SAMMY THE SALMON, 6min., Australia, Comedy/Fantasy
Directed by Jake Shannon
Unable to pluck up the courage to tell his girlfriend he’s gay, Spencer comes across Sammy – a talking salmon who offers to get his love-life back on track.
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FLOOD, 8min., USA, Drama
Directed by Hailey Abernathy
Allie wanders through various stages of her life struggling to choose between her sexuality and religion.
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SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING, 5min., Japan, Drama/Comedy
Directed by Sergey Vlasov
It was supposed to be a usual morning of a Tokyo married couple…
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GENTLY INTO THE DARK, 7min, USA, Drama
Directed by Ethan Munoz
A deranged father uses a bizarre machine to convert his son and son’s lover into his image of what they should be.
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HALLELUJAH, 6min., Canada, Experimental
Directed by Matthew Richardson
“Hallelujah” is a queer/circus concept about religion and the importance of choosing kindness regardless of our differences or beliefs. Religion is a tough subject for many in the LGBTQ community, and this piece is a reflection of the struggle and rejection we often feel. It tells the story of an individual troubled by the hate in the world and his partner who is fighting to lift him up, to remind him he is beautiful exactly how he is. My message is that religion should inspire more kindness and open arms, even towards those you may not understand.
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AYANEH, 14min, Switzerland, Drama
Directed by Nicolas Greinacher
Set in Switzerland, our story follows Ayaneh, a young refugee from Afghanistan. One day at a public swimming pool she meets Anna and instantly feels attracted to her. As the relationship between the two women develops, Ayaneh is confronted with growing resistance from her religious family.
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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: HALLELUJAH
BEST PERFORMANCES: BOLDLY GO
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: FLOOD
BEST SOUND & MUSIC: ENCLOSURE
Theme of night: Outer expressions
NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private.
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– Matthew Toffolo
It was a privilege to chat with the talented editor Tod Modisett on the art of editing.
Matthew Toffolo: You have edited many television shows. Do you have a favorite experience?
Tod Modisett: The best experience is when you understand the show you’re working on. You get the director or the producer, and he or she gets you. Then interesting things can happen pretty quickly. Some editors can talk articulately when they’re working. I usually can’t.
Sometimes I mumble. It’s great when a director can hear me mumble something and he or she knows what I’m saying. It reminds me of how some dentists can understand you even when you have all kinds of crap in your mouth. Jeff Schaffer, the creator of “The League,” was like that. Once I mumbled something as I hit command-Z to put the edit back to what it was before I started messing with…
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Crispin Green has edited some of the top TV shows in recent times. It was a pleasure to site down with him to talk about the craft of editing and his career.
Interview with Crispin Green:
Matthew Toffolo: Tell us about the “Game of Thrones” experience. How is editing such a unique show where there are 4-7 plots occurring in a single episode?
Crispin Green: It’s an experience quite unlike working on other shows in that the editors are there for the duration of the shoot (about 6 months) rather than blocks of two or three episodes. This can help in the editing process as you get more of a sense of the season as a whole story.
MT: Will you be back to editing the series “Game of Thrones”? How does the process work? Who do you report to and collaborate with? The showrunners? The novelists? The director of…
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Greg D’Auria is very modest as you’ll see when you read this interview. He’s a wealth of knowledge and an amazing storyteller – as he seems to be the last to know this! He has worked in the editorial department on over 30 productions in the last 20 years. His list of credits include: Star Trek Beyond (2016), Eloise (2016), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Django Unchained (2012), & Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003). It was an honor to interview him:
Matthew Toffolo: You’ve worked as an Assistant Editor on many big Hollywood productions. What is the role of Assistant/Associate Editor? What is the biggest thing you’ve learned doing this task to help you grow as an editor?
Greg D’Auria: I think the main role of an Assistant is to be a traffic cop for the flow of information into and out of the cutting room. I won’t bore you…
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YOU CAN KISS ME, 17min., USA, Drama/Romance
RENOVATION, 20min., Denmark, Drama
BOLDLY GO, 5min., Australia, Romance
DESMOND IS AMAZING, 4min., Brazil, Documentary
ENCLOSURE, 11min, USA, Drama
QUEERLY BELOVED, 14min., USA, Documentary
SAMMY THE SALMON, 6min., Australia, Comedy/Fantasy
FLOOD, 8min., USA, Drama
AND-1139, 8min, USA, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
SOBA-CHAN’S MORNING, 5min., Japan, Drama/Comedy
GENTLY INTO THE DARK, 7min, USA, Drama
HALLELUJAH, 6min., Canada, Experimental
AYANEH, 14min, Switzerland, Drama
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