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Spirit Awards Announcing Winners — Awards Daily

We’ll be updating them throughout the day. Here are the nominees: Best Feature A HIDDEN LIFE CLEMENCY THE FAREWELL MARRIAGE STORY UNCUT GEMS Best Director Robert Eggers – THE LIGHTHOUSE Alma Har’el – HONEY BOY Julius Onah – LUCE Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS Lorene Scafaria – HUSTLERS Best First Feature BOOKSMART THE […]… Continue reading Spirit Awards Announcing Winners — Awards Daily

“Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.” — Art of Quotation

“Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.” Louise Penny, Canadian, from Still Life Photo: Chi Chen via “Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.”… Continue reading “Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.” — Art of Quotation

Director Biography – Karla Caraballo-Torres (SCHOOL CROSSING)

Karla Caraballo-Torres is a bilingual multimedia journalist and new alumna of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her stories have appeared in both international and national outlets including PBS NewsHour, AJ+, MotherJones, RCN Colombia and Telemundo. Lorin Eleni Gill is a multimedia reporter and cinematographer and also a new alumna of the UC Berkeley… Continue reading Director Biography – Karla Caraballo-Torres (SCHOOL CROSSING)

Director Biography – Steve Buckwalter (OMA & OPA)

Like lots of other people, I’ve been making movies in some fashion all of my life. I find every part of the process enjoyable, from making it in my head to working out the credits at the very end. Every day for me is about finding a new way to tell stories and entertaining the… Continue reading Director Biography – Steve Buckwalter (OMA & OPA)

Director Biography – Shantel Hansen (HER TURF)

As a first time director and producer, Shantel Hansen loves to identify and film subcultures that unwittingly impact the larger community. Hansen seeks to visually redefine subjects through storytelling that examines existing power structures and shakes up stereotypes reinforced by the media. Everybody has a story, and for Hansen, it’s finding an everyday person who… Continue reading Director Biography – Shantel Hansen (HER TURF)

WE Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Nov. 2019 LA DOC Film Festival

WE, 9min, Mexico, Animation/Documentary Directed by Marcos Almada Rivero. Alejandra Chacón Gallardo, Monique Zepeda Animated short documentary film that shows the unique strength of “us” that comes from surviving two earthquakes that happened the same day… 32 years apart. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

Director Biography – Freya Billington (TERMINATED: TEETH & TINDER)

Freya is a Filmmaker/ Lecturer based in Bristol who launched ‘boy and bear films’ in 2014 to develop personal projects. Since then she has made ‘experimental musical’ BREAD AND BUTTER, NOT WAVING starring Peter Bowles for IShorts /Creative England and documentary HOW LUCKY? filmed in Finetown Township, South Africa. She has just completed Experimental Documentary… Continue reading Director Biography – Freya Billington (TERMINATED: TEETH & TINDER)

Director Biography – Max Mollring, Ian Burris (THE NIGHT SHIFT)

Max Mollring (director/editor) is a director, editor and colorist based out of Oakland. Originally from Arcata California, he attended San Francisco State University’s Undergrad film program. He has directed short films, music videos and commercials. Ian Burris (director) is a filmmaker and musician residing in San Francisco. Born and raised in Santa Cruz California, Ian… Continue reading Director Biography – Max Mollring, Ian Burris (THE NIGHT SHIFT)