Watch the Poetry Reading: Genre: LOVE Narration by Val Cole Get to know the poet: 1) What is the theme of your poem? Well of course, the theme of this poem is about romantic love. The poem When two lovers meet again is about two lovers who meet again after many years, after fate has… Continue reading Poet Mary Anne Zammit (When Two Lovers Meet Again)
Poet Derrick J. Johnson (IN A QUIET PLACE)
Watch the Poetry Reading: Narration by Val Cole Get to know the poet: 1) What is the theme of your poem? The theme of my poem, “In a Quiet Place” centers around the concept of personal loss and how we, as human beings, have to cope with that loss and move on. 2) What motivated… Continue reading Poet Derrick J. Johnson (IN A QUIET PLACE)
Writer Diana Smith (THE PUPIL’S LASH)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: A murdered artist is given one more day to live, on the condition that he create a painting of pure beauty and destroy his latest work, a sculpture imbued with evil powers. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah EhmanNIT: Steve RizzoMICHAELANGELO: Geoff MaysTHOMMASO: Sean BallantyneVarious: Julie SheppardVarious: Elizabeth Rose MorrissVarious: Shawn Devlin Get… Continue reading Writer Diana Smith (THE PUPIL’S LASH)
Writer Alexander James Dingeman (UNCHOSEN)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: When the Chosen One abandons their quest, the world turns to… someone. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie SheppardOld Man/Oracle: Shawn DevlinFortus/Guard/Malvir: Geoff MaysFarmhand/Aurum: Sean BallantyneEbrius/Crier: Steve RizzoServant/Bartender: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? It’s about the background character in the story taking over for… Continue reading Writer Alexander James Dingeman (UNCHOSEN)
Writer Mac McCord (MS. MALIKINS)
Watch the Screenplay Reading: A man has a strange encounter in a graveyard. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean BallantyneCat: Hannah EhmanMs Malikins: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the writer: 1: What is the screenplay about? It introduces Ms Malikins and her companion, Cat,( both are sentient cats with a mission),as Keepers of the Dead’s secrets.… Continue reading Writer Mac McCord (MS. MALIKINS)
Filmmaker Leslie Yusuke Watanabe (BONSAI)
Directed by Leslie Yusuke WatanabeMany years ago, while my father was working on his Bonsai plants in the garden, my mother said to me “He made my life a Bonsai” The result, decades later was this extremely personal work intertwining the technically brutal creation of the beautiful bonsai tree with the life of my mother.… Continue reading Filmmaker Leslie Yusuke Watanabe (BONSAI)
Cinematographer Gurdeep Singh (FROM A BARREN STATE)
FROM A BARREN STATE, 15min., USADirected by Priyam SadhukhanThe title ‘From a Barren State’ represents the barren land that Lena was rescued from only to serve a childless barren woman who falsely promised to hydrate the barren life of Lena through kindness. It represents the journey of Lena from wandering in a barren land to… Continue reading Cinematographer Gurdeep Singh (FROM A BARREN STATE)
Filmmaker Valeria Patarushina (SKEDADDLE)
SKEDADDLE, 20min., IrelandDirected by Valeria PatarushinaA young woman named Anastasia finds herself fleeing the chaos of Ukraine and finding refuge in the Irish home of Miguel, a dedicated and methodical type who lectures in the nearby business school. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? My film appears to… Continue reading Filmmaker Valeria Patarushina (SKEDADDLE)
Filmmaker Madina Baimakhanova & Thomas Calvin Schultz (THE PENCIL)
THE PENCIL, 10min., USADirected by Thomas Calvin SchultzSara, a struggling artist who discovers a unique pencil that can solve all her problems. But her dreams turn into a nightmare when a malevolent demonic creature from Kazakh legends gets unleashed. https://thepencilshortfilm.com/https://www.facebook.com/thepencilshortfilmhttps://www.instagram.com/thepencilshortfilm/ Get to know writer/director Madina Baimakhanova & director Thomas Calvin Schultz: 1. What motivated you… Continue reading Filmmaker Madina Baimakhanova & Thomas Calvin Schultz (THE PENCIL)
Filmmaker Ioulia Lymperopoulou (13 STROKES…)
13 STROKES…., 7min., GreeceDirected by Ioulia LymperopoulouTo write and create the short art experimental film “13 Strokes…” [Dark Traces (Collective), Publishing House Iliaxtida, Athens, September 2022] i was inspired by my short story “Thirteen Strokes”, concentrating on the heart of the narrative, the uncured trauma that keeps on taking up space in the thoughts and… Continue reading Filmmaker Ioulia Lymperopoulou (13 STROKES…)
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