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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: POWER FOR POLLINATORS Best Direction: MUSIC AND DEMENTIA Best Cinematography: BEHIND THESE WALLS Best Sound & Music: TOKYO WOMAN Theme of night: Connecting in a unique way NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: LOSS… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – JUNE 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

WATCH the FESTIVAL NOW: A showcase of the amazing DOCUMENTARY Feature Film…. TUNE INTO THE FUTURE, 72min., Luxemberg, DocumentaryDirected by Eric Schockmel One hundred years before the internet, a self-declared tech guru started preaching the future to his flock of outsiders. Meet the most influential nerd you may never have heard of: Hugo Gernsback. Decades… Continue reading DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM FESTIVAL – Thursday July 1st (Stream for FREE all Day)

A showcase of the amazing DOCUMENTARY Feature Film…. VERDINGER, 87min., Switzerland, Documentary Directed by Saschko Steven Schmid The 90-minute documentary film features re-enacted scenes and tells the life story of Alfred. The 72-year-old was born in Achern bei Frutigen. Alfred and his five siblings were raised by their parents in a loving and caring environment.… Continue reading DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM FESTIVAL – Thursday June 3rd (Stream for FREE all Day)

VERDINGER Feature Film – Audience FEEBACK from June 2021 Documentary Film Festival Winner BEST FEATURE FILM Directed by Saschko Steven Schmid The 90-minute documentary film features re-enacted scenes and tells the life story of Alfred. The 72-year-old was born in Achern bei Frutigen. Alfred and his five siblings were raised by their parents in a… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – JUNE 2021 DOCUMENTARY Feature Film Festival

WATCH THE FESTIVAL NOW: LOSS IN LODI, 3min., USA, Documentary Directed by Brandon Tauszik Maria Miranda and her family live in Lodi, a small agricultural city in California’s Central Valley. Latinos make up 39% of Lodi’s population, yet account for 75% of all COVID-19 hospitalizations there. As the U.S. passes 500,000 Coronavirus deaths, communities of… Continue reading DOC SHORTS Showcase – Sat. June 19th (Stream for FREE)

A professional pianist was diagnosed as an early on set dementia when she was in her 50’s and forgotten how to play the piano. She was depressed since then. Her husband wanted her to get back her meaning of life and they started practicing piano together. After 3 years practice and her husband support, she… Continue reading Short Film: MUSIC AND DEMENTIA, 13min., Japan, Documentary

“Power for Pollinators” explores how large land managers have a unique opportunity to turn tens of millions of acres into healthy pollinator habitat. In particular, power companies with right-of-way corridors and buffer zones are uniquely positioned to create large pollinator highways. These untapped areas have the potential to become one of the largest pollinator projects… Continue reading Short Film: POWER FOR POLLINATORS, 19min., USA, Documentary

Gwen Isaac is an experienced producer and director of factual television, documentary and short-form content. Gwen specializes in issues-driven, human-centred story-telling. She won Best First-time director at the London Independent Film Awards for her NZ Film Festival feature, ‘Where There is Life’ and her short documentary, ‘Siouxsie and the Virus’ has won multiple short-film awards… Continue reading Director Biography – Gwen Isaac (TOKYO WOMAN)

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Caitlyn Hynes is a Los Angeles filmmaker who specializes in investigative research and has experience in producing, directing, editing, international archival research, and private investigation. She was the co-producer on ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary LANCE (2020), and has credits on CNN’s The History of Comedy (2018), HBO’s Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018),… Continue reading Director Biography – Caitlyn Hynes (BEHIND THESE WALLS)