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HIS PARTY, 4min., USA, Dance Directed by Brynn Bodair & Lauren Delisle This movement infused short film explored the trope of Romantic Paternalism, a past societal norm deeming women as fair, gentle creatures to be gently handled and cared for, through exploring the isolated roles of women in the 1950’s. CLICK HERE – and see… Continue reading His Party Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 LA Dance & Music Festival — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

COHORT 707, 6min., USA, Dance Directed by Lawrence Fung What does a society cling to when its structures exist only in remembrance of unity? Cohort 707 depicts women who face this question in the shelter of a fallen community. When dirt becomes home, the only things worth valuing are hunger and fear which keep these… Continue reading Cohort 707 Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 LA Dance & Music Festival — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

DUET NO. 4, 3min., USA, Dance Directed by Christopher Huth A dull afternoon escalates into a creative social media show down. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! via Duet No. 4 Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 LA Dance & Music Festival — Experimental Film & Music Video… Continue reading Duet No. 4 Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 LA Dance & Music Festival — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

SHIFT, 8min., USA, Dance Directed by Kasey Poracky A studious Boy finds himself bogged down by his uninspired and mundane chores and responsibilities. Suddenly, the beautiful Terpsichore appears and whisks him away to a dreamscape where she beckons him into a romantic pas de deux. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics… Continue reading Shift Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 LA Dance & Music Festival — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

SHIFT, 8min., USA, Dance Directed by Kasey Poracky A studious Boy finds himself bogged down by his uninspired and mundane chores and responsibilities. Suddenly, the beautiful Terpsichore appears and whisks him away to a dreamscape where she beckons him into a romantic pas de deux. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics… Continue reading Shift Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 LA Dance & Music Festival — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

SONDER, 9min., USA, Dance Directed by Various Sonder: n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of… Continue reading Sonder Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 LA Dance & Music Festival — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: SHIFT BEST DANCE PERFORMERS: SONDER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: LOOK OUT BEST MUSIC: DUET NO. 4 Theme of night: Our True Instincts Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: THE WEB OPERA Episode 3, 13min., USA, Music Short LOOK OUT, 6min., USA, Experimental FREE FALL, 3min., USA, Music Short SOCIAL MEDIA BLUES, 4min., USA, […]… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Music & Dance Festival – February 6, 2020 — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

A drama, based on a true story, about a young woman from a broken foundation who is on a Hero’s Journey to transform herself between 1970-1990; a transformation she was told she would not be able to make. CAST LIST: Narration: Allison Kampf Witness #1/Counselor (M): Alllan Michael Brunet Witness #2 (M): Fabio Abreu Witness […]… Continue reading Experimental Festival 1st Scenes of Screenplay Reading: Free Yourself by Kelly LaCombe — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival

By Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times Lionsgate on Tuesday announced that it would adapt Suzanne Collins’ highly anticipated novel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” an upcoming prequel, as part of the popular “Hunger Games” film franchise. The studio will bring on the same creative team that translated some of the novels to the big… Continue reading ‘The Hunger Games’ universe expands with a prequel film in the works — Daily Republic

Film Courage: Is it true that beginning writers need the most help with structure? Writer/Instructor and Script Consultant Shannan E. Johnson (The Professional Pen): No. I think all writers need help with structure. I think there are writers right now who are employed in writers’ rooms who have sold features before and they need help […]… Continue reading The Mistake Screenwriters Make With Structure by Shannan E. Johnson — FilmCourage.com