MY NAME IS JOAN, 30min, USA, Documentary Directed by Margaret Costa Tells the story of Susan Drew, a woman who was born Joan Fagan to an unwed mother in the St. Patrick Mother and Baby Home in Dublin, Ireland in 1949. While the documentary chronicles Susan’s journey to find her true identity, it also highlights the… Continue reading MY NAME IS JOAN Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival
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DISNEY CARTOON CAMERA Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival
DISNEY CARTOON CAMERA, 23min, USA, Documentary Directed by David Bosser Disney Cartoon Camera, hosted by acclaimed historian Leonard Maltin, tracks the history of animation cinematography – from the origins of crude “down shooters” to the first multi-plane camera fashioned out of old car parts, to the latest digital camera capture systems – through the eyes of… Continue reading DISNEY CARTOON CAMERA Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival
Get to know the short film: THE MARCH SWEATER – PART 1: THE CARETAKERS, 8min, Canada, LGBT, Documentary
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Played at the LGBT Documentary Short Film Festival on the Thursday August 31, 2017 Five celebratory stories of LGBTQ2+ seniors speaking of life, love and the wisdom that comes with growing older. The March Sweater is available in full length and as individual shorts. Directed by Cory Ashworth…
Director BIO: Cory Ashworth
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Played at the LGBT Documentary Short Film Festival on the Thursday August 31, 2017 Director Biography Cory Ashworth, founder of The March Sweater Project, partnered with Amazing Factory Productions to produce and direct The March Sweater documentary. The March Sweater Project promotes public awareness in support of the…
Get to know the short film: WALLY, 24min, USA, LGBT, Documentary
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Played at the LGBT Documentary Short Film Festival on the Thursday August 31, 2017 Directed by Andy Galloway Wally Linebarger: a man cught in the turbulence of truth. Plagued by a past that longs to define him and a future that remains unsure, Wally presses forward. Despite a life…
Director BIO: Andy Galloway
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Played at the LGBT Documentary Short Film Festival on the Thursday August 31, 2017 Director Biography I was born in Dallas, Texas in 1970. After graduating from High School, I pursued, and obtained a B.S. in Radio, Television, and Film from the University of Texas at Austin in…
Get to know the short film: UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, 8min, USA, LGBT, Documentary
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Played at the LGBT Documentary Short Film Festival on the Thursday August 31, 2017 Directed by Kristine Kirchmeier Young newlyweds Megan and Danielle Love immediately have their wedding vows put to the test after Megan is diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer a few weeks after they’re married. These…
August 2017 – Interview with Film Festival Directors
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Read 13 interviews with festival directors from around the world: Interviews by Matthew Toffolo Interview with Festival Director Stephanie Dadet (OUR CITY FILM PROJECT) https://festivalreviews.org/2017/08/09/interview-with-festival-director-stephanie-dadet-our-city-film-project/ Interview with Co-Festival Director Mia Davis (Queen City Cinephiles) https://festivalreviews.org/2017/08/09/interview-with-co-festival-director-mia-davis-queen-city-cinephiles/ Interview with Festival Directors Roger and Shelley Gillespie (COPA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL) https://festivalreviews.org/2017/08/01/interview-with-festival-directors-roger-and-shelley-gillespie-copa-shorts-film-festival/ Interview with…
August 2017 – Interviews with Award Winning Short Filmmakers
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Read this month’s interviews with filmmakers from around the world. Their short films have played at multiple festivals and have won multiple awards. Interviews by Matthew Toffolo Interview with Director Jeremy Garcia (STAR WARS: TRIALS) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2017/08/04/interview-with-director-jeremy-garcia-star-wars-trials/ Interview with Director Richard Paris Wilson (A MONSTER CALLED CHARLES) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2017/08/04/interview-with-director-richard-paris-wilson-a-monster-called-charles/ Interview…
August 2017 – Read best of NEW POETRY from around the world.
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Read the best of new poets and their poetry for August 2017: I AM AFRAID, by Pam Lewis https://festivalforpoetry.com/2017/08/03/read-poetry-i-am-afraid-by-pam-lewis/ ARE THE STILL THE SAME, by Sunil Sharma https://festivalforpoetry.com/2017/08/03/read-poetry-are-they-still-the-same-by-sunil-sharma/ I EDIT MY LIFE, by Michael Lee Johnson https://festivalforpoetry.com/2017/08/03/read-poetry-i-edit-my-life-by-michael-lee-johnson/ GRAIN OF CHOICE, by Patrick Turner Lee https://festivalforpoetry.com/2017/08/03/read-poetry-grain-of-choice-by-patrick-turner-lee/ HEROIN, by Aylana St. Luce…
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