Category: short films

Knitted Beliefs Short Film, Audience Feedback from May 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

KNITTED BELIEFS, 15min., Pakistan, Documentary Directed by Salman Alam Khan It’s the story of Narayanpura, a minorities compound in Karachi, Pakistan where Hindus, Sikhs and Christians are living in harmony and peace with Muslims. In Pakistan over the last ten years more than 4000 people have been killed in different incidents of violence against minorities including… Continue reading Knitted Beliefs Short Film, Audience Feedback from May 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

8 Poems Of Emigration Short Film, Audience Feedback from May 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

8 POEMS OF EMIGRATION, 11min., Turkey, Documentary Directed by Kurtulus Ozgen 8 Poems of Emigration is a non-fiction film which focuses on the immigration crisis of the world. Reasons of immigration (and the troubles of immigrants) have become the crucial and controversial issue for humanity. Caused by the wild global capitalism (wars, climate change, authoritarian regimes,… Continue reading 8 Poems Of Emigration Short Film, Audience Feedback from May 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival

HIGHLIGHTS – MAY 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: 24 BEST DOC CHARACTERS: REMOTE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: SIMPLER. BIGGER. FREER BEST SOUND & MUSIC: A VOICE FOR WHALES Theme of night: Life and Death NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: 8 POEMS OF EMIGRATION, 11min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – MAY 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

Director Biography – Mahesh Madhav (HOW TO BEND CONCRETE IN 108 EASY STEPS)

In 2012, Mahesh was introduced to video production by an inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary who was serving a life sentence. He used his newfound skills to give back to the community by producing cultural and spiritual programs from the South Asian diaspora. He also produces music videos, including a piece recognized as a “Best… Continue reading Director Biography – Mahesh Madhav (HOW TO BEND CONCRETE IN 108 EASY STEPS)

Short Film: HOW TO BEND CONCRETE IN 108 EASY STEPS, 16min., USA, Documentary

Engineering meets art as we follow a designer in his efforts to bend industrial concrete into beautiful furniture. Underneath the documenting of the physical process of manifesting the sculpture, we also document the ethos and mental process of ideation, discovery, and presentation — capturing what all content creators struggle with on every project. Filmed in… Continue reading Short Film: HOW TO BEND CONCRETE IN 108 EASY STEPS, 16min., USA, Documentary

Director Biography – Nubar Alexanian (RECIPE FOR DISASTER: GREEN CRABS IN THE GREAT MARSH)

Nubar Alexanian is a highly acclaimed photojournalist and filmmaker who, for the past 40 years, has worked for magazines in the U.S & Europe including Life Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Geo, Time & Newsweek, National Geographic and many others. He’s also produced & directed long and short form videos for organizations and… Continue reading Director Biography – Nubar Alexanian (RECIPE FOR DISASTER: GREEN CRABS IN THE GREAT MARSH)

Short Film: RECIPE FOR DISASTER: GREEN CRABS IN THE GREAT MARSH, 6min., USA, Documentary

Recipe For Disaster is the story of an ecological catastrophe in the making in four neighboring towns on the Massachusetts coast. As native scallops, mussels, clams, and protective eelgrass disappear under the explosive invasion of green crabs, scientists, local experts, and residents are scrambling to save the marsh from decimation. When faced with an invasive… Continue reading Short Film: RECIPE FOR DISASTER: GREEN CRABS IN THE GREAT MARSH, 6min., USA, Documentary

Short Film: #BUILDINGBRIDGES, 20min, Germany, Documentary

The Making of #buildingbridges is a documentary detailing the production of the film #buildingbridges from its conception in Germany to the final shoot in America. We follow members of the creative agency One Inch Dreams through the process of devising and filming the stunt featured in the narrative short: a slackline suspended between two hot… Continue reading Short Film: #BUILDINGBRIDGES, 20min, Germany, Documentary

Director Biography – Ryan Durant (FIRST IN MAN)

Ryan Durant is a multidisciplinary storyteller living in Portland, OR. With two decades of experience in creative direction, the 2019 film, “First in Man”, is his directorial debut. Ryan graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Communication Studies. He is a co-founder at OVO, a creative consultancy. Ratings