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Feature Film Screenings
Opening Feature Film Saturday August 29th at 8pm
Screening Room: The Martello Suite First Floor
Sunday August 30th at 3pm
Screening Room: The Carisle Suite Ground Floor
Sunday August 30th at 730pm Closing Film & Awards Show
Screening Room: The Carisle Suite Ground Floor
Feature Film Documentary's Available To View Online
Video Dreams: A VHS Massacre Story
“Shows the passion, perseverance and challenges of independent filmmakers, with a profound focus on the low-budget filming process.”
-Dances With Films
From Blockbuster dreams to streaming screens, a filmmaker’s journey through a vanishing world. Follow a director’s thirty-year odyssey to get on the shelf of Blockbuster Video and beyond. A tale of struggle, perseverance, and what to do when your dreams no longer make sense. This multiple award-winning film features Lloyd Kaufman (creator of The Toxic Avenger), Debbie Rochon, Joe Bob Briggs, and many others. From Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2 and American Expendables.
"Dreams" has 26 festival wins Including wins at Melbourne Underground, Arizona Underground, 47th Annual Telly Awards and official selections at San Francisco Independent Film Festival, Cine-Excess (UK), Spirit of Independence (BIFA-qualifying), Torino Underground CineFest. Regional US premieres remain available.
Written & Directed by Thomas Seymou
Produced by Tim Kulig, Stepanie Perez, Mike Aransky, Phil Guerette, Paul Paulino, Thomas Seymour & Ken Powell
Running Time 01:22:00
USA
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Theocracy - The Emigrants Artist
Theocracy - The Emigrants Artist is an exploration of London based artist Bernard Canavan, who was given up by his unmarried parents to a notorious orphanage in Dublin. My film charts Bernards extraordinary journey in trying to find out who he really is.
From a notorious orphanage in Dublin, Bernard Canavan became the artist of the Irish Diaspora
Directed by Sé Merry Doyle
Produced by Rosalind Scanlon
Running Time 01:20:00
Ireland