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FILM SCREENINGS will be hosted right here on this site (dwfla.com). All screenings are LIVE!… so make sure that you’ve taken your seat before the show starts!  All first-run films will have a LIVE Q&A immediately following the screening – so hang onto that seat! … and DON’T FORGET TO VOTE for your favorites!  (Links to vote will be on the individual ticketed screening links!)
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2020 FEATURE PROGRAM

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PAPER SPIDERS

USA, 2020 WRITERS: Natalie Shampanier & Inon Shampanier DIR: Inon Shampanier PRODS: Anne Clements, Ash Christian CAST: Lili Taylor, Stefania LaVie...

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MILLENNIUM BUGS

USA, 2020 WRITER/DIR: Alejandro Montoya Marin PRODS: Tiffany Neeley, Allan Gaitirira, Tamas Nadas, Jason Martinez and Alejandro Montoya...

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SHE’S IN PORTLAND

USA, 2019 WRITERS: Marc Carlini, Patrick Alexander DIR: Marc Carlini PROD: Jeremy Alter, Marc Carlini CAST: Tommy Dewey,...

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DROUGHT

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER: Hannah Black, STORY BY: Hannah Black & Megan Petersen DIRS: Hannah Black & Megan...

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5-CENT LIFE

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITERS/PRODS: Yueh Phoebe Liu, Emily Stouffer DIR: Yueh Phoebe Liu CAST: Hana Wu, Leann Lei,...

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12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER/DIR: Michael Boyle PROD: Maggie Phillips CAST: Annie Newton, Drew Petriello, Katee Shean, Spencer Paez,...

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DON’T READ THIS ON A PLANE

AUSTRALIA/ROMANIA 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER/DIR: Stuart McBratney PRODS: Laszlo Kun, Stuart McBratney CAST: Sophie Desmarais, Allen C Gardner, Eugene...

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MILKWATER

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER/DIR: Morgan Ingari PROD: Candice Kuwahara EXEC PRODS: Ash Christian, Margaret Sullivan, Joe Alvarado, Molly...

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NINA OF THE WOODS

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITERS: Charlie Griak, Neto DePaula Pimenta DIR: Charlie Griak PRODS: Charlie Griak, Wendy Griak, Patti...

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PAINT

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER/DIR: Michael Walker PROD: Alfred Sapse, John Wollman CAST: Joshua Caras, Olivia Luccardi, Paul Cooper, Comfort...

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PLAYING WITH BEETHOVEN

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITERS: Catherine Shefski and Jenn Page DIR: Jenn Page PRODS: Summer Walters, Claire Belkovsky, Jenn...

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REPOSSESSION

SINGAPORE, 2019 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITERS/DIRS/PRODS: Goh Ming Siu, Scott C. Hillyard CAST: Gerald Chew, Amy J Cheng, Sivakumar Palakrishnan,...

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RINGOLEVIO

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITERS/PRODS: Kristin Peterson, Martin Kaszubowski DIR: Kristin Peterson CAST: Nicole Velasco Lockard, Meredith Johnston, Joshua...

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SOUVENIRS

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER: Matthew Sorvillo DIR: Anna Mikami PRODS: Jess Jacklin, Charles Beale CAST: Isabella Pisacane, Jamie...

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TAKE OUT GIRL

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITERS: Hedy Wong, Hisonni Johnson DIR: Hisonni Johnson PRODS: Melissa Del Rosario, Dijon Talton, J....

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TOM OF YOUR LIFE

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER/DIR: Jer Sklar PRODS: James Sharpe, Chuck Sklar CAST: Baize Buzan, Jeremy Sklar, Judah Abner...

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TOUCH

CHINA, 2020 – COMPETITION FEATURE WRITER/DIR/PROD: Aleksandra Szczepanowska CAST: Aleksandra Szczepanowska, Yang Jun, Yuan Jiangwei Fei Fei, a married Caucasian...

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CLOSING NIGHT FILM USA, 2020 WRITER: Finnerty Steeves DIRS: Stephen Kunken & Jack Lewars PRODS: Katie Hyde, Finnerty...

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SIGHTLESS

USA, 2019 WRITER/DIR: Cooper Karl PRODS: Todd Y. Murata, Rick Benattar, Nigel Thomas, Kaila York CAST: Madelaine Petsch,...

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HOLLYWOOD FRINGE

USA, 2020 WRITER: Wyatt McDill DIRS: Wyatt McDill & Megan Huber PROD: Megan Huber EXEC PROD: Suzanne Fenton...

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3 DAY WEEKEND

USA, 2020 WRITER/DIR: Wyatt McDill PROD: Megan Huber CAST: Maya Stojan, Morgan Krantz, Nathan Phillips, Scott MacDonald An...

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GOODBYE HONEY

USA, 2020 WRITERS: Max Strand, Todd Rawiszer DIR: Max Strand PRODS: Josh Michaels, Max Strand, Todd Rawiszer CAST:...

