This is a snapshot into the moment one Japanese-American family is forced from their home to live in an internment camp during World War Two, and what happens when one family member refuses to leave.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Canon: Sean Ballantyne
Joseph: Steve Rizzo
Miyoko: Hannah Ehman
Butch/Scout: Shawn Devlin
Keisuke: Allan Michael Brunet
Audience Award Winners: Best Drama Short Film: WHY WE LEAVE Best Performances: RESTLESS Best Sound & Music: ONE DATE Best Direction: MAN ALIVE Best Student Film: STROKE OF LUCK Best Cinematography: IT’S ONLY ME
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
STROKE OF LUCK, 9min., USA, Drama/Comedy/Fantasy Directed by Seraphine Terryberry A young woman in her 20’s deals with her father having a stroke and being hospitalized, by escaping into her imagination and pretending she’s in movie scenes.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
WHY WE LEAVE, 13min., USA, Drama Directed by Anastasios Ketsios Why We Leave is a dramatic narrative about a married couple struggling to connect with each other after the suicide of their son.
A very insightful experience! The Feedback video was a gift and the entire team was extremely professional and helpful throughout the process.
This festival is designed to showcase the best of LGBTQ+ stories from around the world today! We accept screenplays (short, TV Pilot, feature) and short & feature films.
Film Festivals:
Festivals occur every single month. We accept an assortment of shorts & feature films from around the world today monthly. We are proud to announce that we will be using the audience feedback format where all accepted films receive a video of people talking about their film at the festival. Excellent video to use for promotional purposes too.
Screenplay Festivals:
We are proud to showcase 2-5 winning LGBTQ+ screenplays at our festival every single month!! Go to the site and watch the winning readings each month.
All entries receive full feedback from the industry. Accepted…
A showcase of the best MUSIC based shorts from around the world today. Films from Australia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Israel, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland.
Sign up for the free 7 day trial and check it out at http://www.wildsound.ca . Then it’s only $4.99 a month to watch a brand new festival every single day.
See the Full Lineup of Films:
FASTER, 5min., Russia, Music Directed by Arina Rozova The story is about a girl who is in the eternal pursuit of success and status. Work brings her money, sports – a beautiful body, parties – avoiding loneliness. Alcohol, drugs, strange men…All in a circle. Maybe it’s time to stop?
I DON’T SMOKE AND I DON’T DRINK, 3min., Hong Kong, Music Video Directed by Tyson Yoshi As a singer-songwriter, TYSON said that due to his appearance, style, and tattoos on his body, people generally…
Audience Award Winners: Best Feature Film: RAILS, JAILS AND TROLLEYS Best Short Form Short Film: MY FATHER Best Long Form Short Film: THE CRY OF A SPARROW Best Documentary Short: REMEMBERING SUDAN: THE LAST MALE Best Performances: THE SERVICE Best Cinematography: ZYKLUS XX Best Sound & Music: EXTRA LARGE Best Direction: YATRA: The Journey
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
REMEMBERING SUDAN: THE LAST MALE, 11min,. USA, Documentary Directed by Ami Vitale Zacharia Mutai was devastated the day he lost his best friend Sudan. Sudan was someone he spent years with, someone he knew better than his own children, someone he loved. This death was tragic, but not a surprise.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
RAILS, JAILS AND TROLLEYS, 71min,. Canada, Documentary Directed by Henna Mann Rails, Jails and Trolleys (August 2022) documents history’s…
Audience Award Winners: Best Sci-Fi Film: SPACE PARADOX Best Fantasy Film: Best Performances: LIFE REBORN Best Cinematography: DARK CELL Best Sound & Music: FEEL GOOD Best Student Film: THE THINGS I FEEL Best Direction: CROSS
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
LIFE REBORN, 12min., Panana Directed by Marcel Barragan LUCAS (Marcel Barragán) and his daughter CLARISA (María Alexandra Sanz), recreate a wonderful trip to space as NASA crew members. Clarisa is very ill at a terminal point. The objective of this trip is to connect with a Magical Universe for her salvation, and in a great adventure, they succeed!
Audience Award Winners: Best Feature Film: The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan Best Long Form Short Film: SWIM THROUGH Best Short Form Short Film: CNTRL Best Spiritual Film: HOW TO THRIVE Best Sound & Music: BEYOND THE BEAT Best Editing: BRING BACK THE WHISTLE DOG Best Cinematography: THE USELESS GLASSBLOWER Best Human Interest Film: I CAN FLY Best Direction: GEARHEADS Best Culture Film: WE ARE GURUNG
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
HOW TO THRIVE, 96min., Australia, Documentary Directed by Duy Huynh Is there a secret formula to happiness? Positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod takes 7 people on a transformative journey to learn the secret formula to happiness The film’s premise is; if we offer the science of happiness to people experiencing struggle; what difference would it make? Is happiness a learnable skill and can…