“Emma” and “First Cow” took major hits: While smaller movies are less likely to be pulled by distributors, their audiences appear unwilling to leave their homes.
via Carnage at the Box Office: Specialized Films Are Decimated by Coronavirus — IndieWire
A gripping story backed by a tight script establishes a strong connect with our minds. But what really wins us over is the immersive Audio experience that brings the movie alive and strikes a chord by stirring our emotions. Jubin Raj, our next pathbreaker, conveys stories through sound, by creatively designing appropriate sound effects, and finally blending and shaping them […]
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BLESSING BEST DOC PERFORMANCES: DOLLMAKER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SALTY GENERATIONS BEST MUSIC: PHOTOS IN THE RAIN Theme of night: Persistence Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WE, 9min, Mexico, Animation/Documentary NOBRE ARTE, 9min., Brazil, Documentary PAINFUL SILENCE, 8min., USA, Documentary PHOTOS IN THE RAIN, 10min, USA, Documentary THE SALTY GENERATIONS, 7min., […]
via HIGHLIGHTS – NOVEMBER 2019 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival — Los Angeles feedback film festival
A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dee Garceau: I’m a U.S. History professor who was living in Memphis and heard about a controversial incident that tore the city apart in 1866. It was a racialized massacre […] […]
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BLESSING BEST DOC PERFORMANCES: DOLLMAKER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SALTY GENERATIONS BEST MUSIC: PHOTOS IN THE RAIN Theme of night: Persistence Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WE, 9min, Mexico, Animation/Documentary NOBRE ARTE, 9min., Brazil, Documentary PAINFUL SILENCE, 8min., USA, Documentary PHOTOS IN THE RAIN, 10min, USA, Documentary THE SALTY GENERATIONS, 7min., […]
via HIGHLIGHTS – NOVEMBER 2019 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival — Los Angeles feedback film festival
Taobh Le Taobh played to rave reviews at the February 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kev L. Smith: My next door neighbor, is the artist you see in this film & I really wanted to show what inspired him to create his artworks. 2. […]
via Interview with Filmmaker Kev L. Smith (Taobh Le Taobh) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Originally posted on Experimental Film & Music Video Festival: AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: TOTALITE BEST DOC PERFORMERS: THE HUSTLE IS REAL BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CAPITAINE BEST SOUND & MUSIC: THE WANDERING WOLF Theme of night: Discovery uniqueness NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the…
“It’s like Thelonious Monk said : Do your own thing. In 15, 20 years, people will catch on.” -Jamison Harvey, aka DJ Prestige THE HUSTLE IS REAL is a story about creating your own lane to make money doing what you love and the hustle and grind that goes along with it. “If you have […]
via Short Film: THE HUSTLE IS REAL, 12min, USA, Documentary — Documentary Short Film Festival
By Yamini Rana Twenty months ago, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. It was the beginning of June 2018. I was on a family road trip. At that time, it had been five months since I had moved away from home, to a well-known center for those preparing for prestigious high-end government exams…
via Not Depressed: The Story of a Girl — Phoebe, MD: Medicine + Poetry
Hey guys! My last pen pal ideas post was super popular, and so I decided to write another one, specifically filled with ideas on ways to stay connected with friends and family during quarantine. I also noticed a lot of you saying that you would like to have a pen pal, but didn’t know how/where […]
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FESTIVAL for FAMILY 