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SUMMARY:Enhance Your Narrative with Color with Rosco Labs
DESCRIPTION:Introducing color to a story can enhance your visual narrative\, even on a small-scale budget. Award-winning Filmmaker and Rosco/DMG NYC rep\, Marttise Hill\, will discuss using gel filters and full color LED fixtures to create visually cinematic stories. Marttise will showcase Rosco’s extensive line of gel lighting filters\, progressing into how Rosco integrates many of the gel colors within the DMG Lumiere LED MIX technology. \nProof of Vaccination and Mask are mandatory for entrance. \nNY Film Academy\n17 Battery Place\nNew York\, NY 10004 \nThis is a FREE event\, but you must register in advance.\n\n\n\nAbout The Speakers\n\nMarttise Hill\nMarttise Hill is an award-winning filmmaker and the Metro NY Film/TV Rep for Rosco Laboratories. Marttise received his Bachelor’s in English Literature from Morehouse College and their MFA in Film Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He has taught courses on physical production\, directing\, creative producing\, and screenwriting at Montclair State University\, Brooklyn College\, Tribeca Film Institute Teaching Artist Fellowship\, and the Ghetto Film School in New York. Marttise founded Pryor Hill Productions with his creative partner\, Julius Pryor\, a full-service media production company that focuses on creating compelling content by underrepresented filmmakers. He’s produced\, shot\, and directed ...Read More\n\nRosco\nRosco leads with innovative solutions allowing creative people to achieve their vision\, while creating a compelling culture and sustainable growth. Rosco\, founded in 1910\, is best known for the products it originally manufactured: color filters\, gobos\, scenic paints and fog products for the entertainment industry. The company now offers products in more than a dozen categories\, including LED Lighting\, Backdrops and Digital Imagery\, Window Control\, Image and Effect Projection Equipment\, Staging Products\, Projection Screens and Flooring products for dance and television studios. With innovations such as LitePad\, SoftDrop\, the Cube Family and the Silk LED Lighting System\, Rosco has extended ...Read More
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/enhance-your-narrative-with-color-with-rosco-labs/
LOCATION:NY Film Academy\, 17 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10004
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T230000
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SUMMARY:Mister Sister After Party @Lucky
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URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa-21-lucky/
LOCATION:Lucky\, 168 Ave B @ 11th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T224500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224147
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SUMMARY:Thursday Sep 30 -  Evening Feature Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:30 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \nSponsored by Lunar Hard Seltzer!  Enjoy a complimentary can of the first Asian Craft Hard Seltzer with the films! \n\nTag This story is a sarcasm to today's society. This is a made up world\, representing the stereotypes or tags of everyone\, all labeled with different tags since birth including gender\, body shame\, social class\, student score and job stereotype. People are tagged by others while they tag others in turn and are defined by these tags and hide their true selves.Directed By:Ziyi WangCountry:United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:5Showing:22605\n\nCare Package In the midst of a global pandemic\, a drag queen sends his ailing sister a surprising care package.Directed By:M. Rowan MeyerCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:7Showing:22605\, 22594\n\nMister Sister A suicidal man from Milwaukee is given a second chance at life in NYC\, working as a drag MC while learning courage from the caring LGBTQ+ community in order to pursue his dreams\, including a relationship with a tap-dancing single mom.Directed By:Mars RobergeCountry:Canada / United StatesGenre:FeatureMinutes:109Warning:Graphic Violence‎; Drug Use‎; Discussion or Depiction of Rape‎; Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎Showing:22605
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-19/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T201500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224147
CREATED:20210725T002440Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: You Can Do It… Taming of the Wild West of Distribution
DESCRIPTION:Dan Gurlitz\, the owner of Soundview Media Partners\, will be discussing the wild west of film distribution as it stands today including such subjects as: \n\nThe Elasticity of Physical Media\nThe Digital Boom and the Who/What/Where of Availability\nThe VOD Vernacular: What are All Those Acronyms?\nThe Impact of the Pandemic on Film Distribution\n\nCome get all of your questions answered! \nProof of Vaccination and Mask are mandatory for entrance. \nThis event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.\n\n\n\nAbout The Speakers\n\nDan Gurlitz\nSoundview Media Partners Founding Member and CEO Dan Gurlitz entered the entertainment distribution industry in 1984. His career began in advertising\, and includes over ten years in sales followed by 15 years in senior management within rapid-growth\, independent environments. Prior to launching Soundview\, Dan was the Senior Vice President and General Manager\, Video\, for Entertainment One U.S ...Read More
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-d04/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T184500
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SUMMARY:Thursday Sep 30 - Evening Shorts Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nFowl Crossing When colorful birds from all over the world land at the border crossing of a fictitious country\, they get hit with a slew of insults by the two nasty vulture guards\, and are denied entry. Prejudice is in the air. A comedic parody on a serious subject.Directed By:Nancy SnipperCountry:CanadaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:5Showing:22590\, 22603\n\nYour Eyes are No Longer the Same After the human race has been considered hostile to planet earth\, an alien race called The Shenon\, that exists with a mission to protect all planets in the universe\, begins to elaborate a plan to exterminate the human race. Several Shenons were sent to earth to gather information to help in the invasion\, but one believes that this is not the best solution and is willing to go against his people to stop the invasion. Shot on an iPhone 12Pro for the Winter Film Awards 14-Day Film Challenge.Directed By:João MedeirosCountry:BrazilGenre:Film ChallengeMinutes:5Showing:22603\n\nTill The Petals Fall Isla comes home to find social workers at her door. After talking to her mom\, Isla learns they want to take her away because her mother is not fit to care for her. Thinking she can help her mom get better\, Isla takes her to a secret play spot to enjoy the afternoon together. On their way home\, Isla is injured while Annie is distracted\, bringing another round of social workers' threats. The next morning\, Isla leaves a clue for her mother and runs away to her secret spot\, hoping to reunite and stay together.Directed By:Alyssa AngelesCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:14Showing:22603\n\nThe Life of Bella Bella is a struggling writer who gets a job assisting an elderly lady. She soon discovers that this job is a lot harder than she thought. Will she give up or gain a new perspective on life?Directed By:Andri Már Enoksson\, Anna Karen KnightCountry:IcelandGenre:ShortMinutes:16Showing:22603\n\nEncounter Araceli takes care of her lifetime partner Lulu. Julian\, a teenager exploring his identity\, lives under the watch of his conservative mother. A sudden event will draw an unexpected path between the old couple and Julian.Directed By:Ivan LowenbergCountry:MexicoGenre:ShortMinutes:18Showing:22603\n\nHayelala – Getting Older After finishing his mandatory military service\, Matan Portnoy went backpacking for a year with his best friend\, Roy Maayan. The pair travelled to India\, Nepal\, Burma and Thailand and fell in love with the landscapes\, people and cultures encountered. Matan and Roy felt a deep need to translate their life-changing experiences into a personal\, visual creation and found no better way to do so than making a music video for the amazing band\, Hayelala. The song describes exactly what they felt as they came back home - "Getting Older".Directed By:Matan Portnoy\, Roy MaayanCountry:Israel / India / Nepal / MyanmarGenre:Music VideoMinutes:5Showing:22603\n\nThe Camel Boy Somewhere in the desert\, a little boy is plunged by force into an intimidating and completely foreign new world: the world of camel racing. Will the distant hope of seeing his mother again give him the strength to overcome his fears and find his place in this hostile environment?Directed By:Chabname ZariabCountry:France / Tunisia / SpainGenre:ShortMinutes:15Showing:22603\n\nLancaster Park On the fringes of society\, in an end of the road trailer park\, a single mother assumes the worst of her daughter. After destroying what she believes to be incriminating evidence\, she becomes lost in the desert where she learns that not everyone is as they seem.Directed By:Lynda ReissCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:17Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22603
