Author: documentaryfestival

Shara Lili is a Hungarian-American producer based in California’s San Francisco Bay Area (www.sharalili.com). Having grown up bi-culturally between Hungary and the United States, she’s fascinated by how our experience of life is shaped by the particular lenses, languages, and cultures through which we view it. Shara is a graduate of Stanford University, where she… Continue reading Director Biography – Shara Lili, Noemí Delgado (MATRONAS)

Salvadoran midwives, who delivered babies even during the Civil War, now fight to protect their ancestral role in the face of government repression. As people in El Salvador lose their right to give birth at home, dehumanizing hospital experiences become the standard way of ushering life into the world. The caretaking traditions of these midwives… Continue reading Short Film: MATRONAS, 25min., USA, Documentary

Vee Rodriguez, also known by his stage name Vee The Vision, is a Dominican-American writer, musician and filmmaker from Washington Heights, New York City. From an early age, Vee was astonished by the visual aesthetics found in film, as well as the writing in comic books. This eventually led to a merge of passions. His… Continue reading Director Biography – Vee Rodriguez (LOOK AT US NOW)

LOOK AT US NOW: A COMIC BOOK MOVIE explores the societal impact of Comic Book culture and its importance to fans, while also telling the story of how geek culture went from being a punchline to a global phenomenon. Based on the poem by Vee The Vision. Project Links  Website  Instagram News & Reviews “LOOK… Continue reading Short Film: LOOK AT US NOW, 5min,. USA, Documentary

In order to stand out, a young woman creates punk rock clothes as a political and fashion statement. News & Reviews “Newport Beach Film Festival Features Eight Narrative and Documentary CSULB Films”https://www.csulb.edu/department-of-film-electronic-arts/art

100 second trailer. Directed by Jared Moossy It’s Just Me is a portrait of Allie Cole, a Black transgender woman who sits on all the fault lines of all of America’s concerns about gender and class, just by being her authentic self. She negotiates the demands of activism, her fledgling non-profit, her parents and finding… Continue reading SHORT FILM TRAILER: IT’S JUST ME, 18min., USA

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Form DOC Film: ORO Best Long Form DOC Short Film: SPARK: A SYSTEMIC RACISM STORY Best Cinematography: AGAINST THE WIND Best Sound & Music: THE J THOUBBS DOCUMENTARY Best Direction: SAFE Theme of night: It’s never what it seems. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – APRIL 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: THE FLAME OF MEMORY Best Cinematography: ERRAIAK (BOWELS). THE ECHO OF THE ANCESTORS Best Sound & Music: THE SEEDS OF AN UNCERTAIN LAND Best Direction: 90 MINUTES WITHOUT MEAT Theme of night: Changing up convention NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – MARCH 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

Spark: A Systemic Racism Story explores the root causes of systemic racism and proposes remedies in public safety, policing, criminal justice, and social norms. Made by white allies after the tragedy of George Floyd’s death, it encourages recognition of unconscious bias and commitment to unlearning a historical narrative that redefined an entire race. Project Links… Continue reading Short Film: SPARK: A SYSTEMIC RACISM STORY, 33min, USA

“To do things right,first you need love,then technique.”Antoni Gaudì I started my education at Liceo Artistico Sperimentale at Istituto Sacro Cuore in Milan, where I nurtured a deep passion for painting and cinema. Afterwards, I got an Interior Design Bachelor in July 2013 at Politecnico of Milan. In September, I was admitted into the Civica… Continue reading Director Biography – Francesca Malinverno (ORO)