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The Initiation Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from May 2020 LATINO Film Festival

THE INITIATION, 19min., USA, Drama

David a homeless man and a silent narrator follows the tags of a Latino Graffiti Writer named Pedro. Those tags are the only source of light in the homeless man’s empty world.
Pedro shares the same world which is not so bright. In search of protection and fellowship, he is lured to join the notorious Vessel gang lead by his cousin Miguel and must undergo a final vicious initiation ritual. Through the final hours, Pedro is reminded by Jen his one true companion that his art is his protection and fellowship.

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Cirqueros Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from May 2020 LATINO Film Festival

CIRQUEROS, 5min., USA, Drama

Directed by Alex Stanton Smith

A group of circus performers rush their injured fellow performer to the local ER where they’re mistaken for gang members.

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¡Come! (eat) Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from May 2020 LATINO Film Festival

¡Come! (eat), 12min., USA, Drama

Directed by Lizette Barrera

Set in Florida, a 12 year old Puerto Rican girl’s perspective changes when she brings a popular dessert dish, Arroz con Leche, to a thanksgiving event at her school and no one eats it.

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May 2020 – LATINO Feedback Festival – Highlights and Videos

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:

BEST LATINO FILM: THE INITIATION

Theme of night: Feeling like an outsider.

NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

THE INITIATION, 19min., USA, Drama

CIRQUEROS, 5min., USA, Drama

¡Come! (eat), 12min., USA, Drama

DAFFODIL, 18min., Hong Kong, Drama

The beginning of a (temporary) new era.

See you at the festivals. Whenever that happens!

– Matthew Toffolo

Female Festival 1st Scene Reading: Steal The Light, by Whitney Stewart — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

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After Hurricane Katrina destroys her home and career, a young journalist abandons everything to fulfill her German grandmother’s dying wish — to discover the fate of her brother who disappeared on the Russian Front of World War Two. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Charlotte: Hannah Ehman Anna: Nkasi Ogbonnah — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival […]
Female Festival 1st Scene Reading: Steal The Light, by Whitney Stewart — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

Female Festival Winning Feature Screenplay Reading: For Better Or For Worse, by Clara BIJL — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

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An American-born woman who’s deemed to be an “illegal” attempts to avoid deportation at any cost, only to find that her seemingly fool-proof plan has backfired. CAST LIST: Various: Regan Brown Phil: Dale Samms Jane: Cassandra Guthrie Narration: Kat Smiley Edith: Melie Rondeau Brad: Hugh Ritchie Mike: Wayne Yuan — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival […]
Female Festival Winning Feature Screenplay Reading: For Better Or For Worse, by Clara BIJL — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: February 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Los Angeles) — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: CYCLE BEST COMEDY FILM: LABOR RELATIONS BEST PERFORMANCES: LISTEN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CIGARETTE LIPS BEST SOUND & MUSIC: JACKS Theme of night: Not really listening. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: TIME AT WOODPINE, 17min., USA, […]
HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: February 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Los Angeles) — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

An Idea Short Film, Audience Feedback from April 2020 ANIMATION Festival — FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival

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AN IDEA, 6min., Mexico, Animation Directed by Juan Paulín All sorts of things can happen in the search of an idea. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
An Idea Short Film, Audience Feedback from April 2020 ANIMATION Festival — FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival

Serpendipity Short Film, Audience Feedback from April 2020 ANIMATION Festival — FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival

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SERPENDIPITY, 7min., USA, Animation Directed by Carlos Mejia & Kevin Barwick Gordon does not want to freeze during his dinner date. Not only is Gordon nervous, but he has a secret- he has snakes for hair with a bad habit of turning people into stone. Will he find love or is this a date with disaster? […]
Serpendipity Short Film, Audience Feedback from April 2020 ANIMATION Festival — FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival

Unified Theory Short Film, Audience Feedback from April 2020 ANIMATION Festival — FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival

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UNIFIED THEORY, 5min., USA, Animation Directed by Christina Hibner Unified Theory is an experimental animation that follows two cosmic entities. The main character, Junior, is trying her best to learn about the nature of the universe from her teacher, Senior, who is a master of the universe. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics […]
Unified Theory Short Film, Audience Feedback from April 2020 ANIMATION Festival — FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival