Festival Awards:
Best Film: ALTERNATURE MATH
Best Documentary: FAKE
Best Satire: I AM THE CANDIDATE
Best Direction: THEE WHO HESITATES…..
Best Sound & Music: RADIX 2
Best Cinematography: THE GAME THE DOUBT
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ALTERNATIVE MATH, 9min., USA, Comedy
Directed by David Maddox
A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.
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FAKE, 8min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Alan J. Chriest
Fake news is not new – but now it’s digital. From click-bait headlines to cyber disinformation, we are easily manipulated. What do we gain and what do we lose by our unquestioned beliefs that control our actions?
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I AM THE CANDIDATE, 3min., USA, Satire
Directed by Joseph Messer
Political Satire.
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THEE WHO HESITATES…., 8min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Kelly Perine
On April 24th, 2021, I got my 2nd vaccination shot. It came with a tinge of hope as I’d been locked down like the rest of the world for over a year. Now mere months later, with the Delta variant running rampant, the vaccination rates of African-Americans have slowed and we’re on the brink of another shutdown and outbreak. Why? In “Thee Who Hesitates…”, I explore my own journey to getting vaccinated and pondered the question of why African-Americans and people of color are still hesitant to get theirs. Even as the disease continues to spread.
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RADIX 2, 6min., Japan, Dance
Directed by Cristiano Leone
RADIX, conceived and directed by Cristiano Leone, is an audio-visual project that promotes a dialogue between contemporary creation and historical heritage.
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THE GAME THE DOUBT, 25min., Iran, Drama
Directed by Hamid Reza Mahmoudi
After a couple of years of effective efforts, Reza became a writer of the artist. He had to leave his country due to a lot of restrictions, which were an obstacle to achieve his dreams and his goals. Therefore, he made a pivotal decision which led to unexpected events and a lot of problems for him.
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