Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: STRANDING STRONG: ELIZABETH CATLETT
Best Short Form Short Film: SALUT
Best Long Form Short Film: MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN
Best Cinematography: NOCTURNAL JACKAL
Best Sound & Music: A FANTASY OF COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND INANIMATE
Best Direction: AVE GRADIVA
Best Story: THE PIRATE
Best Performances: ON DEAF EARS
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
NOCTURNAL JACKAL, 9min., USA
Directed by Vishal Rajput, Harkanwar Singh
A lonesome addict battles his depression, anxiety, and hopelessness by a sinister urge that reigns supremacy over his thoughts and actions.
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SALUT, 3min., Isreal
Directed by Yuri Riklis
George Ginsburg (40s) is a new immigrant from France, a guitar player in a night club in Tel Aviv . His whole emotional world is – his girlfriend Michelle (late 20s) also immigrated from France and his dog Packo. When he receives a message about Michel’s death in a terrorist attack at the “Dolphinarium” Dicko, his life ends also.
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AVE GRADIVA, 18min., Israel
Directed by Yuri Riklis
When a lonely man, a fashion photographer, meets the sweetheart of his youth, from whom he separated under the pressure of his Oedipal mother, he is attacked by fragments of past memories and does everything he can to realize the love of his life, doubt in the dream – doubt in reality, doubt in the present – doubt in the past, under the influence of a literary and surrealistic character Gradiva.
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THE PIRATE, 8min., UK
Directed by Ruth Carnegie
A young girl, stuck in the city, dreams of running away to the sea. With the help of her grandfather, she finds a rather unusual way to break free.
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ON DEAF EARS, 13min., UK
Directed by Ty Hunt
A mother’s worst fear comes true when her special needs daughter’s actions are misunderstood during a routine traffic stop.
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WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN, 35min., USA, Web Series
Directed by Dennis Trombly
Pilot Episode: For generations, a family has been protecting secrets of alien encounters on family owned land. Now, in recent times, a scientist looks into them with historical evidence. This Science Fiction short film is a section of a double feature screenplay, approximately Part 3 of 8.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
STRANDING STRONG: ELIZABETH CATLETT, 56min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Kevin J Kelley
The struggles and triumphs of Elizabeth Catlett Mexican/American artist and political activist who was a pioneer in the Black Arts movement.
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A FANTASY OF COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND INANIMATE, 15min., Animation
Directed by Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
In a world dominated by modern society’s pervasive loneliness, “A Fantasy “of Companionship between Human and Inanimate” explores a unique bond between a child and an inanimate toy. Inspired by the growing influence of disruptive sciences and technologies, the film takes us on a journey from the jungles of Tanzania to a village toy factory, where a soul becomes trapped in a plush companion. Purchased by Christina’s mother in California, the toy, named ALAN, remains by her side as she grows into a young woman on the verge of becoming a doctor. However, ALAN becomes aware of its own mortality and the possibility of losing its human companion. Determined to defy fate, it embarks on a quest for a new existence, utilizing synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and ultimately teleportation to quantum entangle its soul with Christina’s forever. This captivating story delves into the realms of fantasy and science fiction, showcasing the power of companionship and the lengths one will go to preserve it.
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Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival 