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LITTLE ISSUES, 4min., USA
Directed by Jerah Milligan
When Andy discovers mid-coitus that her new beaux has a micro-penis, she rushes to her roommates who remind her that he’s thoughtful, adventurous, and way too hot to let go of. Besides, he’s had this Little Issue his whole life: he must know how to use it!
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VOETRY, 28min., Canada
Directed by Affrica Spence
This project captures the depth of filmed day to day moments, and the poetic confessions within them. Each rendition of spoken word poetry paints the picture of individual poets through a series of intimate stand alone short films. Characters explore poetry that inspires, advises, seeks truths and breaks through ever changing life lessons. Despite the variation amongst each poem, stands an undeniable connection to the human experience. This year’s Voetry edition walks us through four major themes; identity, trauma, resilience and love.
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Born
January 16, 1975 · Crossville, Tennessee, USA
Spouse
Kevin Earley (September 25, 2001 – present)
QUOTES:
It’s true: I married my college sweetheart. We were so lucky to find each other at such a young age.
I’m not so sure I ‘like’ to watch myself on film, but I do find it necessary in order to continually be a better artist.
I am beyond critical of my own work. I always tell actors they have to watch themselves 4-7 times in a given scene before they can be remotely objective.
There can be a lot of waiting around on any film set.
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Born
January 16, 1989 · Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA
Birth name
Yvonne Marie Zima
Younger sister of actresses Madeline Zima and Vanessa Zima
Completed a novel when she was sixteen
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Born
January 16, 1980 · New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
Vanessa Nadal Miranda (September 5, 2010 – present) (2 children)
QUOTES:
Ed Koch once said that New York City is where immigrants come to audition for America. That’s what happened to my parents; that’s what happened to me.
[his favorite episode of The Twilight Zone (1959)] Pretty much anything William Shatner is in is great. He’s great at playing that “I’m the only one sane in the world” character. What “Twilight Zone” did was show we all have a great capacity for good and evil. In the best works of fiction, there’s no mustache-twirling villain. I try to write shows where even the bad guy’s got his reasons.
[Miranda’s June 15, 2008, acceptance speech (in the form of a freestyle rap) after winning a Best Score Tony Award for “In the Heights.” The speech contained a reference to an earlier piece of musical theater, Stephen Sondheim’s 1984 show Sunday in the Park with George–specifically, its song “Finishing the Hat,” in which an artist relates the difficulties of creating art and balancing his personal life to the act of painting a hat.]
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Born
January 16, 1948 · Carthage, New York, USA
Birth name
John Howard Carpenter
Spouses
Sandy King (December 1, 1990 – present)
QUOTES:
Things haven’t been going great lately. For a while now people haven’t really been getting my movies. Certainly the box office hasn’t been up to speed. Sure, some of my recent stuff hasn’t been perfect, but neither has it been the shit that many have said. Critically, it’s all become a bit of a crapshoot. The critics thought I was a bum when I started out and they think I’m a bum now.
[on why he passed on Fatal Attraction (1987)] There wasn’t a grain of originality in it – it was Play Misty for Me (1971) with Michael Douglas filling in for Clint Eastwood. Also, the original version, the script I read, had Glenn Close winning in the end by killing herself and thereby getting the moral upper hand. I knew the audience was never going to buy that. The audience was always gonna want to see the wife shoot the bitch. Sure enough, they shot the original script, previewed it, got booed off screen and went back and shot the ending you see today. That was a journey I couldn’t be bothered to go on.
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Born
January 16, 1972 · Kobe, Japan
Birth name
Richard Timothy Jones
Spouse
Nancy Jones (October 12, 1996 – present)
THREEDOM, 7min,. USA
Directed by Garrett Hopkins
A young couple finds themselves lost in their own relationship. Brought to frustration and confusion one of them shares the idea of an open relationship. Reluctantly the partner agrees and actually travels a new road learning about themself. Perhaps they just needed to find each other, in someone new.
https://www.youtube.com/@GarrettHopkinsMedia
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What motivated you to make this film?
This film was produced for the 2024 CFC (Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge). A two week filmmaking competition with a quote from Hunter S. Thompson as the only prompt “Freedom is something that dies if it isn’t used” With every project I do, I want there to be something new for me. I’ve never written a RomCom before, so I decided I’d take that quote and see how I might be able to find its relevance in the complex world of interpersonal relationships.
What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?
I think you know when you’ve written a very believable and relatable script when someone reviewing your film eventually stops reviewing it and more so stumbles down the rabbit hole of the story. And opens up about their own understanding and experience with the film’s plot.
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BOTTOM-FEEDER, 14min., USA
Directed by Brandon D. Hill
A reformed criminal must confront the demons of his past to save his estranged daughter from old sins and prove his innocence.
https://www.instagram.com/bottom.feeder.film/
STEEL MOTHER, 16min., USA
Directed by Nik Kacevski
In a gritty underworld, Olivia transforms from a vulnerable stripper into an invincible force of maternal fury, dismantling the corrosive empire that once entrapped her to secure a better future for her unborn child.
FIRST & LAST, 4min., Canada
Directed by Alexander Nonaka Galant
At a showing of a rental apartment, a young woman stumbles upon a gruesome mystery while taking pictures with her phone.
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