Category: documentary film festival

Director BIO: Hendricksen Armand (COSPLAY: BEHIND THE MASK)

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Director Biography Hendricksen Armand was born in Miami, FL but grew up in the rural town of Immokalee, FL. He first discovered filmmaking in the 9th grade when he took his first TV production class. When realizing he could actually make a career out… Continue reading Director BIO: Hendricksen Armand (COSPLAY: BEHIND THE MASK)

Get to know the short film: PLAYGROUND, 17min., USA, Documentary/Society

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Afternoons at 4, residents from Lakeview Terrace, a public housing project in Cleveland, gather at their community center to transform their life stories into art and their grief into understanding. They are Brick City Theater, an outreach program for youth that over the years… Continue reading Get to know the short film: PLAYGROUND, 17min., USA, Documentary/Society

Get to know the short film: MISSING PEACE, 17min., USA, Documentary/Drama

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Missing Peace follows Chloe Jennings-White and Jeremy as they struggle with Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Chloe wishes to be paraplegic, and Jeremy wants to cut off his hands. Chloe is open and public with her disorder, but Jeremy strives to remain anonymous, fearful of… Continue reading Get to know the short film: MISSING PEACE, 17min., USA, Documentary/Drama

Director BIO: Jenna Gartlan (MISSING PEACE)

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Director Biography Jenna Gartlan is the director and writer of Missing Peace, a documentary that demonstrates the plight of those suffering with Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Although this is her directorial debut, Jenna won Panavision’s Best Emerging Filmmaker from Sheridan’s Advanced Television and Film… Continue reading Director BIO: Jenna Gartlan (MISSING PEACE)

Get to know the short film: ALAN WILLIAMS METAL ARTIST

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Alan Williams: Creatures of the Deep offers an insight into the mind and work of the immensely talented Brighton sculptor Alan Williams, who turns scrap metal into amazing animal figures. Looking into his dark influences and childhood, this biopic explores Alan’s practice, presenting the… Continue reading Get to know the short film: ALAN WILLIAMS METAL ARTIST

Director BIO: Ben Cox (ALAN WILLIAMS METAL ARTIST)

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Director Biography Ben Cox is a filmmaker from Brighton, UK. Director Statement “This film is the result of the wanting to create a passion project based around a local Brighton artist. The resulting film has surpassed all my original expectations both in the final… Continue reading Director BIO: Ben Cox (ALAN WILLIAMS METAL ARTIST)

HIGHLIGHTS – August 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS Best Film: MY NAME IS JOAN Best Character: WALLY from WALLY Best Cinematography: THE MARCH SWEATER Part 1 Best Music: The music from UNTIL DEATH DO US PART Take a look at the Audience Feedback Videos from our NEW Film Festival. Some of the best short films in the world today were showcased. UNTIL DEATH DO… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – August 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

MY NAME IS JOAN Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival

MY NAME IS JOAN, 30min, USA, Documentary Directed by Margaret Costa Tells the story of Susan Drew, a woman who was born Joan Fagan to an unwed mother in the St. Patrick Mother and Baby Home in Dublin, Ireland in 1949. While the documentary chronicles Susan’s journey to find her true identity, it also highlights the… Continue reading MY NAME IS JOAN Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival

DISNEY CARTOON CAMERA Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival

DISNEY CARTOON CAMERA, 23min, USA, Documentary Directed by David Bosser Disney Cartoon Camera, hosted by acclaimed historian Leonard Maltin, tracks the history of animation cinematography – from the origins of crude “down shooters” to the first multi-plane camera fashioned out of old car parts, to the latest digital camera capture systems – through the eyes of… Continue reading DISNEY CARTOON CAMERA Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival