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Mare, a graduating high school senior, must navigate the bittersweet complexities of leaving her hometown for her dream school while grappling with her growing romantic feelings for her best friend, Jules. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10589329/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.instagram.com/rosepetal818/ CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Student 1/Dad: Geoff Mays Student 2/Chris/Mom: Elizabeth Rose Morriss JULES: Val Cole MARE: Julie Sheppard

CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Paul Sr.: Geoff Mays Sarah: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Cardinal Fraser: Steve Rizzo

Performed by Val Cole LGBTQ+ Festival submission.

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Form Short Film: BOY MICHIBest Long Form Short Film: AUGUSTBest Direction: ERASE MEBest Performances: NOT AN OTHER ONEBest Cinematography: HONEY BEARBest Sound & Music: BOLD Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: ERASE ME, 19min., USADirected by Lucas Freitas Peixoto… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: November 2023 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

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 Winning LGBTQ+ Screenwriter Diana Smith (THE PUPIL’S LASH)

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Form Short Film: PACEMAKERBest Long Form Short Film: CURVEBest Performances: ANGELBest Direction: THE VENMO VANISHERBest Cinematography: BETTER THAN A HARLEY DAVIDSONBest Sound & Music: HEIRLOOM Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: PACEMAKER, 9min., UK, AnimationDirected by Brian Vincent Rhodes,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: October 2023 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Form Short Film: CLOSET COMBAT EPSIDE 2Best Long Form Short Film: GAY BODY OF MUSICBest Cinematography: ClichéBest Direction: STIGMABest Sound & Music: U=U: Undetectable, Untransmittable, and Undeniably Fierce!Best Performances: SLAY Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: Cliché, 16min., PortugalDirected… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: September 2023 LGBTQ+ Film Festival

A story of abuse and love. CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Diane: Hannah Ehman Tanner: Geoff Mays Doris: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Frank: Sean Ballantyne

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: CLEVELANDBest Performances: NINABest Direction: WHAT BECAME OF DAVID BURKETT?Best Cinematography: HOLD YOU DOWNBest Sound & Music: THE SPACE BETWEEN ABOVE Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: WHAT BECAME OF DAVID BURKETT?, 3min., USADirected by Duane MichalsMemories of an old… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: August 2023 LGBTQ+ Film Festival