DOC Shorts Festival - Aug. 25/26 event
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ALL SACRED THINGS, 24min,. Canada
Directed by Derek Sands
A group of indigenous college students go on a journey to reconnect to their culture, which leads them to experience the once almost extinct Ojibway Spirit Horses.
ENCOUNTERS BY THE WATER, 20min., Brazil
Directed by Joao Manoel Machado
Indigenous communities, artisans, fishermen and people of various walks of life come together in this documentary which traces the course of a river from its source in the forrest all the way down to the sea.
https://www.instagram.com/joaomachadoarte
NIVEH T'AH'IN, 7min., USA
Directed by Kenny Gamblin
Sam Alexander grew up half Gwich’in, half white, in remote, Fort Yukon, AK, above the Arctic Circle. As a child he was inspired by half-native movie characters to join the US Army Special Forces. Sam went on to serve for ten years as a US Army Green Beret.
https://www.mysteryranch.com/mystery-ranch-films
LOGGING ALGONQUIN, 28min., Canada
Directed by Conor DeVries
Logging Algonquin is a 28 minute documentary film that looks at the historical and on-going logging happening in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Through conversations with indigenous locals, scientists, foresters, and political experts, the film asks the question:
http://www.loggingalgonquinfilm.com/
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DON'T SLEEP short film review (interv...
DON'T SLEEP, 13min,. USA
Directed by Tianyue Gao
In order to prove that the world he lives in is virtual, an unemployed programmer begins to challenge the limits of human sleeplessness to force the world to collapse, only to find that the truth can never be proven.Get to know the filmmaker:
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THE BEF short film review (interview)
THE BEF, 9min., USA
Directed by Eric Burleson
While being pursued by a police officer, a young boy struggles with his decisions for the baby in his care and how to help his sick mother.https://instagram.com/burlesoneric
Get to know the filmmaker:
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MANOS BRUJAS (WITCH HANDS) feature fi...
WITCH HANDS, 90min., Mexico
Directed by Antonio Kosturakis, Julio Cesar Paredes, Jose Alejandro Estrada
Berenice, a young woman from the city, needs to return to her hometown when she finds out that her mother has died. This leads her to relive the dark past of her childhood, and discover the su...
