Category: short films

Short Film: THE SCROLL OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH, 3min, Canada

“I work after his voice and do exactly what he says to do… He put up what colors he want. I don’t know about them. ” – One day, in May of 2018 as I was driving through Niagara Falls, NY, I passed a home unlike anything I had ever seen before. I slammed on… Continue reading Short Film: THE SCROLL OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH, 3min, Canada

Short Film: LEGAL LENS – FIVE SHORT FILMS, 30min., USA

Harvard Law School scholars, law students, and Boston area filmmakers collaborate to produce five short documentary films on issues of human rights, Gentrification, Pregnancy Discrimination, Immigration, Climate Change, and Criminal Justice. The films were designed as video Op-eds and were published by The Boston Globe. Project Links  Website

Director Biography – Sarah Wray , Ben Wilson (GUARDIANS OF THE GRASSLANDS)

Sarah Wray and Ben Wilson have a deep passion for sharing powerful stories. Sarah, a farm girl turned social media strategist, and Ben, an aerospace engineer turned freelance filmmaker, started working together in 2009 building an online community called FarmOn.com. Since then, the team have launched their own independent media company, honing their skills and… Continue reading Director Biography – Sarah Wray , Ben Wilson (GUARDIANS OF THE GRASSLANDS)

Short Film: GUARDIANS OF THE GRASSLANDS, 12min., Canada, Documentary

Canada’s native grasslands are disappearing at an alarming rate – in fact, they are one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. Guardians of the Grasslands is a collaboration between dedicated conservationists and local ranchers, which seeks to showcase how cattle continue to create hope on what’s left of these iconic landscapes for the… Continue reading Short Film: GUARDIANS OF THE GRASSLANDS, 12min., Canada, Documentary

Director Biography – Imelda O’Reilly (TUMBLING TOWARDS HOME)

Imelda O’Reilly is an award-winning filmmaker. Her work has been represented at Cannes Film Festival L’Atélier Cinéfondation, Nominee for the Student Academy Awards, Rhode Island International Film Festival to name a few. She is from Kildare, Ireland and has an MFA in film from Columbia University.

Short Film: TUMBLING TOWARDS HOME, 14min., Ireland, Documentary

Tumbling Towards Home is a coming of age story about Malcolm Adams, an Irish immigrant who moves to New York in 1989 to study acting under Alan Langdon. He works through the grief from the loss of his mother and his friend Philip Seymour Hoffman. This leads to his decision of where to put his… Continue reading Short Film: TUMBLING TOWARDS HOME, 14min., Ireland, Documentary

Short Film: THE MAN OF THE TREES, 19min., Italy, Documentary

  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 growing without the use of his legs, he is able to… Continue reading Short Film: THE MAN OF THE TREES, 19min., Italy, Documentary

Short Film: PEAKS AND VALLEYS: THE SEARCH FOR RYAN SHTUKA, 20min. , Canada, Documentary

20-year-old Ryan Shtuka vanished from a BC alpine resort town in February 2018. This is the story of the the mystery surrounding his disappearance and the people who relentlessly search for him. Project Links  Facebook  Instagram News & Reviews “Bizarre disappearance of Alta. man highlighted in new documentary” CTV Edmonton https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/bizarre-disappearance-of-alta-man-highlighted-in-new-documentary-1.4513632?fbclid=IwAR1Q_84ZyHvT8aU7rDObUUMPHyi4SQ4uwep8i4ef3QSHT6Rn9j5cIkbMIr8 “Documentary looks into missing… Continue reading Short Film: PEAKS AND VALLEYS: THE SEARCH FOR RYAN SHTUKA, 20min. , Canada, Documentary

Director Biography – Rendah Haj (HAYAT)

Rendah Haj is an African-Australian filmmaker and director based in Melbourne. She has extensive history working in radio broadcast and curating social impact and youth mindful projects nationally. As a recent RMIT film graduate, her work now specifically focuses on documentaries that intimately and ethically explore social issues and human rights, with an emphasis on… Continue reading Director Biography – Rendah Haj (HAYAT)