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The film tells the story of prominent Ukrainian composer Victoria Vita Poleva, who fled her home in Kyiv during the first days of the Russian invasion. Like the other Ukrainian female musicians which you meet in the film, she is trying to find herself in a difficult time and maintain a creative existence far away from home. The musicians' accounts and the composer's messages are reinforced by violent war images from Ukraine. The simple yet strong notes connect the women's stories and become the focal point of the documentary. The setting of the film is Vemmetofte Monastery - a historic refuge for women in Denmark during 300 years. Here, the women gather to immerse themselves in Vita Poleva's beautiful musical universe, take a break from the war and thank the locals for their hospitality by performing a concert. The tender and vivid accounts, filmed by the renowned Danish documentarian Torben Skjødt Jensen, cannot leave the viewer without reflections. Ghita Beckendorff's dynamic editing of the film, combined with the sharp black-and-white images of photographer Jan Grarup, shows the contrast between the atrocities of the war in Ukraine and the beauty of the silence in the Danish province. What fate awaits the Ukrainian women in exile? What will happen to the lives and careers of composer Victoria Vita Poleva, soprano Mariana Golovko-Danchenko, cellist Zhanna Marchinska and many other performing artists? When will the forced separation from the motherland end? When

"Clockwork City" is an action-horror parody set in a secluded, futuristic steampunk city. The city's inhabitants live their daily lives in strict mechanical order, until an unexpected sandstorm changes everything. With the sandstorm comes a series of strange and ominous events that gradually unravel the city's order and safety. A ragtag team becomes the city's only hope, as the rusting, sand-filled Clockwork City continues to break down. The city's mechanical systems slowly fall apart, making survival the greatest challenge in the face of the slow collapse of technology. The film humorously subverts horror cliches while offering a visually striking steampunk setting and action-packed scenes. The team struggles to survive the mounting challenges. The film is entirely made using A.I. programs. AWARDS:

On Halloween night, Claire, a woman in her 30s, finds herself alone at home, reminiscing about her twin sister's dark life choices after a phone conversation with her best friend. Later, a noise breaks the silence, prompting Claire to investigate. She discovers that her backyard has been tampered with. As the night progresses and strange occurrences continue, Claire quickly realizes that a coven of witches is after her. AWARDS:

A daughter discovers how to communicate with her destitute mother through the music that defined her life.

The story of a young woman as an only survivor from a serious car accident, reveals the relations between life and pain. Between the different dimensions of a once-lived-life and the rebirth of anew. AWARDS:

Three estranged siblings show up to their father's will reading, but what is in their father's will is more shocking than what they were expecting to get.

Marcello, seeking refuge from bullying and his mother's financial struggles, spends his summer in the branches of his favorite lemon tree. His world shifts when he falls for a girl, prompting him to find a way to connect with her. The lemon tree becomes witness to the unfolding of a heartfelt story of love and resilience. AWARDS:

An artist trying to rediscover oneself by trying to find inspiration from around, later finds AWARDS:

Todd, a lone musician feels pushed aside after being told to find his own way of living with tinnitus. In the depths of despair, he discovers the healing power of self-help, his music that tricks the brain into a dream state, and with it, a newfound sense of purpose. Inspired by his creation, he decides to start a support group where he hopes to find others to test out his music and see what it can do for them. What if music was the only medicine we needed? AWARDS:

When nearing the end of his battle with cancer, a deformed man experiments with LSD in search of enlightenment. The resulting trip takes him on a harrowing descent into an acid-drenched hell.

