2021 Short Films

1000 Days

1000 Days

1000 Days UK, 21:57 min Director: Jeanette Rourke, Ron Bambridge Producer: Jeanette Rourke, Ron BambridgeExecutive Producer: Jeanette Rourke, Ron Bambridge Disclaimer: For those who may be sensitive, this film contains verbal and emotional depictions of a loved one’s life lost to suicide. Mental health (specifically depression and Bi-Polar Disorder) are discussed as well. No one is immune…

5ta Ruta

5ta Ruta

5ta Ruta United States, 40 min Director / Writer / Producer:  Nelson Ramirez Director:  Luisana BertorelliCast:  NGOs – PAHPV Thousands of Venezuelans abroad have created an international network of humanitarian aid (food and medicine) which works from over 20 countries sending tons of supplies into Venezuela, a country going through the worst humanitarian crisis in the…

Awesome in Action

Awesome in Action

Awesome in Action United States, 21:05 min Director / Editor:  Jaime Peak Producer:  Cindy PeakCast:  Nick Roussos Inspired by his childhood in Africa, Nick Roussos becomes a local children’s book author and challenges us not to place limitations on ourselves or others. When allowed to soar you will be surprised how far a person can go.

Chai

Chai

Chai United States, 7:14 min Director/Writer/Editor: Arshum Rouhanian Producers: Vincenzo Dama, Savarone Ammann With the grand opening of their chai stand, Iranian siblings, Sanam and Reza weren’t prepared for the competition from their neighbors’ hot chocolate stand.

Duality Derby

Duality Derby

Duality Derby United States, 20:56 min Director / Writer / Producer:  Mark MillerDirector / Writer / Cast:  Dave FanzeseDirector of Photography:  Sharif El NeklawyEditor:  Adam McClelland, Adam EpsteinArt Direction:  Brooke BamfordSenior Designer:  Jake LongoriaMusical Direction:  TJ FredaProduction Coordinator:  Stephanie StenderPost Production Supervisor:  Kati Rehbeck Local racing legend Victor Elaine squares-off against his greatest rival. Their…

Healing Rebel

Healing Rebel

Healing Rebel United States, 21:51 min Director:  Nicole Betancourt Healing Rebel follows Lauryn Maloney-Gepfert as she works with people who have lost the use of their legs and arms. Her healing energy and focused positive training help break down barriers and open up potentials to amazing healing. In order to heal, you truly have to…

Mountains

Mountains

Mountains United States, 14:37 min Director / Writer / Producer:  Kavi YuProducer:  Sharon Oh, Paul Nguyen, Samuel ChoCast:  Lizzy Liu, K. Sidney, Thanh Tran, Tao Tao GillPost Production Supervisor:  Kati Rehbeck After her father is deported back to Vietnam, Cam runs the family farm in Georgia and volunteers every weekend to urge local communities to…

Mural of Brotherhood

Mural of Brotherhood

Mural of Brotherhood United States, 3:30 min Director / Writer / Producer / Editor:  Eli FénixProducer:  Pedro Josué Juárez AtzinCast:  Enrique ChiuDrone Pilot:  Chris Maisoh Music:  Scott Buckley “Mural of Brotherhood” is a short film that showcases the power people have to redefine the space they occupy.

Not Worth Killing

Not Worth Killing

Not Worth Killing United States, 21:16 min Director:  Eric M. IveyProducer:  Paul Zehrer, John Mutz Not Worth Killing is a documentary short that tells the story of the unlikely friendship between Sister Lillian Oliver, IHM and Mitchell Rutledge, a convicted murderer serving life without parole in an Alabama state penitentiary. It is a story of…

Rahmat Creel

Rahmat Creel

Rahmat Creel Iran, 1:40 min Director / Writer:  Behzad AlaziProducer:  Souson Salamat Rahmat Bagheri is a retired man that other people called him RAHMAT CREEL… every week he is going near a lake around the ZANJAN city to fish out as other hunters, but his hunt is different with others…

Stand Down

Stand Down

Stand Down United States, 30 min Director / Producer:  Paul SteinbronerProducers:  Kevin McCoy, David Okimoto Stand Down is a documentary of how homeless Veterans who are homeless and traumatized find meaning behind and purpose through community and connection.

The Seeds of an Uncertain Land

The Seeds of an Uncertain Land

The Seeds of an Uncertain Land United States, 30 min Director / Writer / Producer:  Jake PriceWriter: Aris MejíasProducers: Tamara Ramos Crispino, John HernandezCast: Suley Angelica, Ian Pagan-Roig, Gabriel Delgado, Yami Callazo, Ivonna Ariana, Stephanie MonserrateScore: Yaitza Lopez With dirt under their nails, dedication, science and indigenous knowledge young Puerto Rican farmers return to their ancestral lands…

The Time to Heal

The Time to Heal

The Time to Heal United States, 12:35 min Director:  Chris BaronProducers:  Amanda Stubbert, Julie HubertCast:  Steven Mitchell, Raquel (Rocky) Dixon, Bethany Houston, We follow three health care professionals as they strive to heal patients and themselves in the time of COVID. This film follows veteran Emergency Department director Steven Mitchell, and new nurses, Rocky Dixon…

Tikkun Olam

Tikkun Olam

Tikkun Olam United States, 10min 30sec Director / Writer: Bob AhmedCast: Alexander Fox, Alexander Barnett “Tikkun Olam” (2021) is a short, fiction, film about an eight-year-old boy who encounters a homeless veteran in Washington, D.C. – a city that actually has the highest homelessness rate in all of America.

Unspeakable BLM

Unspeakable BLM

Unspeakable BLM United States, 10min 30sec Director / Writer / Producer:  Emmai AlaquivaProducers:  Ya Momz House, Cydney Cooper, Amy Crawford, Danielle Filip, Greg Pollock “Unspeakable”, a :60 second PSA highlighting the voices of the Deaf community and their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Created by Emmy Award Winning Film Director Emmai Alaquiva. After a…

Valle del Silicio (Silicon Valley)

Valle del Silicio (Silicon Valley)

Valle del Silicio (Silicon Valley) United States, 9:10 min Director:  James Michael DouglasProducer:  Vince WilliamsDirector of Photography:  Noah Amedick Silicon Valley follows the story of 12-year-old Wilson Chun who lives on the violent streets of Guatemala’s Zona 13. Wilson’s goal is to become a computer programmer to save his family from poverty. The one of…