The heartbreaking beauty of “Gon, the Little Fox”

Takeshi Yashiro’s “Gon, The Little Fox” is a beautiful short animated film made with painstakingly lovely stop-motion. See the animated short film on September 25 @ 12PM and September 27 @3PM at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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A Character In Search of An Author: Life Imitating Art in “Jesus Kid”

How far can a writer’s superego go when diving into the creative process? Aly Muritiba’s JESUS KID is a nightmarish comedy about a writer being forced to write what others’ want and an exploration of the existential relationship between author and character. See the North American premiere on September 24 @9:15PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival

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(Un)loving

It’s an all-or-nothing dynamic when a contemporary relationship ends. “Stay (Ver Her)” is a love story about sharing, taking, losing, wanting and not wanting one another. See the 21 minute short film from the Faroe Islands on Friday September 24 @ 9:15 PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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High School Students Trace the Roots of Racial Profiling in Cops Are(n’t) Color Blind

Provoked by their own experiences being incriminated on the basis of their race, a team of students from high schools across New York City set forth on an investigation into the roots of racial profiling in the police force. See the short Documentary “Cops Are(n’t) Colorblind: Changing the NYPD from the Inside and Out” on September 25 @9:30PM and September 28 @3:10PM as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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A Savannah Haunting – a Spine Tingling Haunted House Story Shot in a Real Haunted House!

Most people who inherit a house haunted by ominous spirits urgently sell the place and run away as fast as they can. Filmmakers, on the other hand, see a great opportunity to shoot a seriously creepy film. See the NYC premiere of horror film “A Savannah Haunting” on Sunday September 26 @ 6:00 PM as part of Bloody Sunday Horror Day at NYC’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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Every New Beginning Comes From the End of Something Else: COVID-19’s Impact on Hospitality Workers in ‘Last Call’ Documentary

In “Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars”, director Johnny Sweet tells the story of the closing of the Sparrow Tavern in Queens and the devastating impact that Covid-19 had on the lives of New York’s hospitality workers. See the film on Saturday September 25 @ 12:00 PM at Cinema Village as part of Documentary Day at New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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Quarter-Life Crisis, Take a Backseat. Two Friends Take a Drug-Fueled Drive Through the California Desert in Search of their Souls in ‘Spirit Quest’

Producer-actors Brent Lydic and Tip Scarry prove the key to happiness is not in the destination, but indeed the journey: a days-long wild ride through the unabashed depths of self-discovery. See the World Premiere of feature film Spirit Quest on Monday September 27 @ 8:30 PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival

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Death of a Rockstar – World’s 1st Feature-Length Animated Rock Opera Destined to Become a Gonzo Cult Classic

Most certainly, “Death of a Rockstar” is not a film for everyone, but it is truly brilliant and will definitely will join the greats of rock animation. Imagine Tommy meets Yellow Submarine with a little Rocky Horror thrown in as performed by some of Heavy Metal’s greatest bands. See the NYC Premiere of animated feature film “Röckët Stähr’s Death of a Rockstar” on Friday September 24 @ 6:30 PM at Cinema Village as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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“The Badger”- a tense thriller, a quiet sentimental family drama

“The Badger” is one of the great examples of low budget-independent movies with its high tension, engaging, smart, twisty plot and deeply layered character analysis, and a symbolic story-telling style which reflects the problems of a dysfunctional family. See the NYC Premiere of feature film “The Badger” on Sunday September 26 @ 1:00 PM at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

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Spotlight on Documentaries at #WFA2021

For our 2021 program, Winter Film Awards is honored to screen fifteen amazing Documentaries from around the world! Documentary shorts and features to be screened all day Saturday September 25.

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