Category: feedback film festival

Short Film: STATE OF FLOW, 10min., USA, Documentary

4 hula hoopers explore the feeling of the elusive State of Flow. Film Type: Documentary, Short Runtime: 9 minutes 46 seconds Completion Date: April 16, 2019 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Film Color: Color

Director Biography – Claire Downey, Taylor Autumn Herndon, Tessa Lawrence (&YOU)

Tessa Lawrence is a media arts and anthropology major at James Madison University. Her interests in cultural research and advocacy have inspired her passion for film, where she strives to inspire conversation through storytelling. Taylor Autumn Herndon is a senior theatre and film student at James Madison University with a heart for justice and storytelling.… Continue reading Director Biography – Claire Downey, Taylor Autumn Herndon, Tessa Lawrence (&YOU)

HIGHLIGHTS – FEBRUARY 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: SCHOOL CROSSING BEST DOC CHARACTERS: OMA & OPA BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: SOLACE BEST MUSIC: HOME Theme of night: Pushing the Limits Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: SOLACE, 7min., UK, Documentary HOME, 6min., New Zealand, Documentary PHYLLIS AND FRANCESCA 48 YEARS ON, 9min., Australia, Documentary HER TURF, 18min., USA, Documentary TAOBH LE… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – FEBRUARY 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

School Crossing Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is considered among the worst in Latin American history. While much of the media coverage has focused on the political turmoil in Venezuela, “School Crossing” focuses on an unseen crisis: the education of the next generation of Venezuelan children. ​ Project Links  Website  Facebook

Oma & Opa Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

Oma and Opa are in their 80’s, but they are still full of life and energy. Their unquenchable personalities shine through as they tell the story of their lives growing up under Nazi occupation in the Netherlands, and getting married and moving to America in their twenties. Project Links  Website

Taobh Le Taobh Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

This film investigates the artistic process of visual artist Matthew Mitchell and his exploration of texture, surface and topography in the Burren, County Clare. Drawing both inspiration and raw materials from the local environment we follow the artist on a journey through the textures of the Burren; down into dark limestone grikes, deep into the… Continue reading Taobh Le Taobh Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

Her Turf Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

This short documentary follows three female football referees as they claim access to a powerful role in a male-dominated industry. Annice Canady was the first female football referee to officiate a NCAA game in 2001. She is revered as a trailblazer, opening the door for other women to call the shots. The three-time cancer survivor… Continue reading Her Turf Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

Solace Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

The story we captured is about a retiree who, despite his age, continues to surf on a regular basis. Despite being 70 years old he has not lost his energy and enthusiasm for life. While there he began to feel tired and worn alienating himself from the industrial rhythms, until he has been introduced to… Continue reading Solace Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival