Flint is far from hopeless. It’s mounting a comeback because after decades of hoping for a silver bullet from a large corporation or the government, people here have decided to start making the future they want to see. And it’s working. Today, 81% of businesses in Flint have fewer than 10 employees. While many people… Continue reading Short Film: FORGED IN FLINT, 8min., USA, Documentary
Category: documentary film festival
Documentary Festival Testimonial – April 22 2020
Frank Schlichting This was a great festival. They did a great job promoting my film and worked very hard at it with a post festival podcast and a video of audience feedback. Every Single Month Get your Documentary Short Film showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival and get an audience video. Submit your film exclusively… Continue reading Documentary Festival Testimonial – April 22 2020
Director Biography – Salman Alam Khan (KNITTED BELIEFS)
A freelance photographer and filmmaker graduated in Media Studies. My passion is to work on human stories and cultures. Director Statement We see violence against minorities including sectarian violence in many countries. This film is about a small community where people love and respect each other irrespective of their different faiths. I want to show… Continue reading Director Biography – Salman Alam Khan (KNITTED BELIEFS)
Short Film: KNITTED BELIEFS, 15min., Pakistan, Documentary
It’s the story of Narayanpura, a minorities compound in Karachi, Pakistan where Hindus, Sikhs and Christians are living in harmony and peace with Muslims. In Pakistan over the last ten years more than 4000 people have been killed in different incidents of violence against minorities including sectarian violence but Narayanpura has not seen such an… Continue reading Short Film: KNITTED BELIEFS, 15min., Pakistan, Documentary
Director Biography – Brian Yulo Ng (24)
Brian Yulo Ng is an aspiring Filipino/Singaporean Artist, Animator and Chef. His works often balance different aspects of nature, fantasy and oppression. He is currently pursuing a Double Degree for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts and Experimental Animation in the California Institute of the Arts. Many of his digital and analogue installations have… Continue reading Director Biography – Brian Yulo Ng (24)
Short Film: 24, 2min., Philippines, Animation/Documentary
24 is an experimental documentary and animated retrospective of a young man born between different cultures, it depicts moments of memory through short vignettes of the past; Alongside an evolving abstracted animation that grows in complexity. The film tackles issues of culture, memory and trauma through the lens of a person born between identities. The… Continue reading Short Film: 24, 2min., Philippines, Animation/Documentary
Short Film: 500+ THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME, 12min., USA, Documentary
How far would you push your limits to help find the cure for cancer? The Empire State Ride is 500+ miles of cycling from New York City to Niagara Falls. Hear two cyclists amazing stories about pushing themselves to the limit in the name of honoring those they’ve lost to cancer. Film Type: Documentary, Short… Continue reading Short Film: 500+ THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME, 12min., USA, Documentary
Short Film: A VOICE FOR WHALES, 22min., USA, Documentary
In 2018, Pacific Whale Foundation’s founder Greg Kaufman passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer. ‘A Voice for Whales’ was created to tell the story of his fight to save humpback whales from extinction by educating the public, from a scientific perspective, about whales and their ocean habitat. A film created over the course… Continue reading Short Film: A VOICE FOR WHALES, 22min., USA, Documentary
Director Biography – Tanguy Locqueneux (SIMPLER. BIGGER. FREER)
Tanguy is from France, and came all the way to Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada, to study documentary filmmaking at l’ÉMCV. His first documentary about free solo climbers come from a personal search for understanding. He aims at doing more work like this in the future.
Short Film: SIMPLER. BIGGER. FREER, 15min., Canada
Portrait of a discipline that is often taboo : free soloing. Five climbers confess on their motivation for going rope-less. They talk about the risk that everyone seeing them think about, but most of all, they explain their search for freedom.