“A masterful deftly toned juxtaposition of personal and societal exclusion by pervasive inept gatekeepers.” – F3 Film Magazine US Experimental Documentary 13830 Kewanna Trail A reaction to late-night searching on Zillow, where the filmmaker discovers that a house she lived in as child is now worth over $600K. It’s hard to convince a majority of…
“A dynamic animated ritual to comprehend societal trauma.” – F3 Film Magazine Japan Animation, Documentary, Experimental ABURIDASHI Assortment: Video Letters Written in Invisible Ink The traditional Japanese technique of “ABURIDASHI,” depicts how the filmmaker’s perspective changed from an individual to a nation over a period of 10 years. https://vimeo.com/video/873821319 Director Profile Nonoho Suzuki Director Bio…
“A restrained and poignant vérité portrait of innermost fantasy’s manifestation from extreme containment.” – F3 Film Magazine Japan Documentary Iwao Hakamata: Rituals of Deliverance After 45 years, Iwao Hakamata was delivered from a death sentence upon a reexamination of evidence. However, due to physical and emotional torture, he now suffers mental illness. His daily rituals…
“A motivating profile revealing accessibility as visible art.” – F3 Film Magazine Germany Documentary Lego Oma Rita Ebel, aka the Lego Oma, is a German grandmother and wheelchair user. A car accident broke her lumbar spine and caused paralysis from her waist down. When she noticed that most of the stores in her hometown Hanau…
“A profound navigation of awareness and dying.” – F3 Film Magazine USA, Argentina Experimental Documentary Los Colores del Intestino Son Tan Lindos (The Colors of the Intestine Are So Beautiful) An adult filmmaker cares for his grandmother, while exploring her past and the art of his mother. Director Profile Alejo Perez-Stable Husni Director Bio :…
“A smart and vivid tribute essay.” – F3 Film Magazine US Documentary Pose Right There (A Ver Ponte Ahí) Revisiting a family album and an opportune trip lead to a revelation. Director Profile Flor Marmolejo Director Bio : Cinema student Flor Marmolejo is a first time filmmaker at San Francisco State University. In August 2022…
“An adroit paradox of presenting the incomprehensible.” – F3 Film Magazine UK Experimental Documentary These Were Not Simple Deaths Features Lilian Black OBE discussing her father, Eugene Black, the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. Lilian discusses their families subsequent visits to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camps 40 years later. Director Profile…
Best Animated Film “If a film could be a friend, we’d want this one.” – F3 Film Magazine US Animated Documentary How To Lose Weight and Look Great An autobiographical animated short about being diagnosed with a life threatening case of brain cancer, trying to make sense of a world where people don’t seem to…
“Reveals a deeper understanding of our micro and macro cosms by artfully transforming the science documentary through the compared scopes of man, culture, and nature. ” – F3 Film Magazine Brazil / Belgium Experimental Documentary 0.2 Milligrams of Gold 8,500 kilometers lie between the Amazon and the Ardennes. In his home country of Brazil, Diego…
“A hypnotic immersive surveillance, challenging human packaging.” – F3 Film Magazine USA / Austria Experimental Documentary Night/Line A transsexual woman makes a journey across Vienna while followed by aggressive, distorted voices bombarding her with transphobic rhetoric from public statements. Director Profile Saoirse Grace Director Bio : Saoirse Grace is an amateur filmmaker and PhD student…
