Thursday, July 06, 2023 : 2PM [EST]

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Day 4 – 19th Annual ReelHeART
Theme – ‘The Power To Change‘

You Are Not Alone
00:04:16
Dir. Giulia Mucciarelli – United States

Nominated>> Best Documentary Short

Synopsis Anxiety can be overcome as a barrier, fueling creativity through resilience.

• FB ~
• IG @giulia_mucciar
• TW ~
• Trailer ~
• Web ~
• Keywords #Documentary #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety #Fear #FightOrFlight #PanicAttacks #CreativeExpression #ChannelYourFearIntoPositivity #MentalHealth

I Wish I Had A Supernatural Power
超能力がほしい (Chōnōryoku Ga Hoshii)
00:25:11 [in Japanese]
Dir. Kousuke Hishinuma – Japan

Nominated>> Best Short Film, Best Kid Friendly Film

Synopsis Yuzuki, a 5th-grade elementary school student, saw a movie and tells her best friend Nichika, “I wish I had a supernatural power.” Then Nichika replies, “I have a supernatural power.” What is her supernatural power? There is a reason why Yuzuki wants a supernatural power—.

• FB @actonline2020
• IG @act_online2020/
  • Director Kousuke Hishinuma @hishinuma_kousuke
• TW @act_online2020
  • Director Kousuke Hishinuma @hisikosu
• Trailer https://youtu.be/O4YA0AmNkds
• Web https://act-college.com/bokura-no-eiga/
• Keywords #Film #Superpowers #Bullying #Suicide #ChildSuicide

Hoṭṭebāka
00:19:23
Dir. Vishnu Tenkayala – India- Kannada

Nominated>> Best SmartPhone Film, Best Short Film

Synopsis ‘Hottebāka’ meaning gluttony, follows the journey of a young, small town woman who moves to Bangalore to pursue her dreams of becoming an actor in the film industry. She manages to secure a role in a film but is asked to lose some weight for the role. Determined to succeed, she becomes increasingly obsessed with her appearance and develops an unhealthy relationship with food. Her mental and physical health begin to deteriorate, and she finds herself struggling to maintain the impossible standards that have been set for her.

• Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer.
  • Vishnu Tenkayala
    • IG @vishnutenkayala
• Lead actor
  • Ranjini Prabhu
    • IG https://instagram.com/ranjiniprabhu
• Secondary cast:
  • Shobha Raghavan – Broker
    • IG https://instagram.com/loafing.eating
• Makeup artist
  • Nayana Gowda
    • IG https://instagram.com/nayanalingaraaj
• Voice over artists
  • Shruti Raghunanda – Mother
    • IG https://instagram.com/shruthi_raghunanda
  • Shruti Kedalia – Broker
    • IG https://instagram.com/shruthi_kedilaya
• Dialogues
  • Shruti Raghunanda
    • IG https://instagram.com/shruthi_raghunanda
• Assistant Cinematographer
  • Robin George Thomas
    • IG https://instagram.com/shruthi_raghunanda
• Sound Design
  • Mohit Rana
    • IG https://instagram.com/mic_again_
• Keywords #Film #Indoa #MentalHealth #EatingDisorder #Anorexia #Bulemia #Abuse #BodyStandards #ContentCreator #FilmedOnMyPhone #MobileFilm #MobileVideo #MobileVideography #PhoneCinematography #ShotOnSmartPhone #SmartPhone #VerticalCinema #VerticalFilm

Students
01:15:52
Dir. Leo X Robertson – Norway

Nominated>> Best Feature Film, Best International Film, Best SmartPhone Film, Best Ensemble Cast

Synopsis The poorest performing university group are the furthest behind on the final project for their degree. They meet at the library to finish, but disastrous personal lives threaten their already tenuous success.

• Leo X. Robertson, writer, director and editor
  • FB leo.x.robertson
  • IG  @leoxrobertson
  • TW @Leoxwrite
• Cast
  • Rebekka Irene Skjæveland
    • IG @rebekkairene
  • Jeremaya Abraham John
    • IG @xjeremaya
  • Khonia Lillian Koushan
    • IG @khonialilliankoushan
  • Angelo Brigante
    • IG @ziovikingo
• FB @StavangerFilmmakers
• IG @stavangerfilmmakers
• TW https://twitter.com/Leoxwrite
• Trailer ~
• Web https://stavanger-filmmakers.vercel.app/
• Keywords #Film #StudentLife #CampusLife #Stress #TermPaper #GroupProject #FlakingOut #SubstanceAbuse #Alcoholic #Help #LifeChanges

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4:00PM EST / 10:00PM Norway
5:00 AM Japan / 1:00AM India

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