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-18/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T164500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224147
CREATED:20210724T234744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T023147Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Sep 30 - Horror Shorts Afternoon Matinee
DESCRIPTION:These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nSkrzykot Something disturbing is brewing out there. Strange figures appear. They are gathering. What do they want? Is it a menace or is it the salvation? The rise of the grouse king begins.Directed By:Natalie PlaskuraCountry:GermanyGenre:HorrorMinutes:3Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nHansel A young boy is trapped in a Gingerbread House which hides a gloomy world underneath\, while his mother is desperately trying to find the gate that will take him out of there.Directed By:Vivian PapageorgiouCountry:GreeceGenre:HorrorMinutes:17Showing:22588\, 22602\n\nThe Reckoning of Darkness The Year 1818: Set on a remote island at the extreme north of the British Isles\, a mysterious man named Victor washes ashore\, seemingly the sole survivor of a shipwreck. He is restored to health by the local inhabitants but guards the secrets of his haunted past and of an evil which has found its way to this remote world\, hell-bent on vengeance. So starts the dramatic and violent chain of events in which the tale of Victor’s sinister experiments gradually emerges.Directed By:Christopher KulikowskiCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:27Showing:22589\, 22602\n\nThe Children of Allen Funt Within the walls of a white room\, five people live in confinement. Every day\, they are forced to participate in a vote that will allow the winner to achieve the promised reward of going outside. One of them will have the opportunity to achieve it.Directed By:David del Río Teixeira\, Miguel Varela VazquezCountry:SpainGenre:HorrorMinutes:18Showing:22587\, 22602\n\niScream Stories: A Couple of Nightmares A couple on their anniversary freaks out when they both experience the same oddly vivid nightmare.Directed By:Jules KatanyagCountry:PhilippinesGenre:HorrorMinutes:6Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎Showing:22602\n\nDoria When Doria welcomes a familiar guest\, she plunges into a struggle for her art and sanity.Directed By:Danica GabrieleCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:15Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nHate crime Sara has been captured by two neo nazis who hate her for being a lesbian. So\, obviously\, she is about to lose her temper…Directed By:Pablo VaraCountry:SpainGenre:HorrorMinutes:6Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nKakatshat In 1829\, while portaging\, a young man abandons his kukum (grandmother). Years later\, he and his son are camping by the haunted spot where she was abandoned.Directed By:Eve RinguetteCountry:CanadaGenre:HorrorMinutes:8Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nMime A dimension-shifting mime player is disturbed in his peace by a student fraternity. His response is unexpected: by using the fourth wall\, he turns their world on its head; literally. However\, his powers are useless to achieve romance.Directed By:Ruwan HeggelmanCountry:NetherlandsGenre:HorrorMinutes:7Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nBottleneck Three women are gathered for an act of vengeance. They spin a bottle to determine who should perform the deed. Their plan goes wrong and an unexpected threat appears.Directed By:Måns BerhtasCountry:SwedenGenre:HorrorMinutes:8Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nKoreatown Ghost Story In this supernatural horror tale based on a Korean ritual starring Margaret Cho and Lyrica Okano\, a woman entertains a macabre offer that would let her pursue her dreams\, for better or for much much worse.Directed By:Minsun Park\, Teddy TenenbaumCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:15Warning:Graphic Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-m04/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T223500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224147
CREATED:20210724T230911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T021625Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Sep 29 - Evening Feature Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:20 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nMishou The lives of four lively Arctic hares take a turn after discovering a strange new creatureDirected By:Milen VitanovCountry:Germany / BulgariaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:8Showing:22601\, 22590\n\nSince August A young recovering drug addict confronts her demons by befriending the grief-stricken deaf mother she mysteriously spies on\, but instead forges a much deeper friendship than she ever anticipated - one built upon the shared trauma of the women’s pasts. Told in ASL and shot on a DSLR camera\, Since August is a uniquely intimate story of healing and redemption that bears witness to the power of visual storytelling. The film showcases a diverse cast and crew of international women with the representation of a deaf actress in the role of Vedette.Directed By:Diana ZurosCountry:United StatesGenre:FeatureMinutes:103Warning:Nudity‎; Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Drug Use‎; Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎; Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-17/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T201500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224147
CREATED:20210725T002319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210906T192554Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Storytelling and Transmedia with Jeff Gomez
DESCRIPTION:Transmedia storytelling (also known as transmedia narrative or multiplatform storytelling) is the technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies. \nStarlight Runner President and CEO Jeff Gomez is a leading expert in the fields of brand narrative\, story world development\, creative franchise design\, and transmedia storytelling. He specializes in the expansion of entertainment properties\, premium brands\, and socio-political themes into highly successful multi-platform communications and international campaigns. Starlight Runner has worked on transmedia projects for Disney\, Microsoft\, Coca-Cola and Mattel. \nJoin us for advice on creating and fostering transmedia storytelling with your projects! \nThis event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.\n\n\n\nAbout The Speakers\n\nJeff Gomez\nJeff Gomez\, CEO of Starlight Runner\, is a leading expert in the fields of brand narrative\, story world development\, creative franchise design\, and transmedia storytelling. He specializes in the expansion of entertainment properties\, premium brands\, and socio-political themes into highly successful multi-platform communications and international campaigns. As a producer accredited by the Producers Guild of America\, Jeff also develops the story worlds of films\, TV shows\, videogames\, toys\, books\, comics\, apps\, virtual reality projects\, and theme park attractions. This deepens engagement and accelerates the development of participative communities\, resulting in mass audience approval\, brand loyalty\, and increased revenues. Jeff’s pop ...Read More
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-d03/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T184500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224147
CREATED:20210724T230413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210809T231437Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Sep 29 - Evening Shorts Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nThe Winter This is one of four short films in a series called The Seasons. Each short film represents a feeling related to a season of the year. The Winter applies traditional paint-on-glass animation depicting a story between a peasant and a mysterious deer in a snowy forest.Directed By:Xin LiCountry:China / AustraliaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:5Showing:22599\, 22590\n\nThe Welcome A deadly threat stalks the streets of NYC. Travelers beware. Made for the Winter Film Awards 2021 14-Day Film Challenge.Directed By:Torin ScottCountry:United StatesGenre:Film ChallengeMinutes:3Showing:22599\, 22594\n\nFolk Singers from Outer Space A news bulletin ushers in an other-worldly hootenanny of toe-tapping\, alien\, feel-good fun. At least until the authorities learn the truth .... Made for the WFA 2021 14-Day Film ChallengeDirected By:Victor HollingsworthCountry:United StatesGenre:Film ChallengeMinutes:6Showing:22599\n\nKlondike A gold digger is getting an unexpected help to deal with thugs. Made for the Winter Film Awards 2021 14-Day Film Challenge.Directed By:Nicolas EllefCountry:FranceGenre:Film ChallengeMinutes:7Showing:22599\n\nYou’re the Kinda Guy Michelle Rose's original 1950's-themed song about being involved with a handsome guy who you know is no good\, but you're so infatuated with him that you overlook his many flaws.Directed By:Michelle Rose\, Joshua McGraneCountry:United StatesGenre:Music VideoMinutes:5Showing:22599\n\nTrainFish Majorie loves the ocean\, but has never actually seen it. In regular therapy sessions she tries to overcome her fear of trains. When she buys a goldfish that seems to share her longing for the ocean\, she slowly starts to face her past. But is her connection to the fish strong enough to go on a train and take him as his last journey to the ocean?Directed By:Christian EwaldCountry:GermanyGenre:ShortMinutes:13Showing:22599\n\nBig Girl This is not another goddamn\, fat girl self-esteem journey. Katie is a plus-size woman who loves herself despite living in our diet-obsessed culture. In this stand-alone episode\, an homage to Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin\, shopping for a party dress becomes a hero's journey of epic proportions for a plus-size woman in the city.Directed By:Alyssa CarteeCountry:United StatesGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:8Showing:22599\n\nProxy Proxy is a sci-fi drama short set in the not too distant future. In a world where people hire ‘Proxys’- humans trained in the fine art of ’standing in’ for a lost loved one\, a family member that has passed\, a husband or wife that left\, or an estranged daughter or son - Victoria tries to navigate the life of being one of the highest in demand proxies in the city while at the same time struggling with her own demons. This short explores the delicate state that is the human condition and the attempt to find succor in a time where ‘rent-a-humans’ abound.Directed By:Sophia BanksCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:12Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22599\n\nThe Narcissist Official music video for The Narcissist by Brady Watt\, Westside Gunn and DJ Premier. Concept and animation inspired by the lyrics. A narcissist experiences life and death through his various incarnations.Directed By:Jim WarrenCountry:United StatesGenre:Music VideoMinutes:2Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎; Drug Use‎; Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎; Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:22599\n\nSin Cielo In the U.S.-Mexico borderlands\, two teenagers pursue young love in a region where violence may be inescapable.Directed By:Jianna Maarten SaadaCountry:United States / GermanyGenre:ShortMinutes:25Showing:22599
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-16/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T164500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224147
CREATED:20210724T234755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T023216Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Sep 29 - Documentary Shorts Afternoon Matinee
DESCRIPTION:These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nOpen the Earth On December 11\, 2013\, Víctor Álvarez Damián and other young men were arrested amid a joint security operation led by the local police of Veracruz\, Mexico. Their whereabouts remains unknown to this day. Perla\, Víctor’s mother\, has been looking for him since then. Open the Earth portrays her painful and tireless fight to access to the truth and justice.Directed By:Alejandro ZunoCountry:MexicoGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:19Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22583\, 22598\n\nHigh Flying Jade High Flying Jade is the true story of a bipolar woman from Los Angeles who moved to Vietnam and joined the circus in Hồ Chí Minh City. In the US\, Jade was an air traffic controller but repeated attempts at suicide culminated in hospitalization. She was eventually diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder. Now\, she tries to manage her unique brain chemistry with learned-mindfulness and focused aerial training. We meet her one week before the opening night of her first ever performance in a real\, big top circus.Directed By:Katherine SweetmanCountry:VietnamGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:22Warning:Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎; Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:22584\, 22598\n\nMiss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color Alma W. Thomas broke color barriers on and off the canvas\, yet did not receive national attention until she was 80. Born a generation after slavery\, Alma Woodsey Thomas grew up in the South\, in a home where education was a priority. At 16\, with racial tensions high and no further schooling options\, her family moved to Washington\, DC\, where she started her incredible life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate from Howard University (1924)\, the first African-American Woman to mount a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972)\, and the first African-American woman to exhibit her paintings in the White House (2009).Directed By:Cheri GaulkeCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:20Showing:22582\, 22598\n\nHear Me Out Hear Me Out is a short documentary about the Ghanaian community journalist Helen Udanbila\, who manages a local radio programme which seeks to give a voice to the young girls and women in Saboba\, Northen Ghana\, Africa. The documentary is produced in collaboration with Ghana Friendship.Directed By:Mathilde Brok BrandiCountry:Denmark / GhanaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:16Showing:22581\, 22598\n\nGay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy An experimental autoethnographic documentary about queer joy\, resistance\, and resilience in the face of abuse\, trauma\, and transphobia.Directed By:Jordana Valerie Allen-ShimCountry:Canada / United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:3Warning:Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎Showing:22581\, 22598\n\nThroat Singing in Kangirsuk Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland practice the Inuk art of throat singing in their small village of Kangirsuk. Their mesmerizing voices carry through the four seasons of their Arctic land.Directed By:Eva Kaukai\, Manon ChamberlandCountry:CanadaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:3Showing:22582\, 22598\n\nMy Mama\, A Man My Mama\, A Man is a short documentary about Julie Middleton and her desire to spend a day as a man. When Julie was a child she was desperate to be a boy\, when she hit adolescence she felt she lost that boy inside of her. Now Julie is approaching her 60th birthday and she has made a list of 60 things she wants to do\, and right near the top of that list is to be a man for a day.Directed By:Helena MiddletonCountry:United KingdomGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:9Showing:22582\, 22598\n\nNames for Snow This short follows Rebecca Thomassie\, an Inuk woman\, around Kangirsuk as she learns the 52 Inuktitut words for snow.Directed By:Rebecca ThomassieCountry:CanadaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:6Showing:22581\, 22598\n\nCell 364 While Germany sits as one of the major democratic models\, an ex-prisoner of the Stasi delivers from his former cell a frightening testimony that questions the sustainability of our contemporary democracies.Directed By:Zoé Rossion\, Mathilde BaboCountry:France / GermanyGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:4Showing:22582\, 22598
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-m03/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T223000
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T231344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T021734Z
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Sep 28 - Evening Feature Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:15 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nCha Bibi is plagued by memories of the past\, and her granddaughter Simran is starting to notice. In resolving to teach Simran how to make Cha\, they are pulled into the past\, to Bibi's memories of one fateful day in Delhi\, 1984.Directed By:Gagandeep KaliraiCountry:United Kingdom / IndiaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:8Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22597\, 22590\n\nTouch Fei Fei\, a married Caucasian western woman living in China suddenly meets Bai Yu\, a Chinese blind masseur. Against all odds\, Bai Yu and Fei Fei come together in an intense love affair. When Fei Fei pulls away from the affair\, Bai Yu grows obsessive\, possessive\, possessed. Finally\, the characters find the demons they’ve created can only implode in a clash of mixed desires and violent impulses.Directed By:Aleksandra SzczepanowskaCountry:United StatesGenre:FeatureMinutes:97Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎Showing:22597
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-15/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T201500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210725T002657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230114T234440Z
UID:22596-1632855600-1632860100@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Discussion: Legal Issues for Filmmakers with Maria Miles
