ReelHeART July 03-09, 2023
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Barrel of a Gun

Music Video | Duration: 04:21 | Premiere – World
Dir. Tanne Willow, United States
Language: English
*Nominated for Best Music Video*

Synopsis A story about how Ava and Liv fall in love and then grow apart.

Keywords #BarrelOfAGunFilm #Relationship #Lesbian #LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #LoveHasNoGender #LoveWins


Icons

Animated Film | Duration 06:42 | Premiere – World
Dir. Ronnie Cramer, United States
Language: English
*Nominated for Best Animated Film, Best Experimental Film*

Synopsis Five hundred years of world art in five minutes, featuring three dozen iconic works rendered with nylon-tip pen and animated old school style. Each painting is onscreen for three seconds; the transitions between them also last three seconds each. Made up of 2,500 individual drawings, with a musical soundtrack created by the artist.

Keywords #AnimatedFilm #Animation #VisualArts #PenAndInk #OldSchool #Art #Illustration #MotionGraphics #Drawing #Sketch #Artwork


One Chance

Film Short | Duration: 06:42 | Premiere – World
Dir. James Hyams, Australia
Language: English

Synopsis A young girl with a passion for soccer tries to silence her bully by attempting an impossible goal.

Keywords #Bullying #Acceptance #Australia #AussieFilm


Voyou (Ruffians)

Film Short | Duration: 22:25 | Premiere – World
Dir. Alexandre Jallali, Belgium
Language: French

*Nominated for Best Action Film, Best Short Film, Best Foreign Film, Best First Time Filmmaker*

Synopsis Marc Orban spent three years in prison. When he gets back to his neighborhood things have changed dramatically. Vincent is gone and Adam works for “The Hungarian”.

Keywords #Crime #Violence #Love #Charleroi #BelgiumCinema #RedCamera


Greenfield *Official Closing Film*

Feature Film | Duration: 73:25:00 | Premiere – World
Dir. Julius Telmer, Australia
Producer Daniel James Tenni
Language: English

*Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Actor (Ethan Thomas as “James”), Best Actress (Claudia Cirillo as “Justine”), Best Supporting Actor (Liam Graham as “Michael”), Best Ensemble Cast, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Film, Best First Time Filmmaker, Best of The Fest*

Synopsis James’ aspirations of rebuilding his former life with girlfriend Kelley, are short-lived when her brother confides in him a volatile secret.

Keywords #Crime #Violence #LGBTQ #Love #Australia #AussieFilm #Gritty #Urban #MachoCulture