REVOLUTION ME FILMS
For filmmakers that seek independence
FILM GUIDE
Opening Day Special
Thursday September 29, 2022
5:45PM - 8:30PM
Opening Night Special
Thursday September 29, 2022
8:30PM
GOODBYE, PETRUSHKA
Director: Nicola Rose
USA
1hr 38 min
Claire moves impulsively from NYC to Paris, where she nannies for the family from hell, battles wacky French bureaucrats, embarrasses herself in front of her Parisian crush and navigates a toxic relationship - among other faux pas.
Friday Opening Day Special
Friday, September 30, 2022
1:00PM
THE UGLY TRUTH
Director: Krishna Ashu Bhati
Germany
1hr 36 min
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Mona, her husband Theo and daughter Hanna live in an idyllic villa on the outskirts of Berlin. When the attractive 18 years old daughter of a friend comes to visit, the profound problems and fragility of the small family reveal, as a tragic downward spiral takes its inevitable course
DOCUMENTARY BLOCK A
Friday September 30, 2022
2:40PM
FAMILY REWRITTEN
Director: Yasmin Mistry
USA
13:15
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Despite battling Cystic Fibrosis, Camilla, age 16, identifies as a typical middle-class American teenager until the thread that holds her family together suddenly snaps. Just months before her 18th birthday Camilla finds herself in foster care, but instead of being ashamed, she makes a conscious decision to not let her situation define her.
FREE MOTHERHOOD
Director: Miguel Angel Herrera
Brazil
26min
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The documentary "Free Mothers" tells the stories of motherhood in and out of prison through the eyes of five women who had their lives marked by the selectivity of the criminal justice system in Brazil. Today, 63% of imprisoned women in the country are black, and only 34% of them have completed elementary school. The vast majority, 64%, answer for trafficking, a crime without victims and without violence.
HEALING TOGETHER: VETERANS EQUINE PROGRAM
Director: Tyler Mendelson
USA
05:20
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A short documentary about the power of Equine Therapy in helping Veterans.
FINDING ELIJAH
Director: Yolonda Johnson-Young
USA
24:58
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Told from a mother’s perspective, Finding Elijah follows a young man’s journey from home; into mental illness, to homelessness, and ultimately to suicide. It explores how a search for answers leads a mother to action.
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Director: Naeema Jamilah Torres
USA
18:24
In this short essay-style documentary, a Black filmmaker reflects on present-day struggles of marginalized people on a tour devoted to challenging conventional historical narratives through the legacy of a slave revolt.
SHORT FILM BLOCK A
(EXPERIMENTAL FILM)
Friday September 30, 2022
4:25PM
FIG TREE
Director: Elizabeth Mealey & Yessenia Rivas
USA
04:26min
Inspired by the poem by Sylvia Plath, this short dance film featuring original music and choreography explores the psychological effect of an abundance of choice when coupled with indecision or doubt.
IN BETWEEN THE WHITE SPACE
Director: Tyler Mendelson
USA
15:00min
In Between the White Space is a short film drama set inside the virtual space of a text conversation. Two veteran friends come "face to face," detailing the struggles of life after the military, loss of identity, and the often tragic circumstances of our warfighter's fighting their battles alone. The film delves into a largely misunderstood topic, set amid the most internationally connected, yet emotionally disconnected age in human history.
UNDER THE SUN AFTER THE WIND
Director: Patrice D. Bowman
USA
05:00min
An isolated Black woman mentally –– and physically –– struggles against the news of COVID-19 and police brutality she sees online. An experimental adaptation of the Book of Ecclesiastes.
UPSIDE DOWN PLAIN FACE
Director: Mike Hayhurst
USA
06:00min
A spoken word dance film that asks us to face and love our scars.
REFLECTIONS
Director: Laura Lewis-Barr
USA
03:54min
Seven stop motion characters tell stories of their mental health challenges and the physical actions they used to change their lives.
SHORT FILM BLOCK B
(COMEDY/ACTION/YOUTH)
Friday September 30, 2022
5:15PM
RETRIBUTION'S CHILD
Director: Cary Patrick Martin
USA
05:04min
Wreaking havoc on the city, a gang of thieves make their score all too easily, until they’re taught a hard lesson they’ll never forget.
THE SHALLOW END
Director: Cynthia Silver
USA
10:21min
Set during the summer of 1984 at a suburban community swimming pool, The Shallow End centers around Addie, a bookish 14-year-old who is torn between the popular clique and the lone oddball. When the girls are unexpectedly confronted with some very grown-up challenges, Addie discovers the meaning of true friendship as she struggles to cultivate the courage to break away from the shallow end.
PURRRFECT INTERVENTION
Director: Juhi Sharma
USA
08:50min
Sarah loves cats, but her friends think she's taken it a little too far? What happens when they decide bring some outside help?
BIFF & ME
Director: Nicola Rose
USA
14:15min
Charlotte, 14, is a genius — hotheaded, nerdy, and brilliant.
But what she secretly wants, deep down, is to be a beauty queen.
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Biff, 14, is the school bully — big, burly and (seemingly) brainless.
But what he secretly wants, deep down, is to be a beauty queen.
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When Charlotte is forced to tutor Biff in math, the pair discover their shared secret, and Biff eagerly helps Charlotte prepare for the upcoming Princess Teen Queen Pageant. There's only one problem: they have to keep it all a secret from their parents.
GAME BRUNCH
Director: Christina Raia
USA
12:35min
More than eating is in store when a couple invites friends over for a Sunday brunch.
SUBURBAN FANTASY
Director: Peter Mancuso
USA
28:40min
Tonight is the last night for Rocco in his Rhode Island hometown before leaving to study photography in New York, and he and his girlfriend Sofia have decided that they will continue dating in a long distance relationship. But as the night drags on, Rocco begins to second guess what he really wants - is he willing to give up everything that he's ever known in order to follow his dreams? Through music, Rocco's struggle comes to life around him, making this choice all the more real and terrifying.