DESCRIPTION:Laws related to copyright\, employment\, licensing and contracts are super-confusing\, but as a filmmaker you absolutely must know how to protect your work. Join us for an active discussion about what you need to know about the law. \n\nHow do you find the legal information about standard documents all filmmakers need?\nWhen can you rely on google vs when should you really should get an actual lawyer involved?\nHow can you avoid the most often experienced legal issues?\nWhat is covered by copyright?\nIn which cases do you need a contract with locations\, music and actors?\nWhat do you do if you get sued?\nWhat are the milestones in film production where legal issues must be considered?\n\nCome get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.\n\n\n\nAbout The Speakers\n\nMaria C. Miles\, Esq\nMaria C. Miles is the founding partner of an entertainment law firm with offices in New York. Ms. Miles’ practice focuses on all areas of entertainment and media law\, including\, film (both documentary and narrative)\, music\, literary publishing\, fashion\, sports and new media ...Read More
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-d02/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T184500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T231143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T002944Z
UID:22595-1632848400-1632854700@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Tuesday Sep 28 - Evening Shorts Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nThe Evening Thread An old woman prepares to die. Accompanied by her granddaughter\, she reflects on the memories of her life\, and on the profound experience of being human\, before taking the next step into the unknown.Directed By:Iris MooreCountry:CanadaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:10Showing:22595\, 22590\n\nUnborn Set in a small town in California and inspired by true events\, Unborn is the story of a pregnant mother of two girls who feels the pressure to abort the pregnancy in order to fulfill her family’s desire to have a boy.Directed By:Jaswant ShresthaCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:16Showing:22595\n\nHighland Home A young girl exploring her family’s attic discovers a trunk filled with memories and a timeworn journal. As she opens the cover and begins to read about a long-ago romance\, the girl is transported to another time and place\, where the wonders depicted within evoke a musical tribute to one woman’s true love.Directed By:Dan SchaeferCountry:United States / IcelandGenre:Music VideoMinutes:5Showing:22595\n\nWho Got Balls: Jeffrey Cariaso In this episode of the Who Got Balls series\, basketball genius Jeffrey Cariaso or "The Jet" in Philippine basketball\, gives us his perspective as a team player\, coach\, and entrepreneur.Directed By:Jet LeycoCountry:PhilippinesGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:9\n\nMeTube: August sings ‘Una Furtiva Lagrima’ The third part of the internationally award-winning MeTube short film series. This time the intergalactic music nerds August and Elfi conquer the opera stage and orchestrate their final adventure in an opulent manner.Directed By:Daniel MoshelCountry:AustriaGenre:Music VideoMinutes:8Showing:22595\n\nThe VV Vlog Ep. 2 “How to be a Feminist” "How to Be a Feminist" is a three-steps-tutorial for women who want to be sexy but also have an opinion. As Valentina explains how fashion\, femvertising\, and occasional queerness can set a woman free\, one wonders how much of that freedom is piloted by the media and multinational corporations.Directed By:Sophia Carr-GommCountry:United KingdomGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:5Showing:22595\n\nEulogy Moments before his funeral\, a father’s dark past threatens the fragile peace between two brothers.Directed By:Mateo WillisCountry:United KingdomGenre:ShortMinutes:6Showing:22595\n\nFreedom (A New Jerusalem) Freedom (A New Jerusalem) is a historical snapshot\, showing how the killing of American George Floyd became a global movement and focus for the anti-racism movement across the world. We see how the BLM sentiment has brought together all human beings\, no matter their race\, gender or nationality.Directed By:Alan CoulsonCountry:United KingdomGenre:Music VideoMinutes:5Showing:22595\n\nHenet Ward Halima\, a Sudanese henna painter\, goes to see Basma\, a young Egyptian bride\, to prepare her for her wedding. Under the eyes of her daughter Ward\, the encounter between the two women grows from complicity to suddenly unveiled tensions.Directed By:Morad MostafaCountry:Egypt / GermanyGenre:ShortMinutes:22Showing:22595
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-14/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T164500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T234758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T023256Z
UID:22594-1632841800-1632847500@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Tuesday Sep 28 - Made in NY Shorts Afternoon Matinee
DESCRIPTION:These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nCops Are(n’t) Colorblind: Changing the NYPD from the Inside and Out Racial profiling by police is a recurring problem in our society for people of color. Our documentary film shows two main characters\, Demitrius and Niaja\, who experienced racial profiling as young teenagers. Demitrius was followed\, stopped and searched based on what he was wearing. While this experience affected Demitrius’ identity--how he dresses\, walks and presents himself it also made him curious about black history and the roots of racial profiling.Directed By:Temis Cantos\, Demitrius DowardCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:23Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22585\, 22594\n\nThe Welcome A deadly threat stalks the streets of NYC. Travelers beware. Made for the Winter Film Awards 2021 14-Day Film Challenge.Directed By:Torin ScottCountry:United StatesGenre:Film ChallengeMinutes:3Showing:22599\, 22594\n\nCare Package In the midst of a global pandemic\, a drag queen sends his ailing sister a surprising care package.Directed By:M. Rowan MeyerCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:7Showing:22605\, 22594\n\nNoisy Sam gets on the subway to get home. He catches the eye of April. The two of them discover they have way more in common than where they’re heading. Sometimes you need a noisy place to have a quiet conversation.Directed By:Cedric HillCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:10Showing:22593\, 22594\n\nInnerverse Innerverse presents various characters\, and explores how their personal life experiences shape their belief systems and perception.Directed By:Stacey LarkinsCountry:United StatesGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:10Showing:22579\, 22594\n\nBig Girl This is not another goddamn\, fat girl self-esteem journey. Katie is a plus-size woman who loves herself despite living in our diet-obsessed culture. In this stand-alone episode\, an homage to Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin\, shopping for a party dress becomes a hero's journey of epic proportions for a plus-size woman in the city.Directed By:Alyssa CarteeCountry:United StatesGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:8Showing:22599\n\nThe Witches of Bushwick Witches Of Bushwick centers around a young woman who is about to be initiated into a modern coven. When things - inevitably - start to go wrong\, the witchy influencers find that they are no match for the actual supernatural.Directed By:Catherine Delaloye\, Joe PardavilaCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:19Showing:22587\, 22594\n\nThe Mark A young single mother struggles against ominous forces\, whom she believes are bent on taking her infant daughter. This chilling female-driven narrative stars three phenomenal women from the de facto Netflix Ensemble\, Catherine Curtin (Stranger Things\, Orange is the New Black)\, Kana Hatakeyama (Orange is the New Black\, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Maho Honda (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\, Maniac).Directed By:Devin HaqqCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:15Showing:22587\, 22594
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-m02/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T222500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T235356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T021852Z
