Gray Hodgkinson I admit it was with some trepidation that I watched my video feedback to my movie. To my great relief I found all the comments were intelligent, perceptive, thoughtful and the people commenting heard the message I was trying to convey. They were also tactfully positive. Perhaps they realise that filmakers are artists,… Continue reading Under 5min. Festival Testimonial – May 9 2020
Tag: short films
Short Film: HAZLA, 5min., USA, Drama
He has shot his camera thousands of times and yet he has never taken a picture. An element of the disruption changes all and he begins to see for the first time, to have a look in his eyes… Finally he will make his first picture: Take it! Written and directed by Txemi Pejenaute, was… Continue reading Short Film: HAZLA, 5min., USA, Drama
Short Film: ONE TWICE A DAY, 3min., USA, Drama
During a routine health check a doctor discovers that there’s something terribly wrong with his patient…. Film Type: Short Runtime: 3 minutes 40 seconds Completion Date: April 15, 2019 Production Budget: 1,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: 4K Film Color: Color
HIGHLIGHTS – April 2018 Under 5 Minute Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: VOWS BEST PERFORMANCES: MILE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: DAUGHTER BEST MUSIC: TRAIN Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: YOURS FAITHFULLY EDNA WELTHORPE (MRS), UK, Animation/Comedy VOWS, 4min., USA, LGBT/Animation A LETTER FROM LETICIA, 3min., Argentina, Animation DAUGHTER, 3min., Canada, Drama/Family MILE, 1min., USA, Drama TRAIN, 3min., Israel, Animation/Music Video WINE AND EGGS, 5min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – April 2018 Under 5 Minute Festival
2017 Under 5min. Short Films at Festival (July to December – 39 films)
List of Under 5 Minute Short Films that were showcased at the festival for the 2nd half of 2017. Click the links and watch the Audience FEEDBACK videos, plus learn more about the films. ECSTASY BOULEVARD, 5min, USA, Fantasy/Sci-Fi WATCH Audience FEEDBACK SUICIDE NOTE, 5min, UK, Fantasy/Thriller WATCH Audience FEEDBACK TYSVAER WARS – A STAR… Continue reading 2017 Under 5min. Short Films at Festival (July to December – 39 films)
Audience FEEDBACK: WOW, 4min, France, Drama/Romance
WOW, 4min, France, Drama/Romance Directed by Axel d’Harcourt WOW relates the cycle of desire between two lovers. The end is the beginning. The beginning is the end. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
Under 5min. SHORT Script Reading of 900 PAGES, by Juanita Cepero
Genre: Comedy A writer tries to sell his 900-page manuscript to a very particular agent. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Peter: Geoff Mays Suits #1 – 3: Hugh Ritchie Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? 900 pages is a story about broken dreams, about moving on, and about not giving… Continue reading Under 5min. SHORT Script Reading of 900 PAGES, by Juanita Cepero
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 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: 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