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Originally posted on Fantasy/Sci-Fi FILM & WRITING FESTIVAL:
https://youtu.be/LvYO7tv28JU Synopsis: In this feature, we follow Nick Pettybaker – a sleep-deprived researcher at the University of California who is racing against the clock to complete the “Dome,” a highly advanced machine that can locate and kill brain cancer. After some failed initial attempts, he’s given…

ZIGGY AND RACHEL focuses on the friendship between a young boy and a transgender girl in his Manhattan building. CAST LIST: Narrator: Kyana Teresa Jose: Steve Rizzo Stan: Sean Ballantyne Ziggy: Shawn Devlin

Even after long-awaited top surgery, a trans-masculine 20- something misses the ease of his former sex life, until he is invited to re-visit his past in an addictive dreamworld. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Colin: Steve Rizzo Andrew: Sean Ballantyne Femme Colin/Lizzy: Kyana Teresa

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Film: THE OTHER SIDE OF CLEANBest Short Form Short Film: MEASUREBest Performances: CROSSBest Direction: YOUR SHADE OF BLUE Best Cinematography: PASSAGESBest Sound & Music: NEW MOON Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: BLEH, 7min., USA, Drama/ComedyDirected by Megan ChumbleyGrace and Sam… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: June 2022 Film Festival

Directed by Matthias FalvaiUtilizing Angelo’s monologue from Act Two, Scene Two of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, three lonely souls discover a perceived “flaw” within themselves and navigate its meaning. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Project Links  Website  Instagram

Directed by Jenna Ricker/?pasijs/ noun: the act of moving past something on the way from one place to another. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Director Biography – Jenna Ricker Jenna Ricker wrote, directed and produced the ESPN Films: 30 for 30 feature documentary, QUALIFIED, which premiered at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. Nominated for three Realscreen… Continue reading Short Film: PASSAGES, 14min., USA, Drama

Directed by Emily ParkA closeted Korean woman gets an unexpected visit from her estranged niece. Watch the Audience Feedback Video:

Directed by Megan ChumbleyGrace and Sam stumble into a room at a party, smooching it up. Everything is going according to plan, until Grace mentions her romantic past with the boy whose house party they’re at. Virginity, bisexuality, and the concept of not wanting to be someone’s “first try” all clash together. Will they be… Continue reading Short Film: BLEH, 7min., USA, Drama/Comedy

Directed by Chris Guzzo, Jonathan TierneyTwo people, filled with guilt and indecisiveness, must make a decision about their relationship and how it will effect those close to them. Watch the Audience Feedback Video:

Directed by Reem JubranZaid, a young Arab-American amateur drag queen has to confront his conservative father and Alzheimer’s grandfather about his identity. Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Project Links  Website  Instagram Director Biography – Reem Jubran Reem Jubran is a Palestinian-American director and writer. She is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Directing from UCLA School of… Continue reading Short Film: MARIAM, 12min., USA, Drama