UID:22593-1632774600-1632781500@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Monday Sep 27 - Evening Feature Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:10 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nHome Time Made during the CV19 lockdown and commissioned by Multistory as part of their project Stories in Isolation\, Home Time tells a child’s simple point of view during a congested and manic period. In the midst of a nationwide lockdown\, a school-boy is just a boy. Now that school is been taken from him\, his realisation of how much he loved his teachers\, classmates and the routine arises and he poetically awaits the day he can return.Directed By:Bhulla BeghalCountry:United KingdomGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:4Showing:22593\n\nNoisy Sam gets on the subway to get home. He catches the eye of April. The two of them discover they have way more in common than where they’re heading. Sometimes you need a noisy place to have a quiet conversation.Directed By:Cedric HillCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:10Showing:22593\, 22594\n\nI Have No Home This is the tale about a young boy who travels with his imaginary friends in search of a way home. Will he find a place to stay or is his journey really the meaning of life for him now?Directed By:Volodymyr VlasenkoCountry:Ukraine / SpainGenre:Music VideoMinutes:3Showing:22593\n\nSpirit Quest Old friends Tip and Brent go on a hallucinogenic mushroom trip through the desert to face their fears\, doubts\, and failures in hopes of coming to enlightenment... even if that just means learning how to change a tire.Directed By:Brent LydicCountry:United StatesGenre:FeatureMinutes:87Warning:Nudity‎; Drug Use‎
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-13/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T201500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210725T002627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T012020Z
UID:22592-1632769200-1632773700@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Discussion: Producing 101
DESCRIPTION:You have your script\, your actors\, and your gear\, but what about a producer? Producing is as an important art form as cinematography\, production design\, and casting. The right producer can make all the difference in the world! \nYou’ve directed a short\, maybe pulled off a micro-budget independent feature\, and you think you might want to focus on producing … what are the ins and outs of really being a producer and what are some of the skills you haven’t even thought about that you might need\, or what do you need to be looking for in a producer for your next project? \nWe’ve gathered a group of talented and hardworking producers to discuss the profession and offer some guidance about bringing on the producer who is right for your project or the experience you need to become a producer in today’s independent film industry. \nCome get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE.\n\n\n\nAbout The Speakers\n\nJoseph Mauceri\nRadio personality\, author\, editor\, critic\, journalist\, screenwriter\, web designer; Joe Mauceri is always on the cutting edge of pop culture ...Read More
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-d01/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T184500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T235304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210809T231105Z
UID:22591-1632762000-1632768300@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Monday Sep 27 - Evening Shorts Block
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:30 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nAnacronte Anacronte and the Sorcerers of Evil must fulfill their destiny by putting humanity's happiness to test in a struggle that has each of us as winners and losers.Directed By:Emiliano Sette\, Raúl KolerCountry:ArgentinaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:15Warning:Nudity‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22591\, 22590\n\nBaitullah Millions of children are engaged in child labour in India\, in an increasingly growing number every year. And with that\, millions of childhood dreams are never realised as a result of a lack of education. Baitullah is the story of one such child\, with a dream\, surviving in the maddening metropolis of Mumbai waiting for someone to notice.Directed By:Jitendra RaiCountry:IndiaGenre:ShortMinutes:7Showing:22591\n\nDeparture Song Ga Setubal is a singer\, composer and multi-instrumentalist musician from São Paulo\, Brazil. He was a member of the band Pitanga in Pé de Amora and worked with Trupe Chá de Boldo\, O Terno\, Garotas Suecas and Rafael Castro. This music video is his first single.Directed By:Deco FarkasCountry:Brazil / Spain / United StatesGenre:Music VideoMinutes:4Showing:22591\n\nStage V Lydia attends a bereavement group for people who have lost a loved one to cancer. As she hears the different stories of loss around the group and how grief has manifested itself in so many different ways\, she is triggered to remember different memories during her father’s illness where each stage of grief affected her own life.Directed By:Phoebe Garcia PearlCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:18Showing:22591\n\nKintsugi Lea\, a therapist specializing in the treatment of victims of sexual abuse\, is unable to follow her own methods after she herself suffers an assault and plunges into the abyss of her own psyche. It is a journey through the inner realm of a violated woman\, where reality and fiction\, truth and dream intertwine.Directed By:Nadja BobylevaCountry:Germany / PolandGenre:ShortMinutes:25Warning:Nudity‎; Discussion or Depiction of Rape‎\n\nTwo Little People This hand-painted short animation depicts a story of two little people living in a wheat field. They grow together until the day the man left. The relationship between two little people keeps growing in the woman’s heart.Directed By:Xin LiCountry:China / AustraliaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:3Showing:22591\, 22590\n\nD-lemma: The Hard Truth D-Lemma: The Hard Truth is a short mockumentary that flips the script on the male-dominated discussion on women’s healthcare.Directed By:Tammy HinelineCountry:United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:15Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎Showing:22591
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-12/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210927T164500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T234803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T023325Z
UID:22590-1632754800-1632761100@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Monday Sep 27 - Animation Afternoon Matinee
DESCRIPTION:These films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nOn/Off Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.Directed By:Nicolas P. VillarrealCountry:ArgentinaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:7Showing:22580\, 22590\n\nArachnarche A doll faces her fears when a spider invades her dollhouse. However\, something far more terrifying lies beneath the surface.Directed By:Emma JordanCountry:United Kingdom / United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:4Showing:22586\, 22590\n\nThe Evening Thread An old woman prepares to die. Accompanied by her granddaughter\, she reflects on the memories of her life\, and on the profound experience of being human\, before taking the next step into the unknown.Directed By:Iris MooreCountry:CanadaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:10Showing:22595\, 22590\n\nThe Winter This is one of four short films in a series called The Seasons. Each short film represents a feeling related to a season of the year. The Winter applies traditional paint-on-glass animation depicting a story between a peasant and a mysterious deer in a snowy forest.Directed By:Xin LiCountry:China / AustraliaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:5Showing:22599\, 22590\n\nTag This story is a sarcasm to today's society. This is a made up world\, representing the stereotypes or tags of everyone\, all labeled with different tags since birth including gender\, body shame\, social class\, student score and job stereotype. People are tagged by others while they tag others in turn and are defined by these tags and hide their true selves.Directed By:Ziyi WangCountry:United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:5Showing:22605\n\nAnacronte Anacronte and the Sorcerers of Evil must fulfill their destiny by putting humanity's happiness to test in a struggle that has each of us as winners and losers.Directed By:Emiliano Sette\, Raúl KolerCountry:ArgentinaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:15Warning:Nudity‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22591\, 22590\n\nCha Bibi is plagued by memories of the past\, and her granddaughter Simran is starting to notice. In resolving to teach Simran how to make Cha\, they are pulled into the past\, to Bibi's memories of one fateful day in Delhi\, 1984.Directed By:Gagandeep KaliraiCountry:United Kingdom / IndiaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:8Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22597\, 22590\n\nMishou The lives of four lively Arctic hares take a turn after discovering a strange new creatureDirected By:Milen VitanovCountry:Germany / BulgariaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:8Showing:22601\, 22590\n\nThe Red Pad of Courage On the day that all girls dread\, Sam encounters the inescapable bloody monster on a trip to the bathroom at school. With nowhere to run or hide\, Sam is losing hope…until the arrival of a bad-ass female warrior. Together\, they must don their red pads of courage and get down to lady-business to demolish the bloody thing.Directed By:Chelsea LowCountry:United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:4Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22579\, 22590\n\nGon\, The Little Fox When Gon\, a playful orphaned fox\, finds that young Hyoju has lost his mother\, he tries to comfort him and make amends for his own earlier mischief by secretly bringing small gifts to the boy every day. But Hyoju doesn’t realize who is behind the anonymous gifts\, and the two are headed for a heartbreaking climax.Directed By:Takeshi YashiroCountry:JapanGenre:AnimatedMinutes:28Showing:22581\, 22590\n\nTwo Little People This hand-painted short animation depicts a story of two little people living in a wheat field. They grow together until the day the man left. The relationship between two little people keeps growing in the woman’s heart.Directed By:Xin LiCountry:China / AustraliaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:3Showing:22591\, 22590
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-m01/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T231000
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T232755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T224003Z
UID:22589-1632688200-1632697800@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Sunday Sep 26 - Bloody Sunday Night
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 10:55 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \nFREE BEER compliments of Brooklyn Brewery (21+ w/ID) \n\nThe Reckoning of Darkness The Year 1818: Set on a remote island at the extreme north of the British Isles\, a mysterious man named Victor washes ashore\, seemingly the sole survivor of a shipwreck. He is restored to health by the local inhabitants but guards the secrets of his haunted past and of an evil which has found its way to this remote world\, hell-bent on vengeance. So starts the dramatic and violent chain of events in which the tale of Victor’s sinister experiments gradually emerges.Directed By:Christopher KulikowskiCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:27Showing:22589\, 22602\n\nThe Puppet Trapped in an abandoned royal palace\, a young prince must confront the unsettling secrets of his family’s past\, escape evil forces and battle dark magic in order to survive.Directed By:Veemsen LamaCountry:Nepal / United KingdomGenre:HorrorMinutes:118Warning:Graphic Violence‎Showing:22589
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-11/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T201500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T232935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T223945Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Sep 26 - Bloody Sunday Evening
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 08:00 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \nFREE BEER compliments of Brooklyn Brewery (21+ w/ID) \n\nHansel A young boy is trapped in a Gingerbread House which hides a gloomy world underneath\, while his mother is desperately trying to find the gate that will take him out of there.Directed By:Vivian PapageorgiouCountry:GreeceGenre:HorrorMinutes:17Showing:22588\, 22602\n\nA Savannah Haunting A Savannah Haunting centers around a family who moves to Savannah\, Georgia to escape the memory of their young daughter's tragic drowning. Once in their new home\, the mother begins to experience chilling phenomena that lead her to believe she is being haunted by her dead daughter. But an old African American voodoo priestess with ties to the home's slavery past warns there may be darker\, more sinister forces dwelling beneath the house. The family is torn apart as the haunting turns each of them against the other. Will they discover what is inside their home before it's too late?Directed By:William Mark McCulloughCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:103Warning:Nudity‎; Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎Showing:22588
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-10/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T174500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T233045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T223927Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Sep 26 - Bloody Sunday Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 05:30 PM. \n\nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \nFREE BEER compliments of Brooklyn Brewery (21+ w/ID) \n\nSkrzykot Something disturbing is brewing out there. Strange figures appear. They are gathering. What do they want? Is it a menace or is it the salvation? The rise of the grouse king begins.Directed By:Natalie PlaskuraCountry:GermanyGenre:HorrorMinutes:3Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nThe Children of Allen Funt Within the walls of a white room\, five people live in confinement. Every day\, they are forced to participate in a vote that will allow the winner to achieve the promised reward of going outside. One of them will have the opportunity to achieve it.Directed By:David del Río Teixeira\, Miguel Varela VazquezCountry:SpainGenre:HorrorMinutes:18Showing:22587\, 22602\n\niScream Stories: A Couple of Nightmares A couple on their anniversary freaks out when they both experience the same oddly vivid nightmare.Directed By:Jules KatanyagCountry:PhilippinesGenre:HorrorMinutes:6Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎Showing:22602\n\nDoria When Doria welcomes a familiar guest\, she plunges into a struggle for her art and sanity.Directed By:Danica GabrieleCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:15Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nHate crime Sara has been captured by two neo nazis who hate her for being a lesbian. So\, obviously\, she is about to lose her temper…Directed By:Pablo VaraCountry:SpainGenre:HorrorMinutes:6Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nKakatshat In 1829\, while portaging\, a young man abandons his kukum (grandmother). Years later\, he and his son are camping by the haunted spot where she was abandoned.Directed By:Eve RinguetteCountry:CanadaGenre:HorrorMinutes:8Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nMime A dimension-shifting mime player is disturbed in his peace by a student fraternity. His response is unexpected: by using the fourth wall\, he turns their world on its head; literally. However\, his powers are useless to achieve romance.Directed By:Ruwan HeggelmanCountry:NetherlandsGenre:HorrorMinutes:7Warning:Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nBottleneck Three women are gathered for an act of vengeance. They spin a bottle to determine who should perform the deed. Their plan goes wrong and an unexpected threat appears.Directed By:Måns BerhtasCountry:SwedenGenre:HorrorMinutes:8Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nKoreatown Ghost Story In this supernatural horror tale based on a Korean ritual starring Margaret Cho and Lyrica Okano\, a woman entertains a macabre offer that would let her pursue her dreams\, for better or for much much worse.Directed By:Minsun Park\, Teddy TenenbaumCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:15Warning:Graphic Violence‎Showing:22587\, 22602\n\nThe Witches of Bushwick Witches Of Bushwick centers around a young woman who is about to be initiated into a modern coven. When things - inevitably - start to go wrong\, the witchy influencers find that they are no match for the actual supernatural.Directed By:Catherine Delaloye\, Joe PardavilaCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:19Showing:22587\, 22594\n\nThe Mark A young single mother struggles against ominous forces\, whom she believes are bent on taking her infant daughter. This chilling female-driven narrative stars three phenomenal women from the de facto Netflix Ensemble\, Catherine Curtin (Stranger Things\, Orange is the New Black)\, Kana Hatakeyama (Orange is the New Black\, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Maho Honda (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\, Maniac).Directed By:Devin HaqqCountry:United StatesGenre:HorrorMinutes:15Showing:22587\, 22594
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-09/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T151500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T233148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T022304Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Sep 26 - Afteroon Screenings
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 03:00 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nArachnarche A doll faces her fears when a spider invades her dollhouse. However\, something far more terrifying lies beneath the surface.Directed By:Emma JordanCountry:United Kingdom / United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:4Showing:22586\, 22590\n\nSticker After an unsuccessful attempt to renew his car registration\, Dejan falls in a bureaucratic trap that tests his determination to be a responsible father.Directed By:Georgi M. UnkovskiCountry:Macedonia / GermanyGenre:ShortMinutes:18Showing:22586\n\nPemmican An old school-style video game character\, with the face of Gaël Faye\, assaulted by existential questions\, is in quest for meaning. He begins an in-depth and psychedelic journey through a destructive and genesis virtual scenery\, the character's quest makes us question our relationship with the world\, our humanity\, our obsolescence\, our future.Directed By:Kelzang RavachCountry:FranceGenre:Music VideoMinutes:4Showing:22586\n\nThe Badger Right before Soodeh Sharifzadegan’s second marriage\, her 11-year-old son\, Matiar is kidnapped. After considerable effort\, Soodeh is forced to ask for the ransom money from her ex-husband. After Matiar’s release\, Soodeh\, being curious\, comes to the sudden realization that it was all her son’s plan to provide the grounds for his father’s return.Directed By:Kazem MollaieCountry:IranGenre:FeatureMinutes:94Showing:22586
