Virtual Features:
A Women’s New World – Directed by Christina G. Rose
Antonín Dvořák Symphony 9 “From The New World” is a composition known worldwide. For Tianyi Lu it holds a special place in her heart, as it became the pivotal piece in her career. Born in Shanghai, China, Tianyi Lu’s family moved to New Zealand at a time when China was going through an economic slump. The move would cause Tianyi to struggle with her identity as a Chinese immigrant and force her to find an identity in both a male dominated profession and in the global environment in which she lives.
In “A Woman’s New World” we get an intimate look at the work and life of this incredible, fascinating, and determined young woman who became an orchestra conductor and has made her mark in a male dominated field.
Raise Your Hand – Directed by Jessica Rae
Gia and her best friend Lila survived a rough childhood in a neighborhood where every kid has a sad story to tell. Now, as teenagers, Gia struggles to use her gift of writing to reclaim what the world has brutally taken away.
Re-Opening: A Lockdown Mockumentary – Directed by Chris Guerra
A documentary crew follows the All Voice is Theater company and crew, led by their fearless director Roger Bastion (Chris Guerra), on their journey of ups and downs (mostly downs) as they attempt to re-open their theater in the middle of a global pandemic. It doesn’t go as well as they planned and they are forced to pivot. And pivot again. This heartwarming and hilarious film will leave you feeling like there is hope still left in this crazy world.
Virtual Shorts:
On A Beautiful, Wonderful Day – Directed by Joseph Osei-Bonsu
On A Beautiful Wonderful Day follows the story of Lisa, 25, a recent Masters-degree graduate and a nun-in-training who has just taken her temporary vows at the convent of St. Martin de Porres. The story opens with Lisa celebrating her initiation into the Catholic Order on a beach where she comes across a mysterious, semi-conscious man lying in a shallow wave. This mystery man claims to be a doomsday prophet of some sort who has swum across the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to charge the U.S. government with “27 Grievances” against its citizens. Committed to an asylum for several weeks, he’s finally released; whereby Lisa—the one who first found him—must now return him to the convent. The ride back proves very eventful in a supernaturally twisted way which leads Lisa to question everything she had known to be true about herself and even her own country. On A Beautiful Wonderful Day is part love story, part dreamscape, part critique on capitalism, sprinkled with supernatural, dark comedic, and West African elements, and is altogether essential viewing.
There’s An App For That – Directed By Edwin Toolis
For the last 150 thousand years, mankind has longed for a time when all of human knowledge and wisdom could be at their fingertips. And with the internet and mobile devices, that time has finally come. However, there have been some unexpected consequences.
The Game – Directed By Aldo Vassallo
Set in early 2000’s suburbia, The Game portrays a bewilderingly tense period in eight year old George’s life. One night, as he attempts to drown out his parents’ constant and escalating conflicts by gluing his eyes to his Gameboy, he’s startled by the sound of a deafening scream coming from his mother’s bedroom. Based on a true story.