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The Gesture and The Word
Editor
PC: Burden and Light
Prod. Andrea Fellers
Dir. Helen Alexis Yonov
DP Matthew Rodgers
Starring: Paul Dooley, James Michael Tyler, Roxane Mesquida, Nicole LaLiberte
A lonely postman (Gilbert) secretly recreates postcards for a woman (Aurore) on his postal route when her boyfriend's homemade postcards stop arriving from his travels around the world. With the help of his friend Mr. Rostalle, (Paul Dooley) a blind widower and retired literary professor/poet, Gilbert (James Michael Tyler) learns to open himself up to the prospect of love, and in the process of trying to bring someone else happiness, discovers it for himself.
Festival Awards:
Semi-Finalist, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Editing, Short Stop International Film Festival 2020
Winner Narrative Editing, Garoa Awards 2021
Best Editing, FFTG Awards 2020
Winner Award of Excellence, Vegas Movie Awards 2021
Bronze Winner Best Actor, Queen Palm International Film Festival 2020
Silver Winner Best Short Film Screenplay, Queen Palm International Film Festival 2020
Honorable Mention Best Short Drama, Queen Palm International Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Screenplay, Across The Globe Film Festival 2021
Winner Best Short Narrative, Festival Angaelica 2021
Jury Choice Winner, FFTG Awards 2020
Winner Best of Festival, Short Stop International Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Director, Short Stop International Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Actor, Short Stop International Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Cinematography, Short Stop International Film Festival 2020
Special Jury Mention, Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Supporting Actress, The Soho London Independent Film Festival
Best Male Actor, Birmingham Film Festival 2020
Best International Short Film, Istanbul Golden Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Short Screenplay, Cyrus International Film Festival of Toronto 2020
Winner Best Director Short Film, Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2020
Award Winner Best Art Director, British Film Festival 2020
Best Cinematography, British Film Festival 2020
Honorable Mention, Prague International Indie Film Festival 2020
Best Female Director, Montreal International Indie Short Film Awards 2020
The German King
Editor
PC: Loma Mansa Productions
EP: Pauley Perrette
Prod.
Dir. Adetokumboh M’Cormack
DP: Justin Janowitz
The unbelievable true story of Rudolf Manga Bell, an African king who leads a rebellion against Kaiser Wilhelm II's oppressive colonial rule at the start of World War 1.
Festival Awards:
Nominee Best Editing, Fisheye Film Festival 2019
Winner Best Actor, Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019
Winner Best Short Film, Cindependent Film Festival 2019
Best International Short Film, Ercans Noirs Film Festival 2019
Winner Best Production Design, Fisheye Film Festival 2019
Boxed
Editor
PC: Magic Works Production
Prod. Bongani Mlamo, Wanjiru Njendu
Dir. Wanjiru Njendu
DP Bongani Miambo
The terrifying daring escape of Henry "Box" Brown, who used creativity and courage to escape from slavery in 1849.
Festival Awards:
Nominee Best Editing Short Film, Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2019
Nominee The Mary Austin Award Excellence in Editing, Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2019
Winner: (Best Short Narrative Film) - The Hague Global Cinema Festival - Hague, Netherlands.
Winner: (Best Diaspora Short Film) African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)
Winner: The Free Speech Award (Best Short Film) - Free Speech Film Festival - USA
Winner: Best Short Film Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival - England
Winner: Best Short Film - The Phoenix Film Festival - Australia
Winner: The Director's choice award for best short fiction film - The Catalyst Film Festival - England
Winner: Best Live Action short film - World Distribution Award
Winner: Best Director - Wanjiru Njendu - Papaya Rocks Film Festival - London, U.K
Winner: Best Cinematographer - Bongani Mlambo - Canadian Cinematography AWARDS
Winner: Best Cinematography - Bongani Mlambo - Papaya Rocks Film Festival - London, U.K
Winner: Best Cinematography - Bongani Mlambo - Varese International Film Festival- Varese, Italy
Winner: Mary Austin Award excellence in Screenwriting: Short film - Wanjiru Njendu - Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema - USA
Winner: Best Actor -Adetokumboh M'Cormack - Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival - USA
Winner: The Princeton Tiger award- 2019 Nassau Film Festival - USA
Winner: Huntington Beach Cultural Cinema Showcase - Huntington Beach USA
Winner - Audience Favorite Film - Women of African Descent Film Festival - Brooklyn, New York - USA
Irish Goodbye
Editor
PC: Loma Mansa Productions
Prod. Adetokumboh M’Cormack,
Dir. Adetokumboh M’Cormack
Strangers from opposite ends of the earth: Nizar, a Syrian refugee and Eric an Irish tourist, meet in the City of Angels and embark on a journey of trust, abandonment, tragedy and privilege. The consequences of their encounter will stay with them long after the night is over.
Festival Awards:
Nominee Best Editing, Top Indie Film Awards 2018
Winner Platinum Award Best LGBT Short Film, Independent Shorts Awards 2018
Best Acting Duo, Indie Shorts Fest 2018
Best LGBT Short Film, Indie Shorts Fest 2018
Best Overall Short, Indie Shorts Fest 2018
Winner Original Score of the Month, TMFF 2018
Best Film, TMFF 2018
Streaming on Amazon Prime
Friends Like These
Editor
PC: Star Card Productions
Prod. Asha Michelle Wilson
Dir. Scott
DP: Justin Janowitz
In a modern comedic take on Agatha Christie, a group of narcissistic actors are invited to their newly successful friend's murder mystery party - and one of them actually dies. With everyone as a suspect (from co-stars to lovers to fans to "friends"), can the group push past their own ego to pinpoint the killer? Probably not - but they've auditioned for enough movies to at least try.
A Warmer Day
Editor
PC: Trikon Productions
Prod.
Dir. Jeremy Gumener
DP: Kayla Hoff
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