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-08/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T234000
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T234252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T022510Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Sep 25 - Documentary Day  Night
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:25 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nCops Are(n’t) Colorblind: Changing the NYPD from the Inside and Out Racial profiling by police is a recurring problem in our society for people of color. Our documentary film shows two main characters\, Demitrius and Niaja\, who experienced racial profiling as young teenagers. Demitrius was followed\, stopped and searched based on what he was wearing. While this experience affected Demitrius’ identity--how he dresses\, walks and presents himself it also made him curious about black history and the roots of racial profiling.Directed By:Temis Cantos\, Demitrius DowardCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:23Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22585\, 22594\n\nI’m An Electric Lampshade I'm an Electric Lampshade is an offbeat\, heart-warming portrait of the world’s least likely rock star. This documentary-narrative hybrid feature tells the story of Doug McCorkle\, a buttoned-up\, mild-mannered corporate accountant who\, after retiring at age 60\, puts his marriage and life savings on the line to chase his wildest dream. Shot in the United States\, Mexico & the Philippines\, the film features a strong cast of undiscovered talent from across the globe. Like Sean Baker’s Tangerine\, the cast is a menagerie of real people portraying versions of themselves\, bringing an authenticity to the film that would be impossible to fake. The result is a mind-bending musical odyssey in the tradition of Stop Making Sense and Searching For Sugar Man.Directed By:John Clayton DoyleCountry:United States / Philippines / MexicoGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:96Showing:22585
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-07/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T191000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T211500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T234105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T022538Z
UID:22584-1632597000-1632604500@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Saturday Sep 25 - Documentary Day Evening
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 09:00 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nHigh Flying Jade High Flying Jade is the true story of a bipolar woman from Los Angeles who moved to Vietnam and joined the circus in Hồ Chí Minh City. In the US\, Jade was an air traffic controller but repeated attempts at suicide culminated in hospitalization. She was eventually diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder. Now\, she tries to manage her unique brain chemistry with learned-mindfulness and focused aerial training. We meet her one week before the opening night of her first ever performance in a real\, big top circus.Directed By:Katherine SweetmanCountry:VietnamGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:22Warning:Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎; Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎Showing:22584\, 22598\n\nMore Than Miyagi The Oscar-nominated actor\, best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi\, left behind a painfully revealing autobiographical record of his much-too-brief time here on earth. More Than Miyagi traces his journey from being bed-bound as a boy to the bright lights and discrimination of Hollywood. Deep inside that sweet\, generous\, multi-talented performer seethed an army of demons that even alcohol and drugs couldn't mask.Directed By:Kevin DerekCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:89Warning:Drug Use‎Showing:22584
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-06/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T185500
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T234007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210925T210747Z
UID:22583-1632588300-1632596100@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Saturday Sep 25 - Documentary Day Late Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 06:40 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nOpen the Earth On December 11\, 2013\, Víctor Álvarez Damián and other young men were arrested amid a joint security operation led by the local police of Veracruz\, Mexico. Their whereabouts remains unknown to this day. Perla\, Víctor’s mother\, has been looking for him since then. Open the Earth portrays her painful and tireless fight to access to the truth and justice.Directed By:Alejandro ZunoCountry:MexicoGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:19Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22583\, 22598\n\nA Wicked Eden Goddess Snow and her close friends Ceara Lynch\, Princess Rene\, Astro Domina\, Princess Meggerz and Sarah DiAvola have built a supportive underground punk scene of fetish content creators\, empowering each other\, their clients\, fans and the rest of the adult population to engage in the fight for a shame-free\, consensual\, and safe exploration of one’s sexuality. Dancing between the worlds of online fetish content creation\, and in-person domination sessions\, Goddess Alexandra Snow has built a thriving empire which supports the empowerment of women\, sex workers\, and anyone who has ever felt like a misfit.Directed By:Naddine Madell-MorganCountry:Canada / United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:96Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎Showing:22583
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-05/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T142500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T163000
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T233912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210825T014410Z
UID:22582-1632579900-1632587400@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Saturday Sep 25 - Documentary Day Mid Day
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 04:15 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nLooks Good On You A singer's flashback of a love story from when he was 18 years old. He daydreams about how his love got dressed up before their date.Directed By:Nextkbh FTP\, Ronni GarnerCountry:DenmarkGenre:Music VideoMinutes:3Showing:22582\n\nMiss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color Alma W. Thomas broke color barriers on and off the canvas\, yet did not receive national attention until she was 80. Born a generation after slavery\, Alma Woodsey Thomas grew up in the South\, in a home where education was a priority. At 16\, with racial tensions high and no further schooling options\, her family moved to Washington\, DC\, where she started her incredible life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate from Howard University (1924)\, the first African-American Woman to mount a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972)\, and the first African-American woman to exhibit her paintings in the White House (2009).Directed By:Cheri GaulkeCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:20Showing:22582\, 22598\n\nThroat Singing in Kangirsuk Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland practice the Inuk art of throat singing in their small village of Kangirsuk. Their mesmerizing voices carry through the four seasons of their Arctic land.Directed By:Eva Kaukai\, Manon ChamberlandCountry:CanadaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:3Showing:22582\, 22598\n\nMy Mama\, A Man My Mama\, A Man is a short documentary about Julie Middleton and her desire to spend a day as a man. When Julie was a child she was desperate to be a boy\, when she hit adolescence she felt she lost that boy inside of her. Now Julie is approaching her 60th birthday and she has made a list of 60 things she wants to do\, and right near the top of that list is to be a man for a day.Directed By:Helena MiddletonCountry:United KingdomGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:9Showing:22582\, 22598\n\nCell 364 While Germany sits as one of the major democratic models\, an ex-prisoner of the Stasi delivers from his former cell a frightening testimony that questions the sustainability of our contemporary democracies.Directed By:Zoé Rossion\, Mathilde BaboCountry:France / GermanyGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:4Showing:22582\, 22598\n\nThis Beautiful Journey Escape “remotely” or "virtually" from home to India! Find local treasures with Rohini Chandra in the regions of Delhi\, Haryana\, & Kolkata where no commercial tour guide will take you. As your special tour guide\, Rohini takes you to the country where her parents were born and brought up. Through the artistic perspective of her eyes and heart\, this travelogue reveals the fresh & personal moments that travel can bring with exuberant joy and life lessons. The rustic & new India is now at your fingertips!Directed By:Rohini ChandraCountry:United States / IndiaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:70Showing:22582
