SHORT FILMS FOR MARCHE DU FILM 2017

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SOLD FOR THE FOLLOWING TERRITORIES:

  • GERMANY
  • SWITZERLAND
  • AUSTRIA
  • DENMARK
  • NORWAY
  • FINLAND
  • SWEDEN

This Film had a Private screening at the EFM = European Film Market – Feb. 2017

Fighting to Be Free

  • TITLE: Fighting to Be Free

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2016
▪ GENRE: Documentary
▪ COUNTRY: Ethiopia
▪ DIRECTOR: Cheryl Halpern

  • PRODUCERS: Cheryl Halpern, Mitchell Stuart
  • SYNOPSIS:

“Fighting To Be Free” celebrates the young freedom fighting heroines of Ethiopia during the latter part of the 20th century. These young women challenged all cultural norms when they left their homes and families to join the struggle to bring freedom, peace and democracy to their country. They came from diverse backgrounds; literate and illiterate, urban and rural and created a supportive sisterhood that challenged existing cultural myths and prejudices.

Kaltrina

  • TITLE: Kaltrina

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2016
▪ GENRE: Short Narrative
▪ FILM Running Time: Minutes 9, Sec 59
▪ COUNTRY: USA, UK
▪ DIRECTOR: Evi Stamatiou
▪ CAST: Evi Stamatiou, Alkis Sarantinos, Ahmet Demirer, Zuber Memon, Harry Timms
▪ CINEMATOGRAPHY: Zuber Memon, Harry Timms
▪ PRODUCER /S: Hugo Teugels and Evi Stamatiou (TVP Services)

  • SYNOPSIS: KALTRINA is an action drama, centered around the recognition scene between Kaltrina, a nurse from Kosovo who lives and works in NY, and a stranger who broke into her apartment.

Pizza Face

  • TITLE: Pizza Face

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2017
▪ GENRE: Animation/Horror/Comedy
▪ FILM Running Time: 10 mins
▪ COUNTRY: USA
▪ DIRECTOR: Justin Ulloa & Jamie Dwyer
▪ CAST: Diane Marshall-Green, Tracy Fiordalis, Carin Laue, Jamie Dwyer, Justin Ulloa
▪ CINEMATOGRAPHY: N/A
▪ PRODUCERS: Jamie Dwyer/Justin Ulloa

  • SYNOPSIS: A self-absorbed pizza waitress unleashes devastating horror after downloading a sinister new mobile app.

Cheers and Queers

  • TITLE: Cheers and Queers

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2016
▪ GENRE: Drama/Comedy
▪ FILM Running Time: 15 Minutes 17 Sec
▪ COUNTRY: USA
▪ DIRECTOR: Isabella Richter de Medeiros
▪ CAST: Kaitlyn Rogers, Cammie Reid, Hailey Phipps, Ellie Schanbacher, Jake Gardner
▪ CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rodrigo DeMedeiros
▪ PRODUCER /S: ArcMedia Studios, Rodrigo DeMedeiros, and Ali Mohsenian

  • SYNOPSIS: Sasha Kar is a cheerleader at a small town high school in Anywhere, USA. When she is partnered up for a history project with pink-haired out-and-proud queer Ty Folk and they begin to form a friendship, Sasha becomes insecure in everything she thought was true about herself.

The Other Side of Love

  • TITLE: The Other Side of Love

• PRODUCTION YEAR: 2016
• GENRE: Romance Drama
• FILM Running Time: Minutes 15 Sec 56
• COUNTRY: USA
• DIRECTOR: Tyrell Jason
• CAST: Michelle Simone, Robert Michael Bray, Mike Kolbasowski, Anthony Baradhi, Chase Brown, Chris J. Cullen, Chuk Morka, Josh F. Schaefer
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tyrell Jason
• PRODUCER /S: Tyrell Jason, Larry Rosen, Mike Meyer

  • SYNOPSIS: When Winnie's boyfriend cancels on their anniversary to visit his friends, she decides to go out alone. She ends up finding reasons to question her relationship all together.

