Tag: USA

Short Film: A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary

“A Good Blinder” is a documentary about 75-year-old Dan Bowman of Harrisonburg, VA who lost his sight at age 12, became a piano tuner and crafts fine furniture for charity auctions using power tools and precision instruments. He still has all 10 fingers, a lively wit and a theologically trained mind that makes for profound… Continue reading Short Film: A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary

Short Film: SUNDAY DINNER, 15min., USA, Documentary

Project Links Facebook For years Kwok Wai Chan has orchestrated the making of Sunday dinner. From early morning tea to shopping to the intricacies and timing of cooking the food from his childhood, sustaining a weekly tradition that now spans the generations. This is a Chinese ritual as American as apple pie. Film Type: Documentary… Continue reading Short Film: SUNDAY DINNER, 15min., USA, Documentary

Short Film: SCORCHED: MINE FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL COUNTRY, 6min., USA, Documentary

Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter   A look at the hidden legacy of coal mining in Pennsylvania by examining 5 of the approximate 80 coal mine fires that burn across the state. Film Type: Documentary Runtime: 6 35 seconds Completion Date: January 17, 2017 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film… Continue reading Short Film: SCORCHED: MINE FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL COUNTRY, 6min., USA, Documentary

Short Film: FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILD, 38min., USA, Documentary

  Yearning to learn more about her adoption, a young woman begins the journey to meet her birth family. Directed by Kaitlin Creadon Film Type: Documentary, Student Runtime: 38 minutes 31 seconds Completion Date: May 29, 2017 Production Budget: 6,500 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Aspect Ratio:… Continue reading Short Film: FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILD, 38min., USA, Documentary

Get to know the short film: OCEANIC ALIENS, 6min., USA, Documentary/Wildlife

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Oceanic Aliens is an internationally award winning short documentary that explores one aspect of how little we truly know about planet earth. More is known about outer space than our very own oceans. This short documentary illustrates just one example of a little known… Continue reading Get to know the short film: OCEANIC ALIENS, 6min., USA, Documentary/Wildlife

Get to know the short film: LEAD THE PARADE, 15min., USA, Documentary/Society

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival In Lead the parade, The filmmakers embark on an intimate​ ​conversation with Neuroscientist, mental health Specialists Social workers, Economist, Government and thought leaders to explore the impact a child’s early environment on their cognitive, social and emotional development, it will be​ ​premiered on the… Continue reading Get to know the short film: LEAD THE PARADE, 15min., USA, Documentary/Society

Get to know the short film: COSPLAY: BEHIND THE MASK, 20min., USA, Documentary/Sci-Fi

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festiva A look into the life of cosplayers who try to shatter the boundaries of reality by transforming themselves into characters from comic books, TV shows, and movies. Hendricksen Armand Director Hendricksen Armand Producer Ashley Morisette Key Cast Ciara Rodriguez Key Cast Taylor Nelms Key… Continue reading Get to know the short film: COSPLAY: BEHIND THE MASK, 20min., USA, Documentary/Sci-Fi

Get to know the short film: PLAYGROUND, 17min., USA, Documentary/Society

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Afternoons at 4, residents from Lakeview Terrace, a public housing project in Cleveland, gather at their community center to transform their life stories into art and their grief into understanding. They are Brick City Theater, an outreach program for youth that over the years… Continue reading Get to know the short film: PLAYGROUND, 17min., USA, Documentary/Society

Get to know the short film: MISSING PEACE, 17min., USA, Documentary/Drama

Short Film played at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival Missing Peace follows Chloe Jennings-White and Jeremy as they struggle with Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Chloe wishes to be paraplegic, and Jeremy wants to cut off his hands. Chloe is open and public with her disorder, but Jeremy strives to remain anonymous, fearful of… Continue reading Get to know the short film: MISSING PEACE, 17min., USA, Documentary/Drama

Get to know the short film: MY NAME IS JOAN, 30min, USA, Documentary

Played at the Documentary Short Film Festival on the Thursday August 31, 2017 “My Name is Joan” 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… Continue reading Get to know the short film: MY NAME IS JOAN, 30min, USA, Documentary