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-04/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210925T141000
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T234159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T022713Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Sep 25 - Documentary Day Early Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 01:55 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nGon\, The Little Fox When Gon\, a playful orphaned fox\, finds that young Hyoju has lost his mother\, he tries to comfort him and make amends for his own earlier mischief by secretly bringing small gifts to the boy every day. But Hyoju doesn’t realize who is behind the anonymous gifts\, and the two are headed for a heartbreaking climax.Directed By:Takeshi YashiroCountry:JapanGenre:AnimatedMinutes:28Showing:22581\, 22590\n\nHear Me Out Hear Me Out is a short documentary about the Ghanaian community journalist Helen Udanbila\, who manages a local radio programme which seeks to give a voice to the young girls and women in Saboba\, Northen Ghana\, Africa. The documentary is produced in collaboration with Ghana Friendship.Directed By:Mathilde Brok BrandiCountry:Denmark / GhanaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:16Showing:22581\, 22598\n\nGay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy An experimental autoethnographic documentary about queer joy\, resistance\, and resilience in the face of abuse\, trauma\, and transphobia.Directed By:Jordana Valerie Allen-ShimCountry:Canada / United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:3Warning:Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎Showing:22581\, 22598\n\nNames for Snow This short follows Rebecca Thomassie\, an Inuk woman\, around Kangirsuk as she learns the 52 Inuktitut words for snow.Directed By:Rebecca ThomassieCountry:CanadaGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:6Showing:22581\, 22598\n\nLast Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars A small tavern in Queens\, New York becomes the meeting spot for young hopefuls who move to NYC in pursuit of their dreams\, forming a bond of friendship and building a neighborhood community spot likened to “Cheers”. Everything changes as COVID-19 transforms Queens into a major hotspot in the global pandemic; Sparrow Tavern is closed and its staff are among the tens of thousands of service workers laid off across the city. Observing strict COVID protocols and using remotely operated cameras\, director Johnny Sweet creates a powerful testimonial that documents the psychological impact of COVID-19 on a group of young adults working in the hospitality industry\, as well as the healthcare workers tirelessly fighting the virus on the frontline.Directed By:Johnny SweetCountry:United StatesGenre:DocumentaryMinutes:59Showing:22581
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-03/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T211500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T235000
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T235619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210829T152659Z
UID:22580-1632518100-1632527400@winterfilmawards.com
SUMMARY:Friday Sep 24 - Night Screening
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 11:35 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nOn/Off Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.Directed By:Nicolas P. VillarrealCountry:ArgentinaGenre:AnimatedMinutes:7Showing:22580\, 22590\n\nMusician Mahmoud is a very very short man\, just one meter tall\, who wishes to play a two meter tall instrument like a Contrabass. He finds he cannot reach until ...Directed By:Mohsen Mehri DaroueiCountry:Iran / IraqGenre:ShortMinutes:20Showing:22580\n\nStay STAY is a short film depicting two people going their separate ways. A story about connecting while departing. About loneliness in togetherness. A love story about sharing\, taking\, losing\, wanting and not wanting one another.Directed By:Maria Winther OlsenCountry:Faroe IslandsGenre:ShortMinutes:21Warning:Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎Showing:22580\n\nCuckoo! Absurd comedy about a lonely man who lives inside a cuckoo clock. Every hour\, he straps himself into his ejection seat and shoots through the doors of the clock. "Cuckoo!" he yells\, "Cuckoo!" His work is of vital importance. The old lady who sits under the clock needs to take her medication exactly at the top of every hour. One day the man has the opportunity to win a substantial sum of money in a radio quiz. He loves gadgets and wants to buy a new computer. The only problem is that he can only dial in at the exact time he’s supposed to sit in his seat.Directed By:Jörgen ScholtensCountry:Netherlands / SpainGenre:ShortMinutes:8Showing:22580\n\nJesus Kid Eugenio is a western writer experiencing difficulties. His most famous character\, Jesus Kid\, is getting bad sales. His salvation seems to appear when he is hired to write the script for a movie.Directed By:Aly MuritibaCountry:BrazilGenre:FeatureMinutes:88Warning:Nudity‎; Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22580
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-02/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Film Festival":MAILTO:info@winterfilmawards.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260517T224148
CREATED:20210724T235645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T022812Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Sep 24 - Evening Screening
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Q&A Session with the filmmakers at 8:45 PM. \nThese films have not been rated and some content may not be appropriate for children. \n\nThe Red Pad of Courage On the day that all girls dread\, Sam encounters the inescapable bloody monster on a trip to the bathroom at school. With nowhere to run or hide\, Sam is losing hope…until the arrival of a bad-ass female warrior. Together\, they must don their red pads of courage and get down to lady-business to demolish the bloody thing.Directed By:Chelsea LowCountry:United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:4Warning:Implied Violence‎Showing:22579\, 22590\n\nThe Wound A 9-year-old girl menstruates after an earthquake and loss of her family. She knows nothing about what is happening to her\, and thinks she has been wounded.Directed By:Sahar NourmonavarCountry:IranGenre:ShortMinutes:13Showing:22579\n\nHandscape Contemporary Shanghai\, summer. Xia Qing\, a boy who has been wearing hearing aids due to hearing loss\, has a deep love for dancing. He gains so much joy just from copying Martha Graham’s hand gestures in a dance magazine. A kid with a precocious nature\, he sometimes paints his pinky nail red just for that glimpse of beauty. Yet all these passionate pursuits are misunderstood and questioned by his single\, deaf mother. Given the opportunity to audition for his favorite dance company once in a blue moon\, he has no choice but to return to his body--He seeks his mother’s approval and longs to overcome this obscure self-identity crisis\, through the silent language on his fingertips.Directed By:Yiru ChenCountry:China / United StatesGenre:ShortMinutes:19Showing:22579\n\nInnerverse Innerverse presents various characters\, and explores how their personal life experiences shape their belief systems and perception.Directed By:Stacey LarkinsCountry:United StatesGenre:Web SeriesMinutes:10Showing:22579\, 22594\n\nRöckët Stähr’s Death of a Rockstar In the year 2164\, when rock 'n roll is banned\, a group of underground rebels\, led by a mad scientist\, attempt to start a non-violent revolution by waking up the docile masses via a cloned rockstar sent on a guerrilla tour to "rock n roll them free from the tyranny". But they soon find out\, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.Directed By:Röckët StährCountry:United StatesGenre:AnimatedMinutes:92Warning:Nudity‎; Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎Showing:22579
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-block-01/
LOCATION:Cinema Village Theater 1\,  22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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SUMMARY:WFA 2021 Opening Night Kick-Off Bash & Networking Party
DESCRIPTION:Thursday night kicks off Winter Film Awards 10th annual International Film Festival. Filmmaker’s Reception & Opening Night Party! \nHarbor NYC\n621 W 46th St\, New York\, NY \nCome meet our amazing filmmakers and sponsors\, eat some popcorn and make some new friends & industry contacts and get a photo on the red carpet! \nThis event is FREE and open to the public. \nFREE until 11PM!! Doors open at 7pm\nMust be 21+ with proof of vaccination. Bring your friends!!
URL:https://winterfilmawards.com/event/wfa21-opening/
LOCATION:Harbor NYC\, 621 W 46th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:2021 International Film Festival
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