2020 ReelHeART – Official Film and Documentary Selections Announced

Updated April 11, 2020 – 15:51 EST

The 16th Annual ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival is Pleased to announce the Official Selections for 2020 below. All Categories are Competition.

Categories will be updated Today through Easter weekend:

Action / Adventure Film Category

• The Last Pizza
  Dir. Gert Kombate – USA
• Other Films TBD

Animated Film Category

• Blobsville
  Dir. Kevin Corcoran – USA

Canadian Film Category

• A Rock and a Hard Place
  Dir. Tricia Mcleod – Canada/Toronto
• Do Turtles Swim in Maple Syrup?
  Dir. Paul-Daniel Torres – Canada/Toronto
• Isolation
  Dir. Justin Bromley – Canada/BC
• Our House
  Dir. Susan Bayani – Canada/Toronto

Dance and Music Film Category

• At The Limit of Feelings
  Dir. Liudmila Komrakova – Russian Federation
• Sentiments Distingués – Distinguished Feelings
  Dir. Keren Marciano – Germany
• Blank Canvas
  Dir. Alisa Traskunov – USA
• Bória
  Dir. Iwona Pasińska – Poland
• Claim
  Dir. Keely Song – USA
• Kaddume
  Dir. Álvaro José Peña – Colombia/Canada
  Dir. Sergio López Guevara – Colombia/Canada
  Dir. Rodrigo García – Colombia/Canada
  Dir. Roberto Ávila – Colombia/Canada
• Still Here
  Dir. Tom Pardoe – USA
• The Birth of Venus
  Dir. Virginie Kahn – France
• Tumult
  Dir. Marta Renzi – USA
• Umbrella Dance For Hong Kong
  Dir. Wong King Fai – Hong Kong
• We Are All On The Same Bus
  Dir. Nuno Serrão – Portugal

Experimental Film Category

• Fyrvaktaren – Bathtub By The Sea
  Dir. Ole-André Rønneberg – Norway
• Neighbors
  Dir. Alba Curos – Spain
• Night Birds & Ghost Crabs
  Dir. Robert Sickels – USA
• Stan
  Dir. JP Olsen, Dir. Kristen Nutile – USA

Feature Documentary Category

• Born To Be
  Dir. Tania Cypriano – USA
• Five Years North
  Dir. Zach Ingrasci, Dir. Chris Temple – USA
• Musica Cubana – A Story To Be Told
  Dir. Kurt Hartel – Germany
• My Dear Mother
  Dir. Paul-Anders Simma – Finland
• Shadows of History – Hitler‘s Secret Bio Weapons
  Dir. Marc Fehse – Germany

Feature Film Category

• Lebendig – Alive
  Dir. Michael Siebert – Germany
• Seven Short Films About (Our) Marriage
  Dir. Chris Hansen – USA
• Woman of the Photographs
  Dir. Takeshi Kushida – Japan

First Time Filmmaker Category

• Blackhole
  Dir. Holly Pilcavage – USA
• Effigy – Poison and the City
  Dir. Udo Flohr – Germany
• Hurricane Aaron
  Dir. J. R. Howell – USA
• Miss Petunia
  Dir. Chen Tianyi – China

French Language Film Category

• Belle-Ile In Acadie
  Dir. Phil Comeau – Canada/New Brunswick
• La Chambre de Claire
  Dir. Noelle Soulier – France

International Film Category

• Lebendig – Alive
  Dir. Michael Siebert – Germany
• Thanks!
  Dir. Gabriele Di Luca – Italy
• Woman of the Photographs
  Dir. Takeshi Kushida – Japan

LGBTQ Film Category

• ‘Berta Boys
  Dir. Kyle Terrence – Canada
• Chinx
  Dir. James Quedado – USA
• Lolo
  Dir. Leandro Goddinho – Germany
  Dir. Paulo Menezes – Germany
• Reshaping Beauty: Round In All The Right Places
  Dir. Tom Goss – USA
• What If
  Dir. Francisco Fuertes – USA

Music or Music Related Film Category

• In the Same Direction: Jeff Pifher & Socrates’ Trial
  Dir. Alexander Craven – USA
• Strange Tenants: Ska’d for Life
  Dir. Fiona Cochrane – Australia

Music Video Category

• Nevertheless It’s Christmas
  Dir. Thomas Florek – USA

Short Documentary Category

• I Created You
  Dir. Noel McIntyre – Ireland
• L’eau Est La Vie (Water Is Life): From Standing Rock To The Swamp
  Dir. Sam Vinal – USA
• Never Give Up
  Dir. Jonathan Schörnig – Malta/Germany
• Shot Down: Howard Snyder and the B-17 Susan Ruth
  Dir. Michael R Mazur – USA
• The Art Of Memory
  Dir. Rodrigo Areias – Brazil

Short Film Category

• 703 – Short, Gay and Delicious
  Dir. Tom McIntire – USA
• Age Of Bryce
  Dir. David Feagan, Dir. Brian Elliott – USA
• Carry My Heart to the Yellow River
  Dir. Alexis Van Hurkman – China/USA
• Chckens
  Dir. Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr – USA
• Duty
  Dir. Ivan Smirnov – Russian Federation
• Ghost of a Chance
  Dir. Manes Duerr- Austria/USA
• Myosotis Love
  Dir. Charles T Latourette – USA
• Swept Away
  Dir. Thomas Grascoeur – France/USA
• Walking Point
  Dir. RJ Nevens, Jr. – USA

Smart Phone Film Category

• Hi, How Are You?
  Dir. Howon Kim – Republic of Korea
• Mason And Jay Save The World
  Dir. John Woosley – USA

Thesis / Student Film – Competition

• Do Turtles Swim in Maple Syrup?
  Dir. Paul-Daniel Torres – Canada/Toronto
• Family Routine
  Dir. Ahmed Hamed – Egypt
• Isolation
  Dir. Justin Bromley – Canada/BC
• Muzi
  Dir. Yiting Gao – China
• Our House
  Dir. Susan Bayani – Canada/Toronto
• Play
  Dir. Piotr Sulkowski – Poland
• Professional Bride
  Dir. Liza Korotka – Canada/Toronto
• What Do You See?
  Dir. Tania Cattebeke – Paraguay

Web Only / Webisode / Web Series

• Bong Zombies
  Dir. Mick Napier – USA
  
• The Square Root
  Dir. Misti Boland, Dir. Jeremy Osbern – USA
  

NB Program Selections are Subject to Change. Please Check back Soon-
NB Screenplay Selections will be announced in a separate post. Stay Tuned!