USA, Documentary Directed by Casey G. Williams, Ian S. Williams Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: America Boxed In is a story that examines a world where globalization reigns supreme. It explores the consequences of the “heart of the global economy”—the freight container. By greatly lowering the cost of moving goods… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – DECEMBER 2021 DOCUMENTARY Feature Film Festival

LeRhonda (“Rhon”) Manigault-Bryant is a professor, filmmaker and founder of ConjureGirlBlue Productions, a small media company specializing in nonfiction storytelling. Director Statement The South Carolina lowcountry looms large in my imaginary. I see my work as that of what we call “a conjurer,” one who uses all manner of energy to create – to conjure… Continue reading Director BIO:  LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant (death. everything. nothing.)

Separated by distance, time, and a pandemic, a daughter wrestles with her mother’s impending death. Project Links  Website

Ryan is an Armenian-American filmmaker based in his hometown of Los Angeles where he is a proud M.F.A. Candidate at the U.S.C. School of Cinematic Arts. Ryan’s recent short film, The American Ambassador, premiered at the Catalina Film Festival in 2019. His work as a director has been also been seen at The Skirball Center,… Continue reading Director BIO:  Ryan Mekenian (SPOKESPEOPLE)

For Los Angeles natives living in the early 1900’s, bicycles and streetcars shared the road as our primary modes of transportation. But the arrival of the freeway effectively wiped them out. Today, a collective of cycling communities fight for protected bike lanes and road safety; determined to bring a new era of mobility justice to… Continue reading Short Film: SPOKESPEOPLE, 24min., USA