Historical fiction is a literary genre that involves a fictional story set in the past, often inspired by real historical events or figures. Historical fiction novels are set in the past and pay close attention to the details of the time period, such as social norms, customs, and traditions. Characters can be based on real people or be entirely fictional.
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The main difference between a memoir and an autobiography is the scope of the story:a memoir is about a specific time period or event in the author’s life, while an autobiography is a comprehensive account of the author’s entire life. Both memoirs and autobiographies are written from the author’s perspective.
Wake Up Running (06/24) is a poetry collection, an offbeat playlist, ad hoc meditations, amateur bird watchings, post-punk coated gratitude, love letters, and the grittier misadventures of trying to understand yourself while everything continues to happen at once.
Wake Up Running is an eclectic mixture of poetry, pictures, sounds and experiences. Ant Honey is the creator and artist of this film with Bill Mummy composing the score and Angel Jimenez handling sound.
Ant’s vision for Wake Up Running is one of creativity, allowing him to explore his inner thoughts and feelings. The stream of consciousness style poetry has an organic, therapeutic quality while the film’s score had a significant uniqueness. While I enjoyed the artistic expression, I found myself wishing the music sat farther back in the mix so I could hear the voice-over more clearly.
One of the areas this film really shines is the cinematography. The special effect framing and filters really made this look as if it were videotaped back in 1970. That nostalgic atmosphere continues throughout and the camera panning across sections of buildings gives you the feel of whizzing by on a train but it’s that adorable dog that steals your heart and makes you go “Awww” every time they are on screen.
Feeling confined by their small empty town and unambitious locals, Jasmine and Sarah entertain the idea of moving away to New York.
Review by Julie C. Sheppard:
The short Small Town Girls is a classic tale about big dreams of leaving a humble home town for the excitement and freedom of the big city. The thoughtful set decoration captures the essence of a small town 50’s diner. Colourful floral wallpaper and a gum ball machine, long drinking straws and cups, a sparkly neon sign, and a comfy booth all combine to set the tone of the period.
The matching cheerleading outfits of the two young female leads indicate their time in life — displaying the quintessential high school activity. It would be remiss not to mention the atmospheric soundtrack — Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley was a wildly popular tune of the day. The two leads are perfect foils — one confident with the goal of leaving after high school for big city life in NYC, the other initially shy and hesitant when introduced to the idea.
The subtle sound design works well for the narrative, notably the off camera giggles of the local waitresses, perfect examples of folks living an uneventful life after high school in a place where nothing exciting happens. In contrast, the well written screenplay captures the feeling that in NYC you can take exciting risks — you can be or do whatever you want. Dreaming of this thrilling move is a classic story that never gets old, and the film does a stellar job telling it.
WOOLWORLD, 10min., Poland Directed by Joanna Polak Have you ever wondered what live would be in a world made of wool? In Woolworld, people, animals and everything that surrounds them is made of wool and all is closely tied together. The only person capable of making sure that Woolworld functions smoothly is Mr. Wooly. He is, however, old and tired and he wants his life to change. Unfortunately… his wish gets granted.
In Warsaw, 1min., Poland Directed by Dominika Machel “In Warsaw” uses the unique, historic interiors of a traditional stucco workshop as the backdrop for a fashion film. The main shot, captured in a heritage stucco studio in Warsaw, serves as a tribute to material culture and architectural heritage. The installation blends aesthetics, history, and new media, creating a bridge between physical and digital space, while the fashion-driven narrative brings a contemporary context to the classical setting.
Doctor Abdoctor, 5min., Portugal Directed by Leonel Vieira Coelho Doctor Abdoctor is a poetic meditation on identity, perception, and the porous boundary between embodiment and thought. The film blurs the line between alien abduction and philosophical awakening. Visually arresting and philosophically charged, Doctor Abdoctor explores the strange beauty of being—when memory flickers, and consciousness drifts between the imagined and the unknown.
Puppets, Video and Synthesizers, 6min., Portugal Directed by Leonel Vieira Coelho Puppets, Video and Synthesizers is a surreal meditation on mimicry, media ritual, and recursive identity. Set in a hyper-stylized, dollhouse-like world of glistening surfaces and analog devices, the film loops through layers of screen-bound selves, where puppets watch puppets watching television. With ritualistic mantras, flickering broadcasts, and an eerie stillness pierced by absurdity, the film becomes both stage and screen, performance and playback.
