Director BIO: DANIELLE DA SILVA (PROJECT 1948)

Danielle is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning photographer, director, conservationist and activist whose main focus is storytelling to empower people around the world to solve the most challenging problems. She is also Co-Founder of the Sumatran Wildlife Sanctuary, sits on the board of Toronto’s Dandelion Initiative, and is a licensed Holistic Practitioner. After a volunteer trip to… Continue reading Director BIO: DANIELLE DA SILVA (PROJECT 1948)

March 2018 Documentary Short Films

Submit your Documentary Short Film to the Festival Today: http://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com   FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILD, 38min., USA, Documentary PLEASURE BOYS, 8min., UK, Documentary FACE BLIND, 4min., CAN, Documentary FRONTLINE FENTANYL, 23min., CAN, Documentary SUNUNU: THE REVOLUTION OF LOVE, 24min., UK, Documentary ONE MAGAZINE AT A TIME, 4min., USA, Documentary WATCH Audience FEEDBACK</td BREATHE, 4min.,… Continue reading March 2018 Documentary Short Films

HIGHLIGHTS – March 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: SUNUNU: THE REVOLUTION OF LOVE BEST PERFORMANCES: FRONTLINE FENTANYL BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: FACE BLIND BEST MUSIC: SUNUNU: THE REVOLUTION OF LOVE Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILD, 38min., USA, Documentary PLEASURE BOYS, 8min., UK, Documentary FACE BLIND, 4min., CAN, Documentary FRONTLINE FENTANYL, 23min., CAN, Documentary SUNUNU:… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – March 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

SUNUNÚ: THE REVOLUTION OF LOVE Short Film – Audience Feedback from March 2018 Festival

SUNUNU: THE REVOLUTION OF LOVE, 24min., UK, Documentary Directed by Olivia Crellin Trans Dad Fernando Machado became an international news sensation when he announced he was pregnant with his trans girlfriend Diane Rodriguez in Ecuador last year. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

PLEASURE BOYS Short Film – Audience Feedback from March 2018 Festival

PLEASURE BOYS, 8min., UK, Documentary  Directed by Elliott Watson Rippling muscles, screaming crowds and non-stop attention. Is it ego or alter-ego that defines ‘The Pleasure Boys’ strip group? Exploring the motives and sacrifices of four male strippers, this documentary challenges masculinity as a construct in the modern world. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more… Continue reading PLEASURE BOYS Short Film – Audience Feedback from March 2018 Festival

FRONTLINE FENTANYL Short Film – Audience Feedback from March 2018 Festival

FRONTLINE FENTANYL, 23min., CAN, Documentary  Directed by Behdad Mahichi  Canada’s fentanyl crisis has struck British Columbia the hardest, with nearly 1,000 overdose deaths counted in 2016 for that province alone. Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside – considered ground-zero of the epidemic – has been left to fend for itself, while they await an expansion of alternative treatment and… Continue reading FRONTLINE FENTANYL Short Film – Audience Feedback from March 2018 Festival

FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILD Short Film – Audience Feedback from March 2018 Festival

  FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILD, 38min., USA, Documentary Directed by Kaitlin Creadon Yearning to learn more about her adoption, a young woman begins the journey to meet her birth family. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

Short Film: A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary

“A Good Blinder” is a documentary about 75-year-old Dan Bowman of Harrisonburg, VA who lost his sight at age 12, became a piano tuner and crafts fine furniture for charity auctions using power tools and precision instruments. He still has all 10 fingers, a lively wit and a theologically trained mind that makes for profound… Continue reading Short Film: A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary