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Meet The Filmmakers
Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson (Aikane)
Director and animator Daniel Sousa is an Oscar-nominated animation director who uses the themes embedded in myths and legends to examine archetypes of human nature.
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they become aikāne, bound by love and trust, and an epic adventure begins.
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they become aikāne, bound by love and trust, and an epic adventure begins.
Noah Himmelstein (Shirttugger)
Noah Himmelstein, is an established theatre director turned first time filmmaker. His work has been seen on stages in New York, regionally around the US and in Europe. noahhimmelstein.com
After another nocturnal binge, Max spends the following day dodging “food noise” whilst keeping his dark secret from his boyfriend.
After another nocturnal binge, Max spends the following day dodging “food noise” whilst keeping his dark secret from his boyfriend.
Morgan Davies (Blackbird)
Alma, a young black teenager recovering from Bulemia meets Noa, new roommate at an eating disorder treatment center. Seemingly, the two could not be more different, yet they will soon find they have more in common than they realize.
William Venus Means (Blue Square Heart)
A drag queen is forced to reconsider his shockingly violent art when his estranged, conservative mother makes a surprise appearance at his show in an attempt to reconnect.
Steph Griffith (Ivy Grace)
A Christian, Republican woman from South Carolina makes a challenging decision following a hypoplastic left heart syndrome diagnosis in a post-Roe v. Wade world.
Sumin Kim (A Certain Night)
After being out of town for a while, Russell comes back home to the life he left behind. Facing his ex-boyfriend Aaron, and confronting the only family he knows, his brother Robert, who is against his sexuality.
D. Mitry (Hedgehog)
As the war starts in Ukraine, six years old Nina is sent to her grandma’s remote village. In the shack outside, Nina discovers a badly wounded Russian soldier.
Miroslava Gonzalez (Strong Yaqui Women)
A mother recalls stories from her youth about her indigenous lineage and sets off on a journey to understand her place in a long line of resilient Yaqui Warriors.
Drew Ann Rosenberg (Daddy's Eyes)
In this haunting tale of hope and despair, a mother and her daughter, separated for over twenty years by race, fame, and heroin addiction, struggle to find each other before it’s too late. This modern Greek tragedy examines the sacrifices that must be made to make it to the top of the music world.
Holly Hardman (As Prescribed)
Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan – all belong to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines (benzos). News and entertainment media portray them in terms of addiction and abuse or as innocuous medications that relax nerves. AS PRESCRIBED documents a strikingly different narrative, following eye-opening stories of invisible illness and disability. Boston-based survivor Geraldine Burns leads a grassroots army of “good patients” that help other victims and advocate tirelessly for benzodiazepine harm awareness. But resistance is strong. Geraldine and her cohorts are opposed by powerful forces that include pharmaceutical giants and a medical culture that has denied the problem for decades.
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