Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: ECHOES OF DREAMS
Best Short Film: THE FLOWER DUET
Best Direction: AN ENDING
Best Story: ALL THAT’S LEFT
Best Student Film: COMPASS ROSE & All that Glows
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ECHOES OF DREAMS, 84min., USA
Directed by Vanessa Mariveles
Reyna, a struggling DJ in Silicon Valley, has to pivot her career in order to survive. Having the worst year ever, she is forced to join the “gig economy” so she can pay rent while living with her pushy mother. While dating women for the first time, she finds herself in comical situations. Through determination, self-discovery, and the power of faith, Reyna learns to overcome adversity and finds her true calling and love.
http://marivelesproductions.com/https://instagram.com/mariveles.productions
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ALL THAT’S LEFT, 13min., USA
Directed by Simone Holland
A surreal look into the perception of existence, Mercedes, loses themselves through the many people that seamlessly enter and exit their universe. Thrown into the maze that is their mind, she struggles to differentiate reality from her imagination. Awakening their demons, she embraces the chaos, but is she truly in control?
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AN ENDING, 7min., USA
Directed by Sarah Young
Based on a true love story, and shot on location in Queens NYC during the heart of the Covid 19 Pandemic, this film is a tribute to those who stayed and those who had to go.
sarahyoung@sarahyoung.net
https://christopherfcosta.com/#an-ending
https://www.instagram.com/thisismecfc/
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COMPASS ROSE & All that Glows, 11min., USA
Directed by Celeste Gersten
Once upon a time isn’t our start, it repeats itself over in cycles, like a spinning clock. This is the plight of Yaphet and Pallu, unbeknownst to them. In the present, the cycle continues. They are separated, and hope grows dim.
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THE FLOWER DUET, 5min., USA
Directed by Eddie Jelinet
Directed by Artist Eddie Jelinet this art visual film is an homage to the musical piece of Leo Delibes “the flower duet”
http://www.eddiejelinet.com/
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https://twitter.com/eddiejelinet
https://instagram.com/eddiejelinet
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LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 