HIGHLIGHTS – AUGUST 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:

BEST FILM: ISIS WAS HERE

BEST CHARACTERS: BEYOND THE WALL

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: HAART KENYA

BEST MUSIC: WATER

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

festival posterSAN GUERRERO, 4min., Argentina, Documentary

festival posterWATER, 4min, USA, Documentary

festival posterWEEKEND WARRIOR, 6min., USA, Documentary

festival posterISIS WAS HERE, 25min, Iraq, Documentary

festival posterHAART KENYA, 13min., Kenya, Documentary

festival posterHEARING FILMS, 8min., Canada, Documentary

festival posterBEYOND THE WALL, 26min., USA, Documentary

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The theme of the August 2018 DOCUMENTARY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto was “Pursuit of Freedom”. Every character on all of these presented films were either looking for freedom – either attempting to remove themselves from a hostile environment, or simply attempting to be free within themself.

This was an important…

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HIGHLIGHTS – MAY 2018 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:

BEST FILM: REMAND

BEST SUBJECT MATTERS: WILDLAND

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: REMAND

BEST MUSIC: PROJECT 1948

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

festival posterPROJECT 1948, 13min., Bosnia, Documentary

festival posterREMAND, 40min., Uganda, Documentary

festival posterTHE UNDERGROUND ARTIST, USA, 3min., Documentary

festival posterMOTHERS & METHADONE, 11min, Canada, Documentary

festival posterWILDLAND, 25min., USA, Documentary

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The theme of the May 2018 DOCUMENTARY FEEDBACK Film Festival was “Repairing”. Every single film was about a world or characters needing to fix or repair the situations that they are currently in.

Documentary shorts festivals are easily the hardest to program for many reasons. The main two are because there are so many well made doc shorts that are over 20 minutes in length. And many of those said films have deep and emotionally hard to watch subjects. So you don’t want to overwelm the audience with so many different and important subjects in just one sitting.

So you have to…

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AUGUST 2018 Documentary Short Films

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festival posterSAN GUERRERO, 4min., Argentina, Documentary

festival posterWATER, 4min, USA, Documentary

festival posterWEEKEND WARRIOR, 6min., USA, Documentary

festival posterISIS WAS HERE, 25min, Iraq, Documentary

festival posterHAART KENYA, 13min., Kenya, Documentary

festival posterHEARING FILMS, 8min., Canada, Documentary

festival posterBEYOND THE WALL, 26min., USA, Documentary

 

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

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JULY 2018 Documentary Short Films

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festival posterA PLACE IN THE CITY, 18min., USA, LGBT/Documentary

 

festival posterTHE LOVE INDUSTRY, 20min., USA, LGBT/Documentary

 

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

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JUNE 2018 Documentary Short Films

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festival posterOH! UGANDA, 5min., Uganda, Animation/Documentary

 

festival posterLAND OF MINE, 4min., Germany, Experimental

 

 

festival posterSOUNDS OF FREEDOM, 5min, USA, TV WEB SERIES/Drama

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

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May 2018 Documentary Short Films

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Submit your Documentary Short Film to the Festival Today: http://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com

festival posterPROJECT 1948, 13min., Bosnia, Documentary

festival posterREMAND, 40min., Uganda, Documentary

festival posterTHE UNDERGROUND ARTIST, USA, 3min., Documentary

festival posterMOTHERS & METHADONE, 11min, Canada, Documentary

festival posterWILDLAND, 25min., USA, Documentary

festival posterHANDS, 6min., UK, Experimental/Dance

festival posterTHE BUS TRIP, 13min., Sweden, Animation</td

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

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April 2018 Documentary Short Films

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Submit your Documentary Short Film to the Festival Today: http://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com

 

 

festival posterSUNDAY DINNER, 15min., USA, Documentary

festival posterSCORCHED: MINE FIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL COUNTRY, 6min., USA, Documentary

festival posterA GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary

festival posterALL FALLS DOWN, 6min., USA, Experimental/Documentary

festival posterNIGHT LIVE, 7min., China, Experimental/New Media

 

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

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March 2018 Documentary Short Films