REECE, 10min, USA, Drama

Directed by Dusan Brown

With increasing violence in his neighborhood, a young man, Reece, fights for his community regardless of the consequences.

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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FANTASY FILM: MR. SUSHI
BEST ACTION FILM: LUNCHTIME IS OVER
BEST THRILLER FILM: SERIAL DATER
BEST PERFORMANCES: WASTERS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SECRET BOX
BEST SOUND & MUSIC: TIDE OF GHOSTS

Theme of night: Outside influences.

NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private.

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The beginning of a (temporary) new era.

See you at the festivals. Whenever that happens!

– Matthew Toffolo

EL VIAJE, 15min., USA, Thriller/Drama

Directed by Andrew Borene

Paul must decide if he’s going to shelter a pre-teen illegal immigrant girl, Yolanda, or turn a blind eye and let his best friend sheriff Nash Roeper apprehend her.

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THE SECRET BOX, 10min., 10min., Austria, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Directed by G.S. Leitgeb

As part of THE SECRET BOX Trilogy, THE RISE OF PAPERBOY comes to us as a stand-alone motion picture short, introducing us to a 7-year-old Paperboy and letting us witness his first encounter with ancient paranormal forces in 1885. An abandoned street-kid in the docks of New England, Codie ‘Paperboy’ Basket is present when old adventurer Abe T. Huxley and his bunch of henchmen fail to open a lost wooden box.

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FOREVER MINE, 1min., USA, Thriler/Noir

Directed by Aldo Mugam

A hotel room. A hidden affair. Justice at all costs.

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WASTERS, 15min, USA, Action

Directed by Molotov Mitchell

A masked bounty hunter and a beautiful femme fatale fight to escape the ruthless gang of psychopaths they’ve robbed in this non-stop, postapocalyptic action flick. Featuring U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Famer Molotov Mitchell and the award-winning stunt work of Triangle Krav Maga.

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CEMETERY TALES: A Tale of Two Sisters, 20min., USA, Thriller

Directed by Chris Roe

Set in 1949, a Hollywood star mourns the loss of her beloved sister on the one year anniversary of her death. When the truth of her murder is revealed, a surprise visitor returns. Time is running out. Will justice be served? Tick tock tick tock…

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MR. SUSHI, 13min., USA, Fantasy

Directed by Joshua Sallach

In a post-apocalyptic world, a masterless samurai finds serenity in selling sushi from a food truck in the desert.

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LUNCHTIME IS OVER, 6min,. USA, Action

Directed by Bruce Nachsin

An office rivalry as old as time comes to a enthusiastic head when middle management decides that the men in the warehouse need to get back to work.

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SERIAL DATER, 6min., USA, Thriller

Directed by Michael May

A man has big plans for date night but things don’t go as planned.

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