Author: documentaryfestival

Flushing is a special place for me. This is the first stop for many Chinese immigrants to set foot in New York, and it is also a circle that many Chinese living in the United States cannot escape. Here, people can live freely on American soil without using English. The authentic Chinese-style restaurants and shops,… Continue reading Short Film: FLUSHING, 7min., USA, Documentary

Cara Bowen is a producer and director, known for Jo Brand’s Cats & Kittens (2017), Dom on the Spot (2016) and The Undateables (2012). Director Statement Cara Bowen, a freelance documentarian and television producer, oversaw the small project. She said: “I heard about the plan through Twitter and wanted to get involved. There were a… Continue reading Director Biography – Cara Bowen (FEEDING LEWISHAM)

This is a short film using film talent laid of during Covid, with no work I produced a short inspiring film to show and record how one community organised without state or Government support to help thousands get through the crisis and access food. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram News & Reviews https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2020/10/feeding-lewisha

Santiago Bessai is a Canadian filmmaker and documentarian. His films dwell on the affectation of people in the age of the Anthropocene. Growing up in Toronto and Montreal, he journeyed to the UK to study Ethnographic and Documentary film. His latest work returns to Canada, into the desolate sites of the logging industry, documenting the… Continue reading Director Biography – Santiago Bessai (PLANTED IN 2020)

Despite a workforce in quarantine, Canada planted almost 700 million trees in 2020 – the most ever. With future forests under threat, a young woman journeys into the Canadian bush to endure a grueling and unconventional season of tree planting. Project Links  Facebook News & Reviews “Planted in 2020: A Journey into the Environment”Toronto Film… Continue reading Short Film: PLANTED IN 2020, 18min., Canada, Documentary

Katherine is a director with an MFA in Cinematic Arts from the University of Southern California and an alum of the Emmys/Television Academy program. Sweetman is an artist and media technologist with work distributed in major film festivals; broadcast on major TV outlets including Cox, Brighthouse Networks and Time Warner; shown in galleries and museums… Continue reading Director Biography – Katherine Sweetman (HIGH FLYING JADE)

Walking the line between mindfulness and adrenaline rush, an American, bipolar, aerialist tries to reconcile her suicidal inclinations, her past life as an air traffic controller and the pressures of training for opening night at the Vietnamese circus. High Flying Jade is the true story of a bipolar woman from Los Angeles who moved to… Continue reading Short Film: HIGH FLYING JADE, 21min., USA, Documentary

Jayden SorokaProducer / Director / Animator Jayden Soroka started life on the Canadian prairies but feels most at home with the people and in the wilds of the Yukon. An alumnus of the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity and with two decades of experience in the film industry, he has spent most of his… Continue reading Director Biography – Jayden Soroka (THE PROVIDER)

“The Provider” brings to life the experience of a man’s first hunt at the age of thirty three, eighteen years later than tradition holds, an event that would define his place in his community and open his eyes to where he belongs. Project Links  Website

Toby has spent most of his career as an editor working on broadcast documentaries and ads. For the past few years he has been running the video department at The Nature Conservancy, where he has been lucky to make hundreds of short films to inspire people to protect nature. Director Statement This story was originally… Continue reading Director Biography – Toby Hayman (THE BIRDER)