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DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL – Thursday October 4, 2018 – 7PM

The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2018.. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Kierston Drier. Showcasing a festival twice… Continue reading DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL – Thursday October 4, 2018 – 7PM

Director BIO: Satoshi Watanabe (The Buddha Mummies of North Japan)

Director Biography – Satoshi Watanabe Satoshi Watanabe is a documentary filmmaker based out of Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. He has made a number of successful documentary films, but among the most well known is “Reviving Recipes,” which focuses on the revitalization of heirloom vegetables in the Shōnai region of Yamagata Prefecture. Watanabe-san’s upcoming film features… Continue reading Director BIO: Satoshi Watanabe (The Buddha Mummies of North Japan)

Short Film: THE BUDDHA MUMMIES OF NORTH JAPAN, 21min., Japan, Documentary

The robed bodies of self-mummified monks from previous centuries are enshrined and venerated as “Living Buddhas” in select temples in northeastern Japan. They are thought to heal the sick and protect the living, and they continue to inspire monks with the intense dedication of their ascetic discipline. Project Links  Website  Facebook Film Type: Documentary Runtime:… Continue reading Short Film: THE BUDDHA MUMMIES OF NORTH JAPAN, 21min., Japan, Documentary

Director BIO: Nesli Ozalp Tuncer (THE RETURN)

Director Biography – Nesli Ozalp Tuncer She was born in 1988 in Izmir. In 2010, she graduated from Ege University Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, TV and Cinema and in 2016, she graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Fine Arts Institute Film Design Department. She wrote her master thesis about “Effect Makeup in Turkish Horror Cinema… Continue reading Director BIO: Nesli Ozalp Tuncer (THE RETURN)

Short Film: THE RETURN, 19min, Turkey, Documentary

The story telling the journey of the 3rd and 5th generation women from a family who had to leave the country because of the population exchange between Turkey and Greece. Will they be able to take their families’ soil from their graves to their homeland, Kavala? Project Links  Website News & Reviews “Pitching Platform Winner”… Continue reading Short Film: THE RETURN, 19min, Turkey, Documentary

Director BIO: James Suter (LION)

Director Biography – James Suter James Suter is a private photographic guide who gained much of his experience working for the world renowned Singita Game Reserves. Now based in Cape Town, he offers a unique photographic safari experience and has recently pioneered the video safari capturing his clients in action while on an adventure through Africa.… Continue reading Director BIO: James Suter (LION)

Short Film: LION, 6min., South Africa, Documentary

This Documentary tells the story of a pride of three lion (two female and one male) were introduced into andBeyond Phinda back in 1992 and have flourished to the point that on regular occasions the lions have exceeded the carrying capacity of the reserve and have had to be trans-located to other reserves in South… Continue reading Short Film: LION, 6min., South Africa, Documentary

Director BIO: Sam Pearson (Eileen and I)

Director Biography – Sam Pearson Having trained in Performance and Visual Art at Brighton University, Sam Pearson went on to found the award winning performance and video collective ‘Me and The Machine’ in 2009, gaining an international reputation as an innovator of new storytelling techniques. More recently he has completed a Masters Degree in Documentary Production… Continue reading Director BIO: Sam Pearson (Eileen and I)

Short Film: EILEEN AND I, 12min., UK, Documentary

By day, Sarah, a shy, anxious girl in her early thirties, struggles to live life as she was always told she should: unannounced, dutiful, obedient. By night she is Eileen, an outgoing, bolshy drag queen whose priority is to undermine everything that Sarah stands for. Using intimate coverage of her life and interviews with people… Continue reading Short Film: EILEEN AND I, 12min., UK, Documentary

Documentary Short Festival Testimonial – August 8 2018

frman karim Very good and amaizing Festival Submit your film exclusively via Film Freeway: ISIS WAS HERE, 25min, Iraq, Documentary  Directed by Farman Abdalrahman Karim  In 2014 the ISIS controlled Qayyarah Town, It Is near from the Mousll City in north Iraq. In 27 Aug 2016 Iraqi Army freedom the Qayyarah Town, after that every one… Continue reading Documentary Short Festival Testimonial – August 8 2018