Thu. Nov 14th, 2024

Saturday July 10 – 5:00PM

Welcome To Day 6 – 17th Annual ReelHeART
Theme – The Great Thing About Coming Of Age – You Can Do Whatever You Like

One Bedroom, One Bath
Film Short | Duration: 00:14:00
Dir. Mischa Livingstone, United States
In Attendance via Zoom for a Post Premiere Q&A
Language: English

*Nominated For Best Short Film, Best Actress – Nalini Sharma as “J”
Synopsis: Two nameless strangers overcome their expectations while on the hunt for a rental apartment in Los Angeles.

Keywords: #UrbanLife #LivingInLA #Connecting #Death #Family #Friends #KindnessOfStrangers #MissedSignals #Banal #Mundane #DailyLife #PopCulture #NaliniSharma


Next Stop
Web / New Media | Duration: 00:17:00
Dir. Jabbari Weekes, Tichaona Tapambwa, Phil Witmer – Canada
Language: English

*Nominated For Best Web Film

Synopsis: A real and surreal anthology series that follows a group of Toronto ‘yutes’ struggling to stay afloat and un-depressed in the city.

Keywords: #UrbanLife #PublicTransit #JamaicanPatties #Jamaica #IslandKids #Toronto


Shellfish
First Time Filmmaker | Duration: 01:23:00
Dir. Hunter Hopewell, United States
In Attendance via Zoom for a Post Premiere Q&A
Actress: Serenity Garcia, DP: Joel Martinez, Actor: Perry Bruno, Actor: Mackenzie Amar, Actress: Savanah Joeckel.

Language: English

*Nominated For Best Thesis Film, Best Feature Film, Best Editing by Hunter Hopewell, Best Sound, Best Original Score/Original Music by Hunter Hopewell, Best Ensemble Cast – Hunter Hopewell as “Keller Reid”, Savanah Joeckel as “Harper Belloway”, Mackenzie Amar as “Bailey Reid”

Synopsis: A coming-of-age comedy enhanced by a bit of stop motion animation. Amidst mounting parental pressure to find a real job, college filmmaker Keller has one week to secretly produce a short film with his brother and longtime crush. When their shoot goes wrong, they confront each other about much more than production issues. Faced with his own selfishness, Keller must decide which is more important, his filmmaking or close relationships.

Keywords: #Death #Friends #MovingOn #Family #Love #Romance #Relationships #ComingOfAge #Comedy #Dramedy #Indie


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5:00PM(EST) Films
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