Two actors decide to take on the role of the spectators. And they go to attend a show that does not exist. They carry out all the clumsy and annoying actions that annoy the artists during the performance. Claustrophobic, surreal atmosphere of an empty theater due to the pandemic. The dream of the actors that, at the end of the pandemic, the public returns to crowd the theatres. Original/Alternative Title: The substance of dreams AWARDS:

The substitution of a proper term with a figurative one following a symbolic transposition of images. Original/Alternative Title: Passage https://vimeo.com/351254482 AWARDS:

Sekhem, or 'Power' in ancient Egyptian, follows two viziers as they discuss the optimal way to care for a garden, a discussion laden with subterfuge and intrigue. They realize the folly of absolute power is but a path to an inevitable downfall. This film was created entirely with Unreal Engine and mocap. Several AI tools were used during the workflow enabling me to produce this film alone within 1 week.

Will we ever know who Michael Malone really is? I started out buying vegetables at Hungry Toad Farm and little by little got to know Michael Malone, the proprietor and soul of the farm, and his partner, Nancy Kelly. The more I talked with Michael the more I realized what an interesting and complicated character he is. As a character study he’s contradictory which is a trait I value in my subjects. On one hand he looks like a crusty old redneck, but in reality he’s highly educated (he was an English major in college). He’s thinks of himself as an artist and his canvas is his three acres on which he plants his organic produce. His farm is right in the middle of a gentrified neighborhood but reminds me of what farming was like 100 years ago. To some the farm might look unkept, however the tastiest vegetables and most beautiful flowers are grown there in abundance. Most people don’t think about where their food comes from. They just go to their local grocery store, and buy produce. In my film, Michael shows us the whole process from beginning to end. He also raises laying chickens. Unlike commercial farmers, his chickens are not crowded into tight little cages, and are given plenty of room to move around. Michael says that his coop is “like a Luxury Hilton hotel for chickens.” The eggs are good, really good, probably the best I’ve ever had. I agree with Michael when he says that he could never order eggs in a restaurant. An organic farm is complex

An introspective meeting with puppet Pierrot motivates a sleeping girl AWARDS:

Jake's anxiety gets the best of him when he attempts to reach out to his father around the holidays.

After receiving an email Ja-Mel, a known promoter, Monica agrees to an audition. With the chance to achieve her dreams within reach, Monica attends the audition against the warnings of her friends and family. AWARDS:

Flâneurs, wandering figures, moving swiftly yet remaining still, roam aimlessly through the uncertainty, without apparent purpose or destination, merely seeking or escaping from themselves. Automatons in ceaseless motion, they are caught in a perpetual competition driven by a restless society. A juxtaposition of opposites, they look like black and white pawns on the vertical chessboard of the cityscape, unmoved by fleeting encounters and only transient loves. The rapid flow of single frames mirrors the chaotic and obsessive, almost tribal, rhythm of the urban jungle, symbolizing the irreversible process of human disintegration and the fading of emotions. Vulnerabilities are laid bare, like the transparencies of an x-ray, offering a glimpse into our shared humanity, where self-recognition and rediscovery may still reside. AWARDS:

Anka's brother was killed, her mother is slowly going crazy, and her grandfather is struggling with Alzheimer's. Out of hopelessness and despair, Anka decides to do the worst. AWARDS:

THIS FILM PROJECT WAS COMPLETED OVER THE SERIES OF SEVERAL YEARS AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AIR SHOWS 2016-2019 RANGING FROM WINGS OVER CAMARILLO, RIVERSIDE AIR SHOW, AND THE PLANES OF FAME AIR SHOWS AWARDS:

Macho Digital is a digital dance journey into 21st century masculinity and the stigma surrounding men's vulnerabilities and emotional wellbeing. AWARDS:

After her parents pass Amy is left the house and finds a family secret that her parents never told her about. AWARDS:

A crossover narrative exploring themes of immigration and romance unfolds as Glaucus and Era's paths intersect unexpectedly through a fortuitous traffic collision. Original/Alternative Title: Ata Që S'fluturuan Tutje AWARDS:

The story of the Patron Saint of Corato comes to life in a fairy-tale way in the life of a devout parishioner in search of spiritual comfort. Original/Alternative Title: Facing each other AWARDS: