Author: festivalforromance

Waide is an award-winning poet, author & screenwriter. Many of his poems, stories, and films are archived at UCLA Library of Special Collections, ONE Institute USC LGBT Library, the Simon Weisenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance, Poets House/NYC & the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Director Statement “Something Wicked Dwells,” the poem, was originally published in “All-American… Continue reading Director Biography – Waide Riddle (SOMETHING WICKED DWELLS)

This silent film adaptation, based on the critically acclaimed poem, follows four men chained together in the gallows of Hell. Each face their demise one-by-one at the hands of the Beast. Project Links  Website  Instagram

Alex Bowling is a director, actor, producer, and writer out of the US. She began her creative career as a songwriter and pianist when she discovered her true passion was storytelling and began translating it to film. Originally, a researcher with a Masters in psychology, she uses her experience to develop characters and convey their… Continue reading Director Biography – Alex Bowling, Stephen Byrum (LA SCHEMA)

This film is inspired by a modernized, yet 1940s, version of the Italian Opera Rigoletto. The character archetypes and themes of death, deception, mystery, and romance are embellished in this dramatic short that brings back black and white.

David’s new wave of film work follows ten years as an award winning commercial film maker working with film, video and interactive projects. Departing from the commercial world and going back to basics with a super 8 camera and a nose for good stories; his first film follows one of his image making heroes as… Continue reading Director Biography – David McNulty (A FILM ON FILM)

Because everybody is naked at some point in their life. This short 6min documentary film shot on super 8mm in black and white follows award winning artist and portrait photographer Selina Mayer one cold November morning. Faced with the dilemma that the images will find new meaning beyond her intention once they are released into… Continue reading Short Film: A FILM ON FILM, 6min, UK, Documentary

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Producer/Robert-Mack-Productions-276581726600566/ A young woman wakes up in a desolate landscape, which she shares with a mysterious young man of unknown intentions. At first frightened of him, she learns that he might be hiding more than he’s letting on.

Showcase of the WINNING Black & White Feature Film for 2021! WHAT?, 90 minutes, USA, ComedyDirected by Alek Lev Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: WHAT? is a black and white, not-so-silent comedy about a struggling deaf actor, sick of agreeing to increasingly humiliating tasks just to get a role, who decides to take matters into… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: August 2021 Festival

Mr. Buchman Goes to Washington is an intense courtroom docudrama that recreates the 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee hearing of Sidney Buchman – the Oscar nominated Communist screenwriter of the classic patriotic film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. This is the day that Mr. Buchman, like Mr. Smith, learned that true patriotism requires sacrifice. CAST… Continue reading Feature Screenplay Reading: MR. BUCHMAN GOES TO WASHINGTON, by Bill Baber

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: BLACKNESS IS EVERYTHING Best Performances: CHISEL Best Cinematography: BARRIER Best Direction: SILENT BUT NOT SILENCED Best Sound & Music: CROSSING OVER THE DARK Theme of night: Connecting in a unique way NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the… Continue reading HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: JUNE 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival