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Filmmaker Sipho A Nxasana (SPIDER-MAN: MORALES)

SPIDER-MAN: MORALES, 17min,. USADirected by Sipho A NxasanaIn the wake of a personal tragedy, young Miles Morales begins his journey of donning the mask as the titular hero Spider-Man. https://www.instagram.com/cherrystreetofficial/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? A lot of what motivated me to make this film stemmed from… Continue reading Filmmaker Sipho A Nxasana (SPIDER-MAN: MORALES)

Filmmaker Leah O’Donnell (BLUE BURROW)

BLUE BURROW, 14min., USADirected by Leah O’DonnellBlue Burrow is a short movement based film fully immersed in the sun, sand, and water of Lake Huron. The shore is the meeting place for characters of different species, while the world underwater comes to represent the subconscious. Perspectives shift from fish to human to sun, and metaphors… Continue reading Filmmaker Leah O’Donnell (BLUE BURROW)

Screenwriter Matthew Catanzano (AT DEATH’S DOOR)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: When his father dies, a small-time thief returns home and learns the family business—running a funeral home—includes guarding a Gateway to Hell. He’s not a great thief or a great son, but he’ll have to step up or there’ll be Hell to pay…literally, like, the apocalypse. Narrator: Val ColeBernard: Shawn DevlinWoman’s… Continue reading Screenwriter Matthew Catanzano (AT DEATH’S DOOR)

Screenwriter Jimmy Sanders (JUST THE SIX OF US)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: Four sisters, suddenly reunited, try to make a better future for themselves by reconnecting to their past. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val ColeConnie: Julie SheppardStage Director: Shawn Devlin http://www.thelostepisodes.com/https://instagram.com/the_lost_episodes Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? The four Lubbock sisters, from the late-80s cult classic “Just the Ten… Continue reading Screenwriter Jimmy Sanders (JUST THE SIX OF US)

Screenwriter A. S. Templeton (In All But Blood)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: On a colonized planet threatened by a solar storm, an Eagle Scout exploring the alien wilderness has a fateful encounter with someone thought long dead. Narrator: Julie ShppardClark: Shawn DevlinJacob: Steve RizzoTanner: Sean Ballantyne Get to know the screenwriter: 1. What is your screenplay about? 16-year-old Eagle Scout Tanner Gernhardt longs… Continue reading Screenwriter A. S. Templeton (In All But Blood)

Writer David J. Rank (A SONG FOR ANDRE)

Watch the Short Story Reading: Genre: Science Fiction Log Line: A childcare android has a secret to deal with its human masters. Performed by Val Cole Get to know the writer: 1. What is your short story about?A day in the lifespan of a childcare android. 2. What genres would you say this story is… Continue reading Writer David J. Rank (A SONG FOR ANDRE)

Filmmaker Jay Park (D.O.V.)

D.O.V., 24min,. South Korea,Directed by Jay ParkJun-young is an Myungsook University freshman with a lively and cheerful personality and tries to practice Youtube Vlogs with a new secondhands camera. He started practicing camera shooting with Sung-min, an older & mysterious classmate. While filming She discovers that she is transgender, having suffered from her trauma in… Continue reading Filmmaker Jay Park (D.O.V.)

Filmmaker Olivier Hero Dressen (BLACK BOX)

BLACK BOX, 8min., China, DramaDirected by Olivier Hero Dressen“The Black Box” is a romantic drama film that tells the story of Thibaut, a Frenchman, and Sai, a Chinese girl, who fall in love during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis. Despite the harsh quarantine restrictions, they decide to meet and spend time together, with Thibaut… Continue reading Filmmaker Olivier Hero Dressen (BLACK BOX)

Filmmaker Hadrian Lynn (JOINTS)

JOINTS, 12min., USA, Horror/ComedyDirected by Hadrian Lynn Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was and still am obsessed with the zombie genre, and have always wanted to do a zombie film. When the opportunity rose to make a 10-15 minute short film, I gladly took it and… Continue reading Filmmaker Hadrian Lynn (JOINTS)

Filmmaker Alain Alfaro (DON’T WAIT UP FOR ME)

DON’T WAIT UP FOR ME, 18min., USADirected by Alain AlfaroA lonely and troubled writer jeopardizes his own life when he hires a hitman on himself. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film?A passion for filmmaking and a need to tell a personal story through a genre lens. My mission… Continue reading Filmmaker Alain Alfaro (DON’T WAIT UP FOR ME)