AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: CUIDATE BEST STUDENT FILM: FENCES BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SOURCE BEST PERFORMANCES: TAHZ BEST SOUND & MUSIC: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA: PAST Theme of night: Trying to find peace NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: November 2020 STUDENT Feedback Film Festival

The Source is an inner journey into the repressed memories of a young boy named Tommy, haunted by a young girl whom he does not remember and who has been disturbing his private life for some time. Through a session of hypno therapy guided by his psychiatrist, Tommy is immersed in a created imaginary world,… Continue reading Short Film: THE SOURCE, 18min, France, Fantasy/Thriller

Partho Gupte is an 19-year film student, currently in his junior year. He was awarded the inaugural Laszlo Pal Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Friday Harbor Film Festival, San Juan. His short, Shine & Shade is the recipient of the Scout Film Festival’s Emerging Filmmakers grant, instituted by the Colin Trevorrow, director of Jurassic World.… Continue reading Director Biography – Partho Gupte (SHINE & SHADE)

Shine & Shade examines the unpredictable behavior of a solitary, aged woman, living across an ophthalmologist’s clinic in one of Mumbai’s most crowded suburbs.
 As the lady oscillates between lucidity and delusion, the film plays with the notion of ‘sight’ and ‘normalcy’ to question attitudes to the aged. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram

In a world where your life is decided by what side of the Fence you live on, two brothers choose different paths. Project Type:Short, Student Genres:Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama Runtime:16 minutes 10 seconds Completion Date:July 23, 2020 Production Budget:500 USD Country of Origin:United States Country of Filming:United States Language:English Shooting Format:Digital Aspect Ratio:2.4 Film Color:Color

Nepal Arslan, an award-winning filmmaker, was born on June 11, 2001 in Brooklyn, New York. Having been raised around the world, Nepal’s love for the art of storytelling formed through personal experiences. Nepal attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts for Film and TV Production (class of 2023) on a full scholarship. Director… Continue reading Director Biography – Nepal Arslan (TAHZ)

A young dubious boy must convince his parents that their firstborn son is not who they think he is. Project Links  Website  Instagram

A black ivy league student deals with racism and depression while trying to achieve self discovery. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Latrell: Bill Poulin Shawn: Sean Ballantyne