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: UTOPIA, 15min., USA, LGBT/Drama
Utopia is a surreal drama about an aspirational, blond young lady who wakes up from a coma in Uganda. And, no — nothing is as it seems. Project Links Website Facebook Twitter News & Reviews “The Monthly Film Festival” Film of the Month Review https://tmff.net/reviews/utopia/ “Film Strip International Film Festival” Short Films Review https://www.fiffest.net/utopia
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)
Short Film: PENANCE, 4min., USA, LGBT/Experimental
Latinnials usurp their conversion therapy class and take their justice. Project Links Website Facebook Film Type: Short Genres: lgtbq, horror, thriller Runtime: 3 minutes 50 seconds Completion Date: August 22, 2018 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Arri Film Color: Color
LGBT Festival Testimonial – November 27 2018
Christianne Charles Wonderful experience. This is one of my first experiences with festivals and it was an extremely positive one. The timely thoughtful feedback, close communication, and the promotional opportunities make it a very worthwhile contest. I had the chance to develop my reel. Special thanks to the wonderful people behind the festival, M. Toffolo.… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – November 27 2018
November 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: LADY OF THE NIGHT, 13min., Norway, LGBT ZAYA, 6min., Canada, LGBT CROWNING CHANGE – THE ERIN O’FLAHERTY STORY, 17min., USA, LGBT PELICAN, 5min., USA, LGBT MANY LOVES, ONE HEART, 18min., USA, LGBT BREATHING THROUGH A STRAW, 18min., Canada, LGBT LGBT BEST SCENE: Girl in the Navy Blue Sweater by Laura… Continue reading November 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: November 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BREATHING THROUGH A STRAW BEST PERFORMANCES: BREATHING THROUGH A STRAW BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: ZAYA BEST MUSIC: PELICAN Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: LADY OF THE NIGHT, 13min., Norway, LGBT ZAYA, 6min., Canada, LGBT CROWNING CHANGE – THE ERIN O’FLAHERTY STORY, 17min., USA, LGBT PELICAN, 5min., USA, LGBT MANY LOVES, ONE HEART,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: November 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
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)
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 