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The quarterly festival that focuses on the greatest under 5 minute short films from around the world. Films get showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival and receive an audience moderation video on their short.

Get to know the short film: I & MYSELF, 5min, Japan, Drama/Fantasy

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Mizuho came to Tokyo to make her dream reality but things have not been going well for her. “What did I come to Tokyo for…?” One day, depressed and on her way home, she is stopped by a certain lady. To her astonishment, the… Continue reading Get to know the short film: I & MYSELF, 5min, Japan, Drama/Fantasy

Director’s BIO: Hisanori Tsukuda

Short Film I & MYSELF Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Director Biography Director / Creative Director of NHK (Since2004-) Film Director Recent representative work [Drama] “The Wife of Gegege”(2009) “Clouds above the Hill” Season3 (2011) “Taira no kiyomori”(2012) “Garasu no ie”(2013) “Housou Hakubutsukan Kiki-ippatsu”(2014) [as a Creative Director] “64”(2015) “Manben”(2015)… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Hisanori Tsukuda

Get to know the short film: THE FINAL FAIRYTALE, 1min, UK, Family

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival A woman looks back at a fading memory of her father and of fairytales . Ken Williams Director Film Type: Short Runtime: 1 minute Completion Date: May 17, 2016 Production Budget: 1,000 EUR Country of Origin: Ireland Country of Filming: Ireland Film Language: English… Continue reading Get to know the short film: THE FINAL FAIRYTALE, 1min, UK, Family

Director’s BIO: Sewra G Kidane

Short Film Proclamation Punctuation Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Director Biography Sewra G Kidane is a New York City based, award winning Commercial Film Editor, with over 10 years of experience editing with some of New York City’s top advertising agencies, networks and heavy hitters in the music industry. Her love… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Sewra G Kidane

Get to know the the short film: PROCLAMATION PUNCTUATION, 4min, USA, Dance/Fashion

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival “Proclamation Punctuation” is an enthralling fashion film centered on a fabulously fascinating woman reciting a short soliloquy paying homage to her love for using exclamation points in her missives. Periods are so period, where as an exclamation point livens up a sentence! There is… Continue reading Get to know the the short film: PROCLAMATION PUNCTUATION, 4min, USA, Dance/Fashion

Get to know the short film: MOUNT ROYAL 2017-09, 2min, Canada, Experimental

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival A short, non-narrative montage in which scenes from Montreal’s Parc Mont Royal are transformed via custom computer software into a dreamy cascade of colourful, abstract shapes, set to a melodic, sample-based soundtrack. Film Type: Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short Runtime: 2 minutes 3 seconds… Continue reading Get to know the short film: MOUNT ROYAL 2017-09, 2min, Canada, Experimental

Get to know the short film: THE SNOWMAN’S HAT, 2min, USA, Animation

Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival “The Snowman’s Hat” is a simple and sweet stop motion animation about the lengths a Snowman would take to retrieve his beloved top-hat. Jeff Draheim Director Project Links Website Film Type: Animation Runtime: 2 minutes 44 seconds Completion Date: January 10, 2017 Production Budget:… Continue reading Get to know the short film: THE SNOWMAN’S HAT, 2min, USA, Animation

Director’s BIO: Laura Malatos

Short Film FAMILY SHADOWS Playing at the June 29, 2017 Under 5 Minute Film Festival Director Biography Laura Malatos is a filmmaker from Seattle, Washington. She’s established herself mainly as a writer/directed, but has additional experience in editing and cinematography. Her work captures the vulnerability of human emotion, often alluding to the beauty that comes from… Continue reading Director’s BIO: Laura Malatos

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