Rock On, Dude! -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020-Finalist

A veteran hard rock DJ must compromise by interviewing and featuring bubblegum music duo to stay on the air. Director Biography – Frank Appache Self-taught, king of gore and horror in Montreal with two independent film companies producing shorts. Frank is in the beginning stages of his first full-length feature film, having worked on X-men […]

Refuge -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020

Ahmed and his pregnant wife Medina are forced to flee their village after a devastating alien invasion. Their escape will transform their entire lives and change the landscape of the only place they’ve ever called home. Director Biography – Sina Sultani For over five years I’ve been developing my own science fiction short films. Science […]

Muslim Speed Dating -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020

  Muslim Speed Dating is set in a local furniture store, graciously provided by an Indo-Canadian couple. It follows a group of Muslim men and women exploring speed dating for the first time. Juxtaposing age-old, traditional values with newly adopted methods of courtship, the film examines and reveals the inherent clash between ancient mating rituals […]

Mermaid -Short Film -Iran -dcff2020

Milad (Boy’s name) abandons home and school to preserve her identity and having nowhere to go, she lives in ruins. Three rapist classmates who are tired of her absence, chase after her in secret and find her in a feminine appearance Director Biography – Saber Mostafapour Born 1991 in Mazandaran, Iran. 2014- BA in Mechanical […]

Coffee and a Donut -Short Film -USA _dcff2020-Winner -Best Short USA

A story of a young immigrant who knows no English, and his trials in….ordering breakfast at the local diner. *** Pablo is a young immigrant, new to the United States, and speaks no English. When he first comes into a diner, not knowing how to order, he mimics another customer. Thus, a “coffee and a […]

Stro: The Michael D’Asaro Story -Feature Doc -USA -dcff2020-Winner -Best Doc USA

Michael D’Asaro impacted thousands of lives around the world as a renowned saber fencer and coach by using fencing as a metaphor for life. Director Biography – Greg Lynch Jr, Doug Nichols Gregory Lynch Jr Bio Greg Lynch graduated in 1987 from San Francisco State with a B.A. in screen writing. He later complemented that […]

Blind Date -Short Film -USA -dcff2020-Finalist

A first date between Gloria and Nick takes and unexpected turn when he begins to suspect that their lives could be in danger. Director Biography – David Schumann For the last 15 years David has lived in Los Angeles and worked as a movie trailer editor. He’s worked for some of the top trailer companies […]

Control -Short Film -Iran -2020

Arash and Navid, having decided to go to a Video Game Club, run away from school. Meanwhile, Arash proposes another plan. Director Biography – Mohsen Habibi I was studied museum management at Isfahan Art University. Just after my graduation, I became interested in Cinema and after studding intensively about the cinema as my favor I […]