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Screenwriter Melissa Skirboll (7 YEARS AFTER)

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/tJB-5ePkaXE Seven years after a religious-nationalist sect has taken over most of the country, as the last of the sanctuary cities begin to fall, a poet and her friends fight the forces of oppression. CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve RizzoMischa: Hannah EhmanLili: Julie SheppardJames: Shawn Devlin Get to know the screenwriter: 1.… Continue reading Screenwriter Melissa Skirboll (7 YEARS AFTER)

Filmmaker Lara Britton (DIGGING OUT)

DIGGING OUT, 5min., USADirected by Lara BrittonTrapped in the trauma of her past and haunted by the voice of her abusive partner, a woman sorts through a wall of boxes in an old, rusty shipping container. With each box she discards, the voice gets louder, the effect of chronic abuse, until she uncovers a long-hidden… Continue reading Filmmaker Lara Britton (DIGGING OUT)

Filmmaker Myrriah Xochitl (BOLD)

BOLD, 3min., CanadaDirected by Myrriah XochitlMyrriah Xochitl Music Video For Their single bold about bullying and mental health http://www.myrriahxochitl.com/https://twitter.com/myrriahxochitlhttps://instagram.com/myrriahxochitl Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film?Lived experience and a deep need to heal some child wounds and also explore the possibilities of what it means to be bold in… Continue reading Filmmaker Myrriah Xochitl (BOLD)

Filmmaker Blake Leon (THE STAIRWELL)

THE STAIRWELL, 13min., USADirected by Blake Leon, Brian YuranSet in a future where the Sun has gone nova and killed almost all life on Earth until scientists figured out a way for survivors to live in a stairwell and a new government hierarchy is created. http://belproductions.com/https://instagram.com/belprods Get to know filmmaker Blake Leon: 1. What motivated… Continue reading Filmmaker Blake Leon (THE STAIRWELL)

Filmmaker Anika Jensen (MISSING YOU)

MISSING YOU, 6min., USADirected by Anika JensenA teenage girl visits a beach where she often went to as a child and reminisces about how things aren’t the way they used to be. https://filmfreeway.com/anirozai Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? This might come as a surprise, but the song… Continue reading Filmmaker Anika Jensen (MISSING YOU)

Filmmaker Roel Swierenga (BEFORE THE OIL)

BEFORE THE OIL, 11min., NetherlandsDirected by Roel SwierengaDeep in the mountains in southern Norway Odd Kvinen runs a husky farm. Teaching about the energy transition from before the oil was found until the present day, about respect for nature and choices we have to make. http://www.roelswierenga.com/filmshttps://facebook.com/roelswierengahttps://twitter.com/roelswierengahttps://instagram.com/roelswierenga Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you… Continue reading Filmmaker Roel Swierenga (BEFORE THE OIL)

Filmmaker Amelia Xanthe Boscov (TRIPPING)

TRIPPING, 11min., USADirected by Amelia Xanthe BoscovA flirty-butch, lesbian mom (Dot-Marie Jones – GLEE, BROS), goes on a road trip with her pregnant high schooler daughter in order to get an abortion at the nearest women’s health clinic. http://trippingfilm.com/https://www.facebook.com/trippingfilm/https://www.instagram.com/trippingfilm/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film?The main motivation was… Continue reading Filmmaker Amelia Xanthe Boscov (TRIPPING)

Filmmaker Steve West (MITO)

MITO, 7min,. USADirected by Steve WestTwo companions venture through space, negotiating peril and cosmic ennui in search of a new home. http://lazychief.com/https://instagram.com/lazychief Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? My initial motivation for the project was in March 2020 during the first coronavirus restrictions but I abandoned it until… Continue reading Filmmaker Steve West (MITO)

Screenwriter Michele Reilly (STAG HUNT)

STAG HUNT, 12min., USADirected by Andre KezzynTrapped in a closed timelike curve, our duo is learning to cooperate by running through a paradox inside of an infinite hotel. By doing so, they seek an escape from the loop and meaning in a quantum multiverse. Get to know writer Michele Reilly: 1. What motivated you to… Continue reading Screenwriter Michele Reilly (STAG HUNT)

Filmmaker Julia Hayden Fung (STRANGER)

STRANGER, 5min., USADirected by Julia Hayden FungThis film shows the experience of lost relationships through the eyes of a young girl. “Stranger” is a story of love, longing, and the regret through passing of time. https://www.instagram.com/jhf.ilms/ Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? I kind of just set out… Continue reading Filmmaker Julia Hayden Fung (STRANGER)