27/04/2024
If you are feeling left out of the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival because you don't live near us, no worries, you can enjoy a full line-up at our Patreon Page and a bunch of other cool perks for only $9.00 a month. Which will also include similar access to the Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation, Inc. which would be roughly $200 savings. Plus access to Creating Dangerously Podcast bonuses, more poetry, digital art and whatever else we cook up at the Shawna Foundation.
Here is the full line-up for the Mass Indie Patreon Screening. But sign up now, because when the Mass Indie Film Fest ends on Sunday, so does the Virtual Screening.
Feature Documentaries
Alone
Director: S Columbus
Documentary about the difference of being alone and feeling alone.
Four Seasons of Youth
Director: Essi Rafael
From enrollment to graduation, a wannabe movie director filmed his experience at one of the most important universities in Brazil. Through this portrait of a disenchanted generation, we follow the hopes and fears of students who faced an unprecedented educational crisis.
One Door Closes: Korey's Courage
Director: Anna Walsh
The film follows the stories of 4 people from all walks of life who overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve their dreams/goals: Dr. Korey Varano (bone cancer & amputation), Ken McDonnell (traumatic brain injury), Scherrie Payne, Formerly of The Supremes (breast cancer, depression, lack of confidence in her ability to sing, su***de attempts), June Monteiro of The Toys (throat cancer).
Based on the award winning book, One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams, by Tom Ingrassia and Jared Chrudimsky
Sara’s Circus
Directors: Meagan T Frappiea, Bryant Naro
SARA’S CIRCUS follows twenty-year circus veteran and single mother Sara Greene as she attempts to create the first woman-founded tented circus.
Undivide Us
Director: Kristi Kendall
UNDIVIDE US is a poignant exploration of the toxic polarization gripping America. From the cynical tactics of a power-hungry political class to the manipulative narratives of media influencers, the film reveals the overlooked facets of America's political dysfunction. However, it is a story of hope, not despair. Through the intimate lens of six focus groups across three American cities, UNDIVIDE US explores conversations around the most divisive topics of our time and uncovers the potential for healing conversation. The film celebrates the spirit of unity and resilience woven into America's fabric. Through powerful political analyses and intimate conversations with everyday Americans, UNDIVIDE US reveals the empathy and tolerance that exist beneath the manufactured divisions.
Feature Length Films
I Want to Live on Mars
Director: Mariya Somova
In broad strokes, two young women (Pickles, very rural, and Breezy, very urban) are brought together by the mistakes or the circumstances of their guardians beyond their control. After months of prickly, unlikely friendship, and a series of poetically unexpected events, the two strike out on their own, leaving behind whatever scraps they had in exurban Pennsylvania in search of "Life on Mars."
Monsters Within
Director: Devin Montgomery
Life brings Luke Wolf back to his hometown where his sister, who has Down Syndrome, is. Things are different, or maybe it's just that now he's different. After years of running from his problems, Luke must face his monsters.
This Time
Director: Robert Vaughn
When a closeted teen inherits her estranged father’s journal she discovers cryptic clues uncovering his secret life. Now to fulfill her father’s dying wish she must blackmail an alcoholic hearse driver to race her cross-country to attempt a long shot rendezvous with her father's longtime friend Liza Minnelli.
Wheel of Heaven
Director: Joseph Badon
A woman caught up in predatory relationships is thrown into a multi-layered world of choices after she discovers a mystical book in a thrift store.
Shorts Block
Dawn of Death
Director: Armin Rajaei
An Experimental Short from Iran.
All the Paths
Director: John William Malesevic
During World War II, a French family faces harsh consequences for harboring retreating British soldiers after a failed ambush of a German convoy.
I Still Love You
Director: Diane Pontius
A Short Documentary:
Bob Pontius operates on children with heart defects, and in the 1960’s helps bring pediatric heart surgery to Bergamo, Italy. Then his life is radically altered. He has a mental health crisis.
Before The Freeze
Director: Tenley E. Raj
There might not be blood, but there may be murder. �"Before the Freeze" is an experimental psychodrama about the anxieties of motherhood and the dangers of escapism.
Confession
Director: Justin Lombardi
Gabriel Blake is a middle-aged instructor at a youth conversion therapy program for young gay men in small-town Florida. On the cusp of coming to terms with his own sexuality, he is forced to confront the hypocrisy of his own beliefs and the harm that he has caused others just like himself. In weighing the current understanding against his heart, Gabriel must decide whether to continue living a lie, or to embrace his true self so that others around him can finally do the same.
Mailbu Soda
Director: Lucas Arruda
In this flashy universe, a gay young man, struggling to feel confident in his body, latches onto personalities he deems perfect; one of them being a manufactured pop star.
Little Hurts
Director: Debra Solomon
Animated Short
An errand at the dry cleaners unleashes a free-for-all of fat-shaming, body image demons and family dieting obsessions.
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