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Filmmaker Christopher Francis (PRIMETIME FOR MIME CRIME: A CHRISTMAS MOVIE)

PRIMETIME FOR MIME CRIME: A CHRISTMAS MOVIE, 5min,. USADirected by Christopher FrancisA private detective and crime scene photographer investigate the death of a mime. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film?A. The film was originally made for the Hyperfokal Film Challenge, and the film was required to be in… Continue reading Filmmaker Christopher Francis (PRIMETIME FOR MIME CRIME: A CHRISTMAS MOVIE)

Filmmaker Douglas Alan Cunningham (HIGHWAY)

HIGHWAY, 11min,. USADirected by Douglas Alan CunninghamBetrayed by her husband, Amanda, a former Army Ranger, drives hours to meet a revenge lover but is followed by a mysterious and menacing truck on lonely desert roads. https://www.facebook.com/highwayashortfilmhttps://www.instagram.com/highway_the_movie/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film?I’ve always been fascinated by neo-noir westerns,… Continue reading Filmmaker Douglas Alan Cunningham (HIGHWAY)

Filmmaker Devin Christian (APPARITION GLIMMER)

APPARITION GLIMMER, 5min., USADirected by Devin ChristianMeanwhile winding down at her home. Yeilda finds her lost foster sister at her doorstep. Their past has caught up to them. Frantically trying to figure out what to do. The connection between them has brought them together again like nothing never happened. https://instagram.com/devin_christian_ Get to know the filmmaker:… Continue reading Filmmaker Devin Christian (APPARITION GLIMMER)

Filmmaker Chris Schueler (INVISIBLE CORPS)

INVISIBLE CORPS, 57min., USADirected by Chris SchuelerWho protects the health of the citizens of the United States? This program explains the evolution of the Public Health Service and the PHS Commissioned Corps. Although invisible, they touch millions of lives every day: from fluoridated water to an America free of malaria. Narrated by Ali MacGraw, the… Continue reading Filmmaker Chris Schueler (INVISIBLE CORPS)

Filmmaker Eric Weeks (The Great Basin! Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Desert)

The Great Basin! Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Desert, 15min., USADirected by Eric WeeksThe Great Basin! Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Desert is a film, book and print project that addresses climate change, the severe drought in the Western United States, gun culture, the military’s… Continue reading Filmmaker Eric Weeks (The Great Basin! Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Desert)

Filmmaker Mark Cline (CHECKED BAGS)

CHECKED BAGS, 2min., USADirected by Mark ClineA combat veteran is traveling by a civilian airline. The airline now requires all passengers to check their emotional baggage before boarding any flight. After checking his bags, the man experiences the serenity of becoming unburdened by the guilt and trauma that he carries inside all the time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27484867/… Continue reading Filmmaker Mark Cline (CHECKED BAGS)

Filmmaker Armin Alic (DOJO)

DOJO, 15min., USADirected by Armin AlicShane Lucas, an ex-Yakuza member and 4th degree black belt in Judo, is hunted down at his local dojo in Los Angeles 1985 by his long-time rival, Elias Da Rosa and his crew members from the same crime family. Shane is threatened to come back to the Yakuza or would… Continue reading Filmmaker Armin Alic (DOJO)

Filmmaker Bryce McLellan (WHITE NOISE)

WHITE NOISE, 16min,. AustraliaDirected by Bryce McLellanZoe Marlowe is the Pathfinder, tasked with finding humanity a new home after the loss of Earth to climate change. With her trusty A.I. she explores planet after planet, looking for the perfect combination of conditions that mark a habitable world. But her A.I. is more than she appears… Continue reading Filmmaker Bryce McLellan (WHITE NOISE)

Filmmaker Peter Boeving (THE HEAVIEST ORDER)

THE HEAVIEST ORDER, 10min., GermanyDirected by Peter BovingGreta Thunberg places a significant order at a bakery. http://www.kloetzchenkino.de/2022/10/15/die-bestellung/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film?Food waste is a big topic in Germany at the moment and a building block in the global food crisis.in the global food crisis. It is… Continue reading Filmmaker Peter Boeving (THE HEAVIEST ORDER)

Filmmaker Barry Nerling (STAN’S PLAN)

STAN’S PLAN, 14min,. CanadaDirected by Barry Nerling, Baille ReidStan, Izzy and Rip, three drug fuelled low life criminals return after a botched robbery of a local gangster. In the process, Stan is shot in the stomach and in a panic, they take one of the Gangster’s men as a bargaining chip only to find out… Continue reading Filmmaker Barry Nerling (STAN’S PLAN)