Mr. Emancipation -Doc -Canada -dcff21 -Winner -Best Doc Canada
Mr. Emancipation is the story of Walter L Perry’s determination to put on a celebration that would transcend divisions of race and class. He staged an Emancipation Day festival that was where everyone wanted to be. Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr, Jesse Owens all headed there because, as civil rights activist Dick Gregory said […]
The Colour of Spring -Feature -Canada -dcff21 -Winner -Best Feature Canada
The Colour of Spring To their friends, Sarah and Sam seem like the perfect couple desperately in love. But when Sarah gets her big stage break as an aspiring actress, Sam begins to question whether he’s good enough for her, particularly as he’s stuck in a dead-end job. As their relationship unravels, and a mysterious […]
My Name Was January -Short Doc -Canada -dcff2020 -Winner Best Short Documentary
When a trans sister, January Marie Lapuz, is brutally murdered in her own home, a community reacts and her friends and other trans women of colour come to share and voice their issues, concerns, and challenges. January was seen as a bright light in the lives of many. This is the story of January, a […]
Coffee and a Donut -Short Film -USA _dcff2020-Winner -Best Short USA
A story of a young immigrant who knows no English, and his trials in….ordering breakfast at the local diner. *** Pablo is a young immigrant, new to the United States, and speaks no English. When he first comes into a diner, not knowing how to order, he mimics another customer. Thus, a “coffee and a […]
Stro: The Michael D’Asaro Story -Feature Doc -USA -dcff2020-Winner -Best Doc USA
Michael D’Asaro impacted thousands of lives around the world as a renowned saber fencer and coach by using fencing as a metaphor for life. Director Biography – Greg Lynch Jr, Doug Nichols Gregory Lynch Jr Bio Greg Lynch graduated in 1987 from San Francisco State with a B.A. in screen writing. He later complemented that […]
Anna – Short Film – Ukraine -DCFF2020-Winner – Best Actress
Cannes Official Selection 19′ – Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love. Nominated for a short Palme d’Or, BIFA award winner for […]
Next Stop -WebSeries -Canada-dcff20 -Winner -Best Web series
A real and surreal anthology series that follows a group of Toronto ‘yutes’ struggling to stay afloat and un-depressed in the city. Director Biography – Jabbari Omar Weekes, Tichaon Tapambwa, Phil Witmer I am an emerging Caribbean director based in Toronto who is focused on creating slice-of-life and fantasy stories within the diasporic community. Director […]
Sockeye Salmon. Red fish -Russian Federation -dcff2020-Winner -Best Documentary
Sockeye, a species of wild salmon, is born in Kamchatkan waters and spends its entire life in the Pacific Ocean. Only once does it return to fresh waters – to give offspring, start the circle of life, and die. It is an inexhaustible resource that feeds billions of people on the planet, restored every year! […]
Tabernacle 101 -Feature Film -Australia -dcff2020-Winner -Best feature Film Int’l
Atheist Frank Bonetti , creates a death experiment to prove that there is no afterlife. It goes terribly wrong opening a portal to hell. Evil entities stalk him and the only way he can fight back is to ally with Australia’s most respected medium Meredith Palin. Up against impossible odds, can they succeed? Flatliners […]
Allegro -Short -dcff19 – Winner Best Experimental Short
Allegro When creativity gets punished as error, freedom must be sought. Director Biography – Karl Bou-Rjeily Discovering the magic of the camera from a young age, Karl pursues his film studies at the Lebanese American University – Beirut, during which he writes and directs two short films, “Anemoia” (2018) and “Allegro” (2019). A passionate musician, […]