Category: feedback film festival

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

A GOOD BLINDER Short Film – Audience Feedback from April 2018 DOC LA Film Festival

A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary Directed by Mike Grundmann & Shaun Wright“A Good Blinder” is a documentary about 75-year-old Dan Bowman of Harrisonburg, VA who lost his sight at age 12, became a piano tuner and crafts fine furniture for charity auctions using power tools and precision instruments. He still has all 10 fingers, a… Continue reading A GOOD BLINDER Short Film – Audience Feedback from April 2018 DOC LA Film Festival

SCORCHED: MINE FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL COUNTRY Short Film – Audience Feedback from DOC Fest

SCORCHED: MINE FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL COUNTRY, 6min., USA, Documentary Directed by John WelshA look at the hidden legacy of coal mining in Pennsylvania by examining 5 of the approximate 80 coal mine fires that burn across the state. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

SUNDAY DINNER Short Film – Audience Feedback from April 2018 DOC LA Film Festival

SUNDAY DINNER, 15min., USA, Documentary Directed by Casey BeckFor years Kwok Wai Chan has orchestrated the making of Sunday dinner. From early morning tea to shopping to the intricacies and timing of cooking the food from his childhood, sustaining a weekly tradition that now spans the generations. This is a Chinese ritual as American as apple… Continue reading SUNDAY DINNER Short Film – Audience Feedback from April 2018 DOC LA Film Festival

DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL – Thursday May 31, 2018 – 7PM

The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2018.. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Kierston Drier. Showcasing a festival twice… Continue reading DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL – Thursday May 31, 2018 – 7PM

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)

Short Film: WILDLAND, 25min., USA, Documentary

Three young inmates enlist in one of the last firefighting programs in the country for juveniles offenders; but a deadly incident forces them to contemplate their futures both on and off the fire-line. Wildland debuted this year at the Big Sky International Documentary Festival in Missoula, MT Project Links  Facebook Film Type: Documentary, Short, Student… Continue reading Short Film: WILDLAND, 25min., USA, Documentary

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)

Short Film: MOTHERS & METHADONE, 11min, Canada, Documentary

This film traces the journeys of four women who were in a methadone maintenance program while pregnant. The documentary explores the many sides of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome from a clinical and experiential standpoint. News & Reviews “Methadone & Motherhood: New P.E.I film aims to raise awareness” cbc.ca http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-film-