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A’AI, 5min., USADirected by Kalie GranierA discussion with a pelican on the shore who is announcing the funeral dance of its kelp forest to a Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation woman. https://kaliegranier.com/https://www.instagram.com/kalie_granier/?hl=fr Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motivated you to make this film? In the face of unprecedented climate change caused by human activities,… Continue reading Winning Filmmaker Kalie Granier (A’AI)

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESSBest Short Film: THE CALLBest Cinematography: THE BINDING BELLBest Direction: LEFT ON OUR OWNBest Sound & Music: SIREN WILL SOUND Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS, 89min., USA, Crime/DetectiveDirected by Tom KonklePrivate… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: Jan. 2023 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival

A showcase of the winning feature film from the Black & White Festival in 2022. THE BURROW, 90min., USA, Horror/MysteryDirected by Anthony PalumboThrown into the trappings of isolation, a man attempts to escape an endless nightmare. Watch the Audience Feedback Video:https://youtu.be/Bepnj1cQ0qI

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: LOLLIPOP COWBOYBest Direction: REFLECTIONBest Performances: CUE Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: LOLLIPOP COWBOY, 28min., USA, Western/RomanceDirected by Eric AltUpon arriving late, A cowboy for children’s parties meets a princess after she’s hired to perform as his replacement. Cowboy… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 2022 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: YOUNG KINGSBest Performances: TOXICBest Cinematography: IN THE SHADOWBest Direction: MEMORY Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: YOUNG KINGS, 23min., USA, DocumentaryDirected by Dr. Arsley Emile, Jonathan BanksFrom Ponce De Leon to Ralph David Abernathy, bike culture is pumping hard… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: Nov. 2022 Black & White Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Film: XPENDABLEBest Documentary: THE LOVE SONGS OF OEDIPUS REX Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: THE LOVE SONGS OF OEDIPUS REX, 21min., Canada, DocumentaryDirected by Luke SargentDocumentary about musician Benjamin Hackman (The Holy Gasp) processing personal loss and heartbreak, through creating… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: Oct. 2022 Black & White Film Festival

Cut from his 1938 Oregon college team, pint-sized, teary-eyed basketball player takes the coach’s advice and sets a goal of proving him wrong. He returns to his parents’ California home and works exhaustively on getting stronger. He then painstakingly tries to secure the coach’s blessing by attempting a 600-mile bicycle journey and a 2,000-mile hitchhiking… Continue reading Winning Screenplay Reading: Madness Jackson, by C.S. Talbott

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: RUNIMATIONBest Performances: DOORBest Sound & Music: THREE SISTERSBest Cinematography: THE BITTER ENDBest Direction: SCUMBLING Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: THREE SISTERS, 3min., USA, Experimental/DanceDirected by Lenny GonzalezA non-narrative short film about the 2019 Hong Kong protests that explores… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: September 2022 BLACK & WHITE Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Film: THE STAR MILLBest Performances: WELCOME TO LIFEBest Direction: THE GUARDIANSBest Cinematography: THE CASE OF THE MISSING PUZZLE BOXBest Sound & Music: Café creme avant d’entrerBest Student Film: SHATTERED RIPPLESBest Experimental Film: TODAY I WROTE NOTHING Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: July 2022 Black & White Festival

The diverse crew of the tramp steamer Stella Maris sails into fantastic danger in the South Seas in this horror adventure set in the 1930s. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Seaman Casey: Shawn Devlin Sean: Steve Rizzo