Director Biography – Aimiende Negbenebor Sela Director of the award-winning short films Utopia, and Asa, A Beautiful Girl, Aimiende Negbenebor Sela, aka Aimi, is a descendant of Nigerian parents. She spent her childhood years in Nigerian, West Africa, and returned to her birthplace, New York City, in the late nineties. After pursuing a career in the… Continue reading Director BIO: Aimiende Negbenebor Sela (UTOPIA)
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Short Film: A FRIEND OF DOROTHY, 4min., Sweden, LGBT/Family
Gabrielle comes home and finds her two dads in distress, they want to have a serious talk. Project Title (Original Language): Välkommen Ut Film Type: Short Runtime: 4 minutes 42 seconds Completion Date: July 20, 2016 Country of Origin: Sweden Country of Filming: Sweden Film Language: Swedish Shooting Format: BMPC 2k Aspect Ratio: 2.39 Film… Continue reading Short Film: A FRIEND OF DOROTHY, 4min., Sweden, LGBT/Family
Director BIO: Kayden Phoenix (PENANCE)
Director Biography – Kayden Phoenix Kayden Phoenix is a Chicana Writer and Director from Boyle Heights, California. She received a full ride academic scholarship to Loyola Marymount University where she acquired a BA in Business Administration, with an Emphasis in Marketing. Upon entering the industry, the first thing she noticed was the industry dominated standard- complete… Continue reading Director BIO: Kayden Phoenix (PENANCE)
Director Biography – Tina Novak (RISK)
Tina Novak was born on June 6th 1991 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She finished BA in Film and Television Editing at University of Ljubljana – Academy for theatre, radio, film and television. She later started working as a TV director on national television and she will finish her masters study in 2018. Filmography: -short documentary film… Continue reading Director Biography – Tina Novak (RISK)
Director BIOS: Sarah Feinbloom, Diana J. Fox (MANY LOVES, ONE HEART)
Director Biography – Sarah Feinbloom, Diana J. Fox Sarah Feinbloom is an award-winning director, producer and editor whose documentary production company SarafinaProductions http://www.sarafinaproductions.com creates content focusing on human rights and cross cultural understanding. Her award-winning documentary What Do You Believe? – the Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (2003) aired on PBS stations and screened… Continue reading Director BIOS: Sarah Feinbloom, Diana J. Fox (MANY LOVES, ONE HEART)
Director BIO: Jeremiah Kipp (PELICAN)
Director Biography – Jeremiah Kipp Jeremiah Kipp is a New York City based writer, producer and director with over ten years experience creating narrative and commercial films. Through his work, he has the proven ability to provide the highest level of visual direction, story development and work with actors. He has directed several short films including… Continue reading Director BIO: Jeremiah Kipp (PELICAN)
Director BIO: Alexis Kadey (CROWNING CHANGE – THE ERIN O’FLAHERTY STORY)
Director Biography – Alexis Kadey Alexis, is a senior at Lindenwood University. She will graduate in December with a Bachelor of Arts with Digital Cinema Arts. Crowning Change is Lexy’s debut as a Director. Lexy actually competed against Erin at Miss Missouri. After Erin was crowned, she saw how her life dramatically changed and the backlash… Continue reading Director BIO: Alexis Kadey (CROWNING CHANGE – THE ERIN O’FLAHERTY STORY)
Director : Susanne Serres (ZAYA)
Director Biography – Susanne Serres En Bio: Susanne Serres is a young screenwriter/filmmaker who aspires to create powerful and tender cinematographic pieces of art. Susanne recently wrote and directed ZAYA, her latest short film. She hopes to begin working on the filmmaking production of the feature film version of ZAYA in a near future. This young… Continue reading Director : Susanne Serres (ZAYA)
Director BIO: Marin Håskjold (LADY OF THE NIGHT)
Director Biography – Marin Håskjold Marin Håskjold (f.1993, Trondheim) is an artist and a filmmaker. Education at Nordland Collage of Art and Film in Lofoten. BA from Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art. Håskjold is working whit topics as gender roles, alienation and sexuality.
Director BIO: Leigh Rivenbark (BREATHING THROUGH A STRAW)
Director Biography – Leigh Rivenbark Leigh Rivenbark is an award-winning gay Canadian director, writer, actor, and artistic producer. For the past 25 years, he has worked in theatres throughout North America such as the National Arts Centre, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Citadel Theatre, and Neptune Theatre. He is… Continue reading Director BIO: Leigh Rivenbark (BREATHING THROUGH A STRAW)
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 