Jackstones

Life in the fishing village of Buenasuerte, Philippines seems idyllic – and in many ways, it is. But dive a little deeper and you’ll discover a story of environmental hurdles, economic heartaches and government corruption – all set against a backdrop of culture, community and incredible innovation. Director Biography – Tim Riedel Tim Riedel was […]

Fate’s Shadow

A rich player emotionally abuses his girlfriend until she discovers the bond of multiple past lives that ties them into present day. She in turn is empowered to cut the cord.   Michelle Arthur Director   Michelle Arthur Writer   Michelle Arthur Producer   Jeff Vernon Producer   Natalie Rodriguez Producer   Surinder Bamrah Producer […]

D.A.T.E. Short dcff2018 (India) Winner: Best Short – Festival Favorite.

An older lady’s first job interview and what happens thereafter. Director Biography – Sai Deodhar Anand Im an Indian television and film actor/director/producer I appeared in my first role as a child artist in a hindi serial Kacchi Dhoop dir by Amole Palekar. Prahaar (hindi feature film) Dir by Nana Patekar Choodiya (hindi Tele film) […]

A Good Brother -short- dcff2018 (USA)

Playing at 2:30PM Oct. 28th 2018 at Landmark New West.  Reserve tickets at Here Danny Sykes’ hope to escape his violent past is complicated when his sister Lily begs him to spare her ex-boyfriend and alleged rapist from the wrath of their crime boss sister, Kat. Danny must choose between his sisters, keeping his word […]

The Lake -short- dcff2018 (Canada)

Scott is tired of taking medication for his depression so he decides to try Hypnotherapy. As he goes deeper into his subconscious a repressed childhood memory resurfaces. A frozen lake, a coin flip and a little white lie at age 7 haunts him like a living nightmare. Director Biography – Andrew Gerard Born in Ottawa […]

1-2-3 (Gasping for Air) -feature- dcff2018 (Philippines)

Luis is just one of the teenage boys in the idyllic and fishing island of Silag. He goes through the issues of adolescence with his childhood sweetheart, Maricar, while his younger sister, Lulu busies herself by joining amateur singing contests in hopes of becoming a star. One day, a talent manager discovers her singing and […]

War Crime -feature/doc- dcff2018 (Nepal)

During the 10-year conflict (1996-2006) in Nepal, Maoists recruited children as spies, cooks, porters and even frontline guerrillas. After the signing of a comprehensive peace accord (in 2006) between the Maoists and Nepal government, Maoist combatants and weapons were brought into the UN-supervised camps (in 2007) where 4008 combatants were classified as being minors and […]

Padmini -Feature- dcff2018 (India)

A biopic on the life of renowned Indian woman painter T.K.Padmini. the film begins and ends with the narrative of t. k divakara menon, uncle of t. k padmini who encouraged and supported the painter against all odds. we pay homage to the great man who left us in the midst of the shooting of […]