Month: May 2017

Get to know the short film: FAMILY SHADOWS, 4min, USA, Family/Drama

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Every Friday night at 7 o’clock, Carter walks into the forest, and every single time, his father follows him. While wandering through the shadows, they discover what it means to be family. The film’s director was 17 at the time of filming and 18… Continue reading Get to know the short film: FAMILY SHADOWS, 4min, USA, Family/Drama

Director’s BIO: Manuele Mandolesi

Short Film BEYOND Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Director Biography Manuele Mandolesi was born in Recanati on the 5th of July 1977. After finishing his degree in Communication studies he moved in Milan to attend a Master in “Digital Film and Television”. Here, he collaborated with a Media Production Studio… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Manuele Mandolesi

Get to know the short film: BEYOND, 4min, Italy, Drama/Mystery

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Night. Anonymous suburbs. A woman lies on the floor in a pool of blood. Two paramedics of Saint Mary’s Hospital are beside her. She’s a victim of violence by a wanted man. From the beginning and throughout the entire short film we will only… Continue reading Get to know the short film: BEYOND, 4min, Italy, Drama/Mystery

Get to know the short film: WOW, 4min, France, Drama/Romance

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival WOW relates the cycle of desire between two lovers. The end is the beginning. The beginning is the end. WOW is a story where images blend into each other seamlessly, both from low to high desire and from high to low desire, along with… Continue reading Get to know the short film: WOW, 4min, France, Drama/Romance

Director’s BIO: Lucy Lee

Short Film VOICING SILENCE Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Director Biography Lucy has made eight independent animated films numerous animated film commissions, as well as live action documentaries and dance films. She works in a variety of media including oil on glass, sand on glass, drawn animation, puppets and cut… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Lucy Lee

Get to know the short film: VOICING SILENCE, 3min, UK, Animation

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival How do you move forward when events from a distant past continue to cast their grim shadow on the present? Can breaking the silence ever bring a much longed for quietude? Voicing Silence is one woman’s attempt to find her words that have remained… Continue reading Get to know the short film: VOICING SILENCE, 3min, UK, Animation

Director’s BIO: Giovanni Ferrari

Short Film DATE TO THE CINEMA Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Director Biography Giovanni is a New York based movie producer and MFA degree candidate at Columbia University, School of the Arts. Giovanni was born in Brescia, Italy. Following a period of study in Brazil, he graduated in Business Administration… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Giovanni Ferrari

Get to know the short film: DATE TO THE CINEMA, 4min, USA, Romance/Drama

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Share the inner thoughts of a young man at the very fist date with a woman. Project Links Website Giovanni Ferrari Director Giovanni Ferrari Writer Giovanni Ferrari Producer Antoneta Kusijanovic Producer Kevin Hoffman Key Cast Giulia D’Ambrosio Key Cast Film Type: Short Runtime: 4… Continue reading Get to know the short film: DATE TO THE CINEMA, 4min, USA, Romance/Drama