Rendezvous

▪ TITLE: Rendezvous

  • PRODUCTION YEAR: 2015

▪ GENRE: Romantic Comedy
▪ FILM Running Time: 10 min 30 sec
▪ COUNTRY: Bulgaria
▪ DIRECTOR: Vanya Doneva
▪ CAST: Polin Lalova, Dimitar Zhivkov
▪ CINEMATOGRAPHY: Milena Stoykova
▪ PRODUCERS: Vanya Doneva, Milena Stoykova
▪ SYNOPSIS: A poor peasant girl is a maid in a wealthy house. Overworked by her demanding mistress, she can hardly find time for her lover, to whom she wants to get married and by doing so to get rid of serving. But will the obstacles between the two lovers deepen their feelings for each other or will that be the reason for their separation?

Val’s Turn

  • TITLE: Val’s Turn

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2012
▪ GENRE: Drama
▪ RUNNING TIME: 16 min
▪ COUNTRY: USA
▪ DIRECTOR: Sanjay Gupta
▪ CAST: Sherry Case, Julia Colbert, Alfred Ferraris, Raymond Gilmore, Tyler Scowcroft, Lee Zweigle
▪ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Matt Short
▪ PRODUCER: Hollie Perry

  • SYNOPSIS:

A mail order bride from the Ukraine comes to the U.S for a better life but ends up in an abusive relationship.

Cynical Liv: The Christening

  • TITLE: Cynical Liv: The Christening

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2014
▪ GENRE: Animation/Comedy
▪ RUNNING TIME: 11:50 seconds
▪ COUNTRY: Australia
▪ DIRECTOR: Eliza Jayne
▪ CAST: Eliza Jayne, LIV BURKE
Adam Doyle, BLANCHE
Tania Van Den Broek, JEN
Sharon Gardner, LISA
Dana Stockton, ARTHUR/MARTY
Gary Emmitt, PINO
Jason Stockton, FATHER FELLATIO
Josephine Gardner, BELLE
Margaret Karge, MARG
Patrick Murphy, SHANE
▪ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Eliza Jayne
▪ PRODUCER /S : Eliza Jayne, Dana Stockton

  • SYNOPSIS:

Kimmy and Mimmy are Christening their children. Liv's family hold a party at their home. Liv reveals to the family she wants to pursue a career in ar

Wishmakers

  • TITLE: Wishmakers

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2016
▪ GENRE: Documentary
▪ RUNNING TIME: 32 min
▪ COUNTRY: Israel
▪ DIRECTOR: Cheryl Halpern

  • PRODUCERS: Cheryl Halpern, Mitchell Stuart
  • SYNOPSIS:

"WishMakers" is the story of the Tulip winery that was established in a residential adult special needs community called the Village of Hope. The winery fosters a caring environment while providing employment, dignity and purpose for the residents. Together they find joy and personal fulfillment in producing the WishMaker wine and granting the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses. It is a special story of individuals doing for others within the range of their abilities.

9 Digits

  • TITLE: 9 Digits

▪ PRODUCTION YEAR: 2009
▪ GENRE: Drama
▪ RUNNING TIME: 22 min
▪ COUNTRY: USA
▪ DIRECTOR: Forrest Moss-Vreeland
▪ CAST: Johnny Rivera, Tommie Sox, Emily Vasquez, Rayniel Ruffino, Anny Mariano, Tristan Cunningham, Jason Moore, Raquel Almazan,
▪ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Forrest Moss-Vreeland

  • PRODUCER: Thomas Panazzolo
  • MUSIC COMPOSER: Tommie Sox
  • SYNOPSIS: Angelo is able to stop her, but not before the last digit of the number has sizzled away. Desperate to find his dream girl, Angelo begins trying each possible variation of the number. He thought it would be a simple matter of trial and error, but he was wrong