Category: feedback film festival

Director BIO: Nesli Ozalp Tuncer (THE RETURN)

Director Biography – Nesli Ozalp Tuncer She was born in 1988 in Izmir. In 2010, she graduated from Ege University Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, TV and Cinema and in 2016, she graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Fine Arts Institute Film Design Department. She wrote her master thesis about “Effect Makeup in Turkish Horror Cinema… Continue reading Director BIO: Nesli Ozalp Tuncer (THE RETURN)

Short Film: THE RETURN, 19min, Turkey, Documentary

The story telling the journey of the 3rd and 5th generation women from a family who had to leave the country because of the population exchange between Turkey and Greece. Will they be able to take their families’ soil from their graves to their homeland, Kavala? Project Links  Website News & Reviews “Pitching Platform Winner”… Continue reading Short Film: THE RETURN, 19min, Turkey, Documentary

Director BIO: James Suter (LION)

Director Biography – James Suter James Suter is a private photographic guide who gained much of his experience working for the world renowned Singita Game Reserves. Now based in Cape Town, he offers a unique photographic safari experience and has recently pioneered the video safari capturing his clients in action while on an adventure through Africa.… Continue reading Director BIO: James Suter (LION)

Short Film: LION, 6min., South Africa, Documentary

This Documentary tells the story of a pride of three lion (two female and one male) were introduced into andBeyond Phinda back in 1992 and have flourished to the point that on regular occasions the lions have exceeded the carrying capacity of the reserve and have had to be trans-located to other reserves in South… Continue reading Short Film: LION, 6min., South Africa, Documentary

Director BIO: Sam Pearson (Eileen and I)

Director Biography – Sam Pearson Having trained in Performance and Visual Art at Brighton University, Sam Pearson went on to found the award winning performance and video collective ‘Me and The Machine’ in 2009, gaining an international reputation as an innovator of new storytelling techniques. More recently he has completed a Masters Degree in Documentary Production… Continue reading Director BIO: Sam Pearson (Eileen and I)

Short Film: EILEEN AND I, 12min., UK, Documentary

By day, Sarah, a shy, anxious girl in her early thirties, struggles to live life as she was always told she should: unannounced, dutiful, obedient. By night she is Eileen, an outgoing, bolshy drag queen whose priority is to undermine everything that Sarah stands for. Using intimate coverage of her life and interviews with people… Continue reading Short Film: EILEEN AND I, 12min., UK, Documentary

Director BIO: Penny Lee (Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968)

Director Biography – Penny Lee Penny Lee is a Producer, Director and Film/Video Editor. With more than 25 years of editing experience, she has worked on long and short form documentaries, films, reality television, promotional infomercials, and educational videos. Lee was the senior editor for an independent feature narrative film called “A Year and Change”. Lee’s… Continue reading Director BIO: Penny Lee (Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968)

Short Film: THROUGH CHINATOWNS’S EYES: APRIL 1968, 25min., USA, Documentary

The civil disturbances and street violence after the assassination of Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr had a profound impact on all of DC. It had no less an impact on DC Chinatown, which found itself caught between the black and white struggle. Here’s a look at how the Chinatown community viewed that… Continue reading Short Film: THROUGH CHINATOWNS’S EYES: APRIL 1968, 25min., USA, Documentary

Short Film: SAMBHALI TRUST, 10min, USA, Documentary

This episode explores the work of the non-profit charitable organization Sambhali Trust through the lens of photographer Anne Gattilia. Click the link below to learn more about Sambhali Trust, and be sure to follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts too. http://www.sambhali-trust.org/ Sambhali Trust is a non-profit charitable organisation based in Jodhpur, whose focus is… Continue reading Short Film: SAMBHALI TRUST, 10min, USA, Documentary

HIGHLIGHTS – AUGUST 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: ISIS WAS HERE BEST CHARACTERS: BEYOND THE WALL BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: HAART KENYA BEST MUSIC: WATER Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: SAN GUERRERO, 4min., Argentina, Documentary WATER, 4min, USA, Documentary WEEKEND WARRIOR, 6min., USA, Documentary ISIS WAS HERE, 25min, Iraq, Documentary HAART KENYA, 13min., Kenya, Documentary HEARING FILMS, 8min., Canada, Documentary… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – AUGUST 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival