i tell you very softly

2022 Official Selection: Feature Film – Comedy

Living in the lie is like constantly living in reality the real one means…

After his ex-wife’s death, Giuseppe and his long-time partner Nikolas receive custody of Giuseppe’s son and daughter. Meanwhile, Giuseppe’s three sisters will put them to a very severe, and hilarious, test. “A real Italian family.“

Director(s): Pasquale Marrazzo
Writer(s): Pasquale Marrazzo, Fabrizio Bozzetti, Roberto Traverso
Producer(s): NOI FILM
Cast: Lucia Vasini, Stefano Chiodaroli, Pietro Pignatelli

The truth is always in front of us! Just don’t look at it and everything will be fine, right Giuseppe?

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The Long Way to Die

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary

Actor Peter Egan and filmmaker Andrew Telling travelled 15,000 miles to witness the dog meat trade in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. They expected darkness, cruelty and pain. They experienced far worse. However, amid the horror, there were some whose light restored their faith in humanity.

Director(s): Andrew Telling
Featuring: Peter Egan

Peter and Lola rescuing a ‘meat’ dog from the Longowan market.

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Conversion

2022 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary

A story of survival and hope, CONVERSION follows five survivors as they shed light on the secretive and often deadly practices of conversion therapy.

Director(s): Zach Meiners
Producer(s): Leilani Gushiken, Zach Meiners, Taylor Young
Featuring: Dustin Rayburn, Elena Joy Thurson, Zach Meiners, Matt Ashcroft, Sam Brinton, McKrae Game, Wayne Besen, Dr. Kelsy Burke, Garrard Conley

An inside look at conversion therapy and its survivors.

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How to Hack Birth Control

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

‘How to Hack Birth Control’ is a 3-segment pilot satire focusing on how to navigate and take charge in today’s contraception universe, Birth Control takes a run at ‘not supposed to talk about,’ scenarios and answers all of the questions women truly want to know but are taught to be too afraid to ask.

Director(s): Sassy Mohen
Writer(s): Sassy Mohen
Producer(s): Sassy Mohen
Cast: Xanthe Paige, Jackie Jacobson, Austin Powell, Aisha Renee Holden, Megan Rach, Lauren Elizabeth Harris, Danny Royce

Better never than late

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