Poperratic: Zero Hero, 4min., USA Directed by Jammes Luckett “Zero Hero” is a layered new indie music video animated by the solo artist behind alternative rock project Poperratic. The clip marks the song’s 25th anniversary (after multiple appearances in film and TV soundtracks). The video offers a visually dynamic and layered exploration of the human condition through a metaphorical superhero origin story.
Poperratic: Zero Hero, 4min., USA Directed by Jammes Luckett “Zero Hero” is a layered new indie music video animated by the solo artist behind alternative rock project Poperratic. The clip marks the song’s 25th anniversary (after multiple appearances in film and TV soundtracks). The video offers a visually dynamic and layered exploration of the human condition through a metaphorical superhero origin story.
Counting Drops, 19min., Canada Directed by Kalina Nedelcheva “Counting Drops” is an audio-visual sensory poem that explores themes of intimacy, sexuality, and love through symbols, gestures, and textures. The experimental film’s three cantos depict different relationships to love—sensual love, sustainable love and heartbreak, and self-love, respectively. The first canto, filmed in Cape Chignecto Provincial Park (Nova Scotia), is a visual sequence of the awakening body as it morphs into the sensual shapes and textures of cliffs at low tide. The second canto, shot at Tommy Thomson Park (Toronto), works through themes of sustainable romantic love and growing apart on the background of the industrial lakeside. The third canto, filmed in the artist’s bathtub, presents a more contained picture of self-discovery and confronting the practice of self-love on a deeply intimate level.
Attic Reverie, 1min,. USA Directed by Mattie Wilson A Child wonders into her families attic, only to watch the world come to life around her
Puppets, Video and Synthesizers, 6min., Portugal Directed by Leonel Vieira Coelho Puppets, Video and Synthesizers is a surreal meditation on mimicry, media ritual, and recursive identity. Set in a hyper-stylized, dollhouse-like world of glistening surfaces and analog devices, the film loops through layers of screen-bound selves, where puppets watch puppets watching television. With ritualistic mantras, flickering broadcasts, and an eerie stillness pierced by absurdity, the film becomes both stage and screen, performance and playback.
Doctor Abdoctor, 5min., Portugal Directed by Leonel Vieira Coelho Doctor Abdoctor is a poetic meditation on identity, perception, and the porous boundary between embodiment and thought. The film blurs the line between alien abduction and philosophical awakening. Visually arresting and philosophically charged, Doctor Abdoctor explores the strange beauty of being—when memory flickers, and consciousness drifts between the imagined and the unknown.
In Warsaw, 1min., Poland Directed by Dominika Machel “In Warsaw” uses the unique, historic interiors of a traditional stucco workshop as the backdrop for a fashion film. The main shot, captured in a heritage stucco studio in Warsaw, serves as a tribute to material culture and architectural heritage. The installation blends aesthetics, history, and new media, creating a bridge between physical and digital space, while the fashion-driven narrative brings a contemporary context to the classical setting.
Wall unit, 10min., Poland Directed by Joanna Polak A ramshackle wall unit is a symbol of the monotonous life of a certain 40-year-old man living in a grey, dirty post-communist block of flats district. Right after his birthday, suffering from the midlife crisis, the man decides to change his dull and routine-based existence. Alas, his wife stands in the way.
WOOLDWORLD, 10min., Poland Directed by Joanna Polak Have you ever wondered what live would be in a world made of wool? In Woolworld, people, animals and everything that surrounds them is made of wool and all is closely tied together. The only person capable of making sure that Woolworld functions smoothly is Mr. Wooly. He is, however, old and tired and he wants his life to change. Unfortunately… his wish gets granted.
Pied-à-terre, 30min., Nigeria Directed by Badewa Ajibade When Florence receives a letter from her lover, Agnes, she tries to process its contents in a way that only her subconscious can help her. As she reads on, the lines between her conscious and subconscious mind start to blur until she finds it almost impossible to tell them apart.
Warriors Beyond The Battlefield: African Americans in the Armed Forces, 26min., USA Directed by Dave Messick A documentary highlighting the untold stories from multiple generations of brave African American soldiers who have served in the United States military since the Civil War.
The Power Of One, 17min., USA Directed by Cortez Mack A story about a community coming together to save the life of a broken teenager.
Creating Memory Lane, 5min. USA Directed by David Carroll Justin “XO Valentine” Smith CEO of XO Records; takes us behind the scenes and gives insight to his creative process of his Memory Lane single. Mr. Smith also gives us some sound advice that could potentially help change the music careers of indie artists.
