JUST SHORT OF REALITY, 37min., CanadaDirected by Matt Alfano, Chad McFaddenJust Short of Reality is a series of shorts that are told through the genres of surrealism, silent film and dance. Co-existing in one neighbourhood, seven individuals are presented with adversity and choice in this allegorical tale. https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome Get to know the filmmakers: 1. What… Continue reading Filmmakers Matt Alfano, Chad McFadden (JUST SHORT OF REALITY)
Month: July 2023
Filmmaker Alana da Silva (GLOAMING)
GLOAMING, 10min., SwedenDirected by Alana da SilvaA winter dance duet between two souls moving in and out of each other’s worlds. Get to know director Alana da Silva & choreography Flockworks Dance 1. What motivated you to make this film? (Flock) We were in the midst of lockdown in 2020 and were really missing creating… Continue reading Filmmaker Alana da Silva (GLOAMING)
Filmmaker César Andres Chacana (TRUTH)
TRUTH, 5min., CanadaDirected by César Andres ChacanaTessie walks amidst desolate rocky mountains, leaving behind the memories and ghosts of the past that seek to hold her in the vast landscape of the subconscious mind. With wide sequence shots and the Andes as a backdrop, we follow Tessie in search of the light, as her voice… Continue reading Filmmaker César Andres Chacana (TRUTH)
Filmmaker Yogi Chavada (MY BROTHER CHARLIE)
MY BROTHER CHARLIE, 12min., USADirected by Yogi ChavadaLife is beautiful, but it is also unpredictable. We aren’t always able to live life on our own terms; it has the terms set for us. http://yogichavada.com/https://www.instagram.com/Chavada_films Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? After meeting a few people with developmental disabilities,… Continue reading Filmmaker Yogi Chavada (MY BROTHER CHARLIE)
Screenwriter Larry Downes (MONDAY’S HERO)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: In a college football-crazed town, after the big game, three of the players are accused of a hate crime of beating a gay man to death. The task of defending them falls to the school’s former All-American football star turned lawyer. CHRIS CAMPBELL, the lauded letterman now with a briefcase, is… Continue reading Screenwriter Larry Downes (MONDAY’S HERO)
Screenwriter Larry J. Martin (MR. PETTIGREW)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: Beau, having lost a leg in the Civil War, stumbles out of a cattle car at the little Nevada town of Nemesis. He’s taken under the wing of Mr. Pettigrew, partner in the Angel Saloon and given a job sitting shotgun. Pettigrew kills the son of a powerful mine owner and… Continue reading Screenwriter Larry J. Martin (MR. PETTIGREW)
Screenwriter Jen Butler (END OF SCENE)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: When a jaded housewife realizes that her house is keeping her and her husband stuck in a repeating scene from the 1950s, she fights to awaken her husband from a mysterious trance so they can outsmart the house and escape before they forget who they really are and get stuck in… Continue reading Screenwriter Jen Butler (END OF SCENE)
Screenwriter Michael McClung (KISS OF DARKNESSS)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: In 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recently been evacuated by Belgian forces in the face of violent uprisings, leaving new Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba’s, 35, shaky government to ward off both America and Russia, who contend for the rich natural resources of uranium, diamonds, copper, and cobalt. The… Continue reading Screenwriter Michael McClung (KISS OF DARKNESSS)
Screenwriter Sean Whitley (The Paranormal Prankster: Casefile 001 – Bigfoot)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: When a notorious Internet troll appears on a live streaming video podcast to debate the existence of Sasquatch with Bigfoot believers, the fur flies when he’s challenged by an ape-suited prankster claiming to be the legendary beast! Narrator: Hannah EhmanParanormal Prankster: Geoff Mays Get to know the writer: 1. What is… Continue reading Screenwriter Sean Whitley (The Paranormal Prankster: Casefile 001 – Bigfoot)
Screenwriter Maria Mathis (THUNDERSTORM)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: This eight-episode limited series is about the turbulent life, death, and afterlife of Henry “Stormy” O’Dell, a biracial escaped slave with paranormal abilities. Set in Gold Rush California, Henry’s mission is to stop a serial killer as he struggles to avoid forfeiting his soul to a demon who has wanted him… Continue reading Screenwriter Maria Mathis (THUNDERSTORM)
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