After convincing his friends to perform in their Drag outfits at a night club owned by a very homophobic businessman, things go awry when their performance is stopped suddenly by a wardrobe malfunction and their true identities are revealed, putting all their lives in instant peril. Project Links Website News & Reviews “Meet Rita Krasniqi… Continue reading Short Film: ADELINA, 15min., Kosovo, Drama
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Director Biography – Robin Wang (GRADUATION)
Zhongyu (Robin) Wang is an award-winning director and screenwriter. He graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and is now an MFA candidate in Film & Television Production at the University of Southern California. Robin was born in Xi’an, China in 1995, and decided to study abroad to pursue his… Continue reading Director Biography – Robin Wang (GRADUATION)
Short Film: GRADUATION, 6min., USA/China, Drama/Family
Following a graduation celebration, four Chinese must navigate their relationships’ future as dictated by the circumstances of life and their families. Project Links Website Facebook News & Reviews “Urbanworld Film Festival Adds Spotlight Conversation”Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2020/09/urbanworld-film-festival-lineup-stacey-abrams-all-in-the-fight-for-democracy-1234579258/ “Urbanworld Announces 2020 Virtual Festival Slate”Black Film and TVhttps://www.blackfilmandtv.com/news/urbanworld-announ
Director Biography – Erika Randall (PAULA + FRANCESCA)
Erika is a dancer who makes dances, films, theatre, stories, and shadow boxes. She likes to hide things in the work so that folks can choose their level of engagement—do a surface read of the work’s formalism, high production values, virtuosic dance moves; or peek up under its skirt where she hides the good stuff,… Continue reading Director Biography – Erika Randall (PAULA + FRANCESCA)
Short Film: PAULA + FRANCESCA, 10min, USA, Dance
Paula + Francesca (P+F) is a short dance film that gives trouble to Dante and his ideas about hell and who goes there. A queering of The Inferno’s story of the classic clandestine lovers and their unhappy landing in the Second Circle, P+F is both hate mail to Dante and a love letter from Franny… Continue reading Short Film: PAULA + FRANCESCA, 10min, USA, Dance
Director Biography – Derek Frederickson (CRITICAL COMPONENT)
Derek has been in and around movies & television production for years; this is his first foray into writing, animation and directing.
Short Film: CRITICAL COMPONENET, 6min., USA, Animation/Sci-FI
A short film about a young robot with a defective part, trying to find their way in the world. Project Links Website
Director Biography – Misha Ghose (WAITING FOR ME)
Misha Ghose has been the talent behind several lauded concepts in the world of indie music videos. She’s worked alongside quite a few pioneering artists born out of India’s independent scene including the likes of Parekh & Singh, Dualist Inquiry and Your Chin. The dream-like sequences that each of their unique sounds have been translated… Continue reading Director Biography – Misha Ghose (WAITING FOR ME)
Short Film: WAITING FOR ME by Madame Gandhi, 3min, USA, Music Video
Conceptualized and produced in India by a female led team and features queer, trans, female and gender non-conforming cast members. With its contrasting industrial imagery and color palettes, the visual brings to life the song’s empowering message, an eco-feminist call to action that eschews institutionalized power structures in favor of forging new narratives of self-expression.… Continue reading Short Film: WAITING FOR ME by Madame Gandhi, 3min, USA, Music Video
Director Biography – Mark Padilla, Nelson Varas-Díaz (PARTICULAR FRIENDSHIPS)
Dr. Mark Padilla is a Professor of anthropology at Florida International University’s Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies. He produced the award-winning documentary “Collapse” which addressed the politicization of the number of dead in Puerto Rico after hurricane María hit the island on 2017. Dr. Nelson Varas-Díaz is a Professor of social-community psychology at Florida… Continue reading Director Biography – Mark Padilla, Nelson Varas-Díaz (PARTICULAR FRIENDSHIPS)