Director Biography – Jay Root, Todd Wiseman Jay Root is an award-winning journalist and author of “Oops! A Diary from the 2012 Campaign Trail,” an insider’s account of Rick Perry’s gaffe-filled run for president. Root has been hooked on the news business ever since he stumbled into a newsroom full of fellow misfits at his college… Continue reading Director BIO: Jay Root, Todd Wiseman (BEYOND THE WALL)
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Director BIO: Arsen Martyrosian (HEARING FILMS)
Director Biography – Arsen Martyrosian Arsen Martyrosian is a 22-year-old filmmaker from Toronto. He was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and moved to Canada in 2013 to study film at Humber College. To date he has written and directed two short films Arthur Books (2014) and Silence, Please! (2015). His most recent film is short documentary Hearing… Continue reading Director BIO: Arsen Martyrosian (HEARING FILMS)
Director BIO: Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)
Director Biography – FARMAN ABDALRAHMAN KARIM He was working as Journalist since 1999, in 2007 he takes a course about Directing and Producing Documentary Film in Aljazeera Channel, after that he worked in the TV Documentary Film making. He has 35 TV Documentary Film, and he has 6 Local Festival Awards From 2010 to 2015 he… Continue reading Director BIO: Farman Abdalrahman Karim (ISIS WAS HERE)
Director BIO: Jonathan Harris (WEEKEND WARRIOR)
Director Biography – Jonathan Harris Jonathan began perusing film to share his interest in action sports and nature with others. After serving as flight crew in the US Coast Guard where he procured his own equipment to document his missions, he attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he acquired his BA in Film Studies.… Continue reading Director BIO: Jonathan Harris (WEEKEND WARRIOR)
Director BIO: Mark Knight (WATER)
Director Biography – Mark Knight Mark Knight is a 25-year veteran of the architectural photography and video industry. His longstanding association with high-end hoteliers and collaboration with some of the best-known names in the architectural and interior design worlds has resulted in numerous awards, feature magazine articles and book covers. Mark’s photography career began after attending… Continue reading Director BIO: Mark Knight (WATER)
April 2018 Documentary Short Films
Submit your Documentary Short Film to the Festival Today: http://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com SUNDAY DINNER, 15min., USA, Documentary SCORCHED: MINE FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL COUNTRY, 6min., USA, Documentary A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary ALL FALLS DOWN, 6min., USA, Experimental/Documentary NIGHT LIVE, 7min., China, Experimental/New Media **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson… Continue reading April 2018 Documentary Short Films
HIGHLIGHTS – April 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM Winner: THE GOOD BLINDER Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: SUNDAY DINNER, 15min., USA, Documentary SCORCHED: MINE FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL COUNTRY, 6min., USA, Documentary A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary The April 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival was a tale of two festivals. The audience was overly positive and… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – April 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival
Director BIO: Daniel Steiner (WILDLAND)
Director Biography – Daniel Steiner Daniel Steiner is a San Francisco native (*gasp*), and has worked in the documentary television and film industry for over a decade –with some periodic trips into the ad world to pay for the aforementioned career. He makes films about nature, rehabilitation, and all things science. He is a recent graduate… Continue reading Director BIO: Daniel Steiner (WILDLAND)
Director BIO: Jenna MacMillan (MOTHERS & METHADONE)
Director Biography – Jenna MacMillan Jenna MacMillan is a director from PEI, Canada. She makes documentaries, fiction films, digital series and music videos. She is passionate about affecting change through storytelling. Director Statement I didn’t know anything about methadone treatment before I made this film. I’m also not a mother. I learned about the true nature… Continue reading Director BIO: Jenna MacMillan (MOTHERS & METHADONE)
Director BIO: Craig Detweiler (REMAND)
Director Biography – Craig Detweiler Craig Detweiler’s documentary, (un)Common Sounds, premiered on ABC in 2013. His films have won the CINE Golden Eagle, the Heartland Film Festival, the Breckenridge Festival of Film, and the Tallahassee Film Festival. Craig was recently named Variety’s 2016 Mentor of the Year for his work as a film professor and creative… Continue reading Director BIO: Craig Detweiler (REMAND)
Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 