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Will History Repeat Itself? Looking Back at the 1920s to Predict What’s in Store in the 2020s — Writer’s Block Magazine

The 1920s, glamorised and celebrated in books and films, seems like an anomaly in history. With such vivid iconography, it’s a struggle to remember anything about the decade other than flappers, Gatsby, art deco, and jazz. It feels entirely separate from the rest of the early twentieth century and its two world wars. But, saying […]… Continue reading Will History Repeat Itself? Looking Back at the 1920s to Predict What’s in Store in the 2020s — Writer’s Block Magazine

Lumière Brothers’ 1895 Short ‘Arrival of a Train’ Goes Viral With Fan-Made 4K Restoration — IndieWire

Auguste and Louis Lumière were two of the pioneers of filmmaking, but you’ve never seen a Lumière brother film like this before. YouTube user Denis Shiryaev is going viral after uploading a fan-made restoration of the Lumière brothers’ 1885… 358 more words via Lumière Brothers’ 1895 Short ‘Arrival of a Train’ Goes Viral With Fan-Made 4K… Continue reading Lumière Brothers’ 1895 Short ‘Arrival of a Train’ Goes Viral With Fan-Made 4K Restoration — IndieWire

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: January 2020 FEEDBACK Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST DRAMA FILM: HAYLEY BEST ROMANCE FILM: LIFT BEST PERFORMANCES: AN ASPIRATIONAL SPACE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: LOVE IN SEASONS BEST MUSIC: SHOOTER Theme of night: Misunderstanding Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: A TURBAN & A BEARD, 8min, Canada, Drama SHOOTER, 11min., USA, Drama LATE, 9min., USA, Drama HAYLEY, 11min, USA, Drama/Thriller AN ASPIRATIONAL… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: January 2020 FEEDBACK Film Festival

1pg. Short Screenplay: Your Government In Action, by Sam B Miller II

CAST LIST: Hoffman: Julie Sheppard McPherson: Luke Robinson Narrator: Regan Brown Heinbaum: Daniel Jones Collier: Scott McCullouch — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

Best Scene Reading: Anemoia, by Kendrick Smith

CAST LIST: Narration: Carina Cojeen Dr. Rayner: Geoff Mays Devon: Aaron Williams — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

Director Biography – Jaskaran Singh (A TURBAN & A BEARD)

Jaskaran Singh holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the University of Toronto in Political Science and is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Advanced Television and Film program. He held the positions of Head Writer and Creative Director while at UofT for its campus wide media channel. While at Sheridan, Jaskaran continued to write… Continue reading Director Biography – Jaskaran Singh (A TURBAN & A BEARD)

Short Film: LATE, 9min., USA, Drama

A young girl waits to get picked up from soccer practice when an unexpected stranger arrives. Film Type: Short Runtime: 9 minutes 24 seconds Completion Date: December 10, 2018 Production Budget: 850 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Film Color: Color

SCRIPT TO MOVIE

THANK YOU to the whole team who created this beautiful sensual film. I watched it and was quite enthralled! All the voices are so compelling and seductive. And I love the flow of striking faces that capture the characters. The action and setting are rendered so skillfully. I felt caught up in the scene and… Continue reading SCRIPT TO MOVIE

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental & Music & Dance Festival – September 5, 2019

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BLACK LIVES MATTER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM: PASSAGE BEST PERFORMANCES: THANATOS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: TOO MANY BODIES BEST MUSIC: EMERGENCE Them of night: “Transformation” Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: BLACK LIVES MATTER, 9min., USA, Experimental DANCE WITH DEATH, 6min., USA, Experimental EMERGENCE, 5min., USA, Dance FLORETS, 4min., USA, Music Video GEOMETRY, 2min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental & Music & Dance Festival – September 5, 2019