Stories about women and their work. In Bedside Manner (USA, 18 min., Corinne Botz) a neurologist plays multiple roles to teach medical students. A controversial group of Mormon feminists fights for their rights in Where We Stand (USA, 20 min., Kristine Stolakis). Teriano (Canada, 20 min., Leora Eisen) defies expectations, moving from a remote Kenyan […]
2016 SHORT DOCUMENTARY WINNER WORLD PREMIERE Bedside Manner focuses on standardized patients and the art of medicine. The film explores empathy and medical relationships through the practice of using medical actors to train student doctors. At the center of the film is the brilliant neurologist Dr. Alice Flaherty, who plays herself as a doctor, standardized […]
WORLD PREMIERE Rising Sons is a short documentary film about a radical and unique approach to end the rampant raping of women in The Democratic Republic of the Congo: by healing the wounds and beliefs of men. This intimate film provides an opportunity to witness the evolution of the masculine and address the root causes […]
If you can make it here… An artist embarks on The Moving Camera Project (USA, 5 min., Andrew Moynehan, Chelsea Moynehan), while a courthouse job helps a Working Stiff (USA, 5 min., Sarah Hanssen) support his art. The Dogist (USA, 6 min., E.J. McLeavey- Fisher) profiles an Instagram canine photographer and author, while The Tricks […]
NYC PREMIERE A short documentary about a New York comic strip artist who finds a way to support his own creative work.
WORLD PREMIERE Experience the mind of artist Maciej Markowicz as he embarks on his latest work, a giant camera of New York proportions.
A film about identical twins leading identical lives.
Four letters that make the world go round. Her & Me (USA, 15 min., Shelby Hadden) profiles identical twins, while Oh My Father (USA, 11 min., Robert Machoian) explores a father/daughter bond. Elders (UK, 7 min., Glen Milner) looks at the world’s longest-married couple, and Palisades (USA, 7 min., Marian Mathias) chronicles falling in love. […]
WORLD PREMIERE John met Julie in Palisades Park, MI. After seeing her reaction to a personal loss, he realized he loved her.
An impressionistic docu-mystery exploring the origins of an unidentified deep-sea sound.