AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: REPEAT BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUDS BEST SOUND & MUSIC: WHEN MOM IS GONE Theme of night: Unique surroundings NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WHEN MOM IS GONE, 28min,. Turkey, Documentary LA… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – AUGUST 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival
Category: short films
NOOR – QUEEN OF RANTHAMBORE Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2020 DOC Festival
NOOR – QUEEN OF RANTHAMBORE, 7min., Mumbia, Documentary Directed by PORUS KHAREGHAT NOOR is a short film on the life of a mother Tigress with three female cubs . It is a tribute to her skills of motherhood , loving & caring at the same time a perfect assasin to provide food for four. It… Continue reading NOOR – QUEEN OF RANTHAMBORE Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2020 DOC Festival
THE MAN OF THE TREES Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2020 DOC Festival
THE MAN OF THE TREES, 19min., Italy, Documentary Directed by ANDREA TRIVERO Daniel Balima is a senior horticulturist from Tenkodogo, a small Sub-Saharan African town in Burkina Faso, where he lives with his large family and has worked since he was born 67 years ago. Daniel as a child falls ill with polio and, although… Continue reading THE MAN OF THE TREES Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2020 DOC Festival
HAYAT Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2020 DOC Festival
HAYAT, 14min., Australia, Documentary Directed by Rendah Haj HAYAT documents the lives of Rahma, an Eritrean migrant and her four young children living in Melbourne, Australia. The family begins to celebrate the month of Ramadan with their mother, who encourages her children to maintain a strong sense of family, faith and cultural identity. This inevitably… Continue reading HAYAT Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the July 2020 DOC Festival
HIGHLIGHTS – JULY 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: THE MAN OF THE TREES BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: GUARDIANS OF THE GRASSLANDS BEST DOC CHARACTER: TUMBLING TOWARDS HOME BEST SOUND & MUSIC: HAYAT Theme of night: Unique surroundings NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: PEAKS AND… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – JULY 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival
Short Film: THE MOUNTAIN & THE MAIDEN, 32min., India
This is the story of a day in the life of Aspiya. A 10-year-old girl living with her younger brother, older sister and parents in a one-room-shack in New Delhi near Asia’s biggest landfill. Aspiya is the main supporter of her family. Every single day she walks up the landfill in order to collect trash that then will later be sold to… Continue reading Short Film: THE MOUNTAIN & THE MAIDEN, 32min., India
Short Film: SAVANNAH WOMEN OF VISION: ETCHED IN HISTORY, 21min., USA
Etched in History, narrated by actor Phylicia Rashad, chronicles the inspiring stories of each of the Savannah Women of Vision, an investiture created by SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace. This video sheds light on women who helped shape Savannah’s history as Rashad guides viewers through interviews with some of these Savannah pioneers and… Continue reading Short Film: SAVANNAH WOMEN OF VISION: ETCHED IN HISTORY, 21min., USA
Short Film: REPEAT, 9min., USA
We are all met by a single destiny how we face it is up to us. A man struggles with his mother’s independence and strong will as he tries help her through the early stages of dementia. Project Type: Documentary, Experimental Runtime: 9 minutes Completion Date: March 7, 2020 Production Budget: 100 USD Country… Continue reading Short Film: REPEAT, 9min., USA
Short Film: THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUDS, 14min., Ukraine
How does a school in the remote mountains of Ukraine survive harsh winters, crumbling infrastructure, and a lack of government investment? The School in the Clouds tells the story of a rural school in Bukovets, Ukraine and follows a young student, principal, chef and teacher. Children hike some 7km down from the mountains to… Continue reading Short Film: THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUDS, 14min., Ukraine
Director Biography – Jake Kovnat (THE SCROLL OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH)
I’m a director. I mostly work in commercials but I also make documentaries and music videos. I’ve worked with a bunch of brands and bands – big and small – and some of that work has gotten awards and views and media attention, which is great. My short documentary “On Days Like These We Must… Continue reading Director Biography – Jake Kovnat (THE SCROLL OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH)