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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
