AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: TERRA BEACH BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: SPIRIT: A MARTIAN STORY BEST PERFORMANCESS: WEEP NOT BEST SOUND & MUSIC: PLAY Theme of night: Coming to terms. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: PLAY, 13min., Poland, Drama OKAY, 3min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: July 2020 DRAMA FEEDBACK Film Festival
Category: FEEDBACK Film Festival Film
Director Biography – Mike Gallant (TERRA BEACH)
Director Mike Gallant grew up in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 17 to attend film school. In 2015, he took a crew of his friends and colleagues to Cancun, Mexico, where he shot his first feature “The Duchess of Cancun.” After making his mark as a professional editor… Continue reading Director Biography – Mike Gallant (TERRA BEACH)
Short Film: TERRA BEACH, 20min, Canada, Sci-Fi/Drama
A college freshman in 2069 returns home and kindles a romance with a Hispanic girl only to realize they have gained the space colony’s attention. Project Links Instagram
Director Biography – Stimson Snead (SPIRIT: A MARTIAN STORY)
Award-winning director, illustrator, and ten-year veteran of the indie scene. With multiple stage musicals, short stories and comic strips also to his name. Some describe him as an open-minded team leader who lends his signature style to projects with grace and good humor while still respecting the ethos that informs the source material. Although others… Continue reading Director Biography – Stimson Snead (SPIRIT: A MARTIAN STORY)
Short Film: SPIRIT: A MARTIAN STORY, 10min, USA, Drama/Fantasy
NASA sought evidence of life on Mars. That search begins with water, and the search for water begins with the study of the rocks and the soil. That was the historic mission of the rovers SPIRIT and OPPORTUNITY. This is SPIRITS story.
Director Biography – Lenore Thomas Douglas (WEEP NOT)
A Boston University Alumn, Lenore Thomas Douglas worked at the Today Show for Matt Lauer & Al Roker. ‘Weep Not’ marks her directorial film debut loosely based on the 2018 Two Time NAACP nominated one woman theater show, ‘Journey this’,’ which she also directed. Other writing credits; Xbox produced short film, ‘Miracle of Phil’ which… Continue reading Director Biography – Lenore Thomas Douglas (WEEP NOT)
Short Film: WEEP NOT, 13min., USA, Drama
A tale of one woman’s will to heal from an early childhood trauma after the passing of her best friend and confidant, her grandmother. In her attempt to rise above, Journey must make one critical life-altering choice, but can she decide before it’s to late? Project Links Website Twitter Instagram
Short Film: OKAY, 3min., USA, Drama
3 minute short about the struggle growing up in an abusive environment. Project Type: Short, Student Runtime: 3 minutes Completion Date: February 21, 2019 Production Budget: 400 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color
Director Biography – Piotr Sulkowski (PLAY)
Graduate of the Film School in Lodz, Poland – MA Filmmaking degree (2016). The Film School in Łódź is one of the top rated film schools in Europe, and a leading Polish academy for training actors, directors, photographers, camera operators, and television production professionals. Also, a graduate of the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the… Continue reading Director Biography – Piotr Sulkowski (PLAY)
Short Film: PLAY, 13min., Poland, Drama
A man consumed by guilt because he did not dare to defend his mother, plays the role of a murderer and forces his ten-year-old self to face his original trauma… Project Links Website Facebook Instagram News & Reviews “Psychopathic roller-coaster with his past self” Focus on Poland 7/2018 A magazine dedicated to Polish documentary, animated… Continue reading Short Film: PLAY, 13min., Poland, Drama