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HAWK AND REV: VAMPIRE SLAYERS

USA, 2020, HD, 85 min WRITER/DIR: Ryan Barton-Grimley PRODS: Ryan Barton-Grimley, Ari Schneider, AJ Gordon, Jeremy Wanek CAST:...

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THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS VAMPIRES

USA, 2020 WRITERS: Logan Thomas and Aric Cushing DIR: Logan Thomas PRODS: Raven Dia Saul, Andrea Kaufman, Aric...

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2020 COMPETITION SHORTS PROGRAM

EGG

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Michael J. Goldberg PROD: Kara Taylor Goldberg CAST: Alex Anfanger, Leah Henoch, Caitlin McGee,...

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NAHJUM

MEXICO, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITERS: Sebastian Torres Greene, Manuel Del Valle, Erik Hirschhorn DIR: Sebastian Torres Greene & Manuel...

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REMEMBER WHEN

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Paola Ossa PRODS: Paola Ossa, Zeus Kontoyannis, Michael Cuomo CAST: Shakira Barrera, Aiden Medina,...

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TO AND FROM: CRAZY IN LOVE… OR JUST CRAZY?

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER: Lilly Cornell Warriner DIR: Jerry J. White III PRODS: Kate Bailey, Chris Parr, Harris...

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XOXO, DARLA

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Emman Sadorra PRODS: Elijah D. Reynolds, Liv Johnson, Emman Sadorra, Andrew Neel, Kelvin Martinez...

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YARNE

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Andrew Krakower PROD: Andrew Krakower, COPROD: Michael Eisenbach CAST: Dawa Dorjee, Konchok Rangdol The...

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FEAR

USA/JAMAICA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITERS: Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Yoram Savion DIR: Yoram Savion PRODS: Sozo Artists: Rika Iino, Melissa...

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HEADLOCK

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Damon Laguna PROD: Vivian Ip CAST: Alejandro Akara, Eduardo Alexis Peña, Alberto Manquero, Sam...

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LA RUTA

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITERS: Roberto Saieh, Denisse Pfeiffer, Star Victoria DIR: Star Victoria PRODS: Samuel Skeen, Abigail Overstreet,...

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NOVEL LOVE

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Cameron Miller-DeSart PRODS: Stephanie Pavlik, Erinn Sullivan CAST: Jordan Wilson, Nicklaus von Nolde...

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THE RUG

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER: LJ Johnson DIRS: LJ Johnson / Eric Weiher PRODS: Eric Weiher, LJ Johnson, Scott...

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SLOW DANCE

SWEDEN, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Christian Zetterberg PRODS: Liselotte Persson, Christian Zetterberg CAST: Philip Kuub Olse, Gustav Berghe, Joshua...

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THE WAY THAT I TAKE

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Chris Hartwell PRODS: Joshua Sikora, Natalie LaValley, Chris Hartwell CAST: Jason Burkey, Jade Fusco,...

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A SIMPLE F*CKING GESTURE

CANADA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Jesse Shamata PRODS: Jesse Shamata, Suzan Mazur CAST: Christy Bruce, Paul Bates, Chuck Shamata...

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CRUTCH-TAP

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Michael Basha PRODS: Michael Basha, Carolyn Manetti, Paul Broucek, Abby Urban CAST: Chas Harvey...

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DIABLA

MEXICO/USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER: Alonso Diaz-Rickards DIR: Ashley George PRODS: Maya Korn, Diana Mata CAST: Ruth Ramos After...

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THE FOREIGNER

UNITED KINGDOM, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Ben Allen PRODS: Charlotte Howley, Oscar Partridge CAST: Ben Allen, Özay Fecht, Aziz...

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LIKE TURTLES

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: David Mandell PRODS: Troian Bellisario, Monet Clayton, Loren Lourenco, Peter Vogel CAST: Troian Bellisario,...

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MUST LOVE PIE

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Patrick Clement PRODS: Patrick Clement, Alanna Goodman, Ridghaus CAST: Daniel Pewewardy, Meghan Welch A...

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SUPERHERO

GERMANY, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Émile V. Schlesser PROD: Fabien Colas CAST: Nico Randel, Maria Dragus, Jannik Schuemann Max,...

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BRANDI FINDS GOD

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Gonzalo Cordova PRODS: Rachel Kinnard, Suki-Rose Simakis, Jon Cohen, Jon Wolf, Adam Conover CAST:...

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CAGNOLINO

FRANCE, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Hugo Diego Garcia PRODS: Hugo Diego Garcia, Pietro Mercieca, Malo Garcia, Lorenzo Bentivoglio, Jordan...

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DEAD MAN INTERRUPTED

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR/PROD: David Gielan CAST: Tara Erickson, Matthew Ellis, Eddie Paul Jr.Tara Erickson, Matthew Ellis, Eddie...

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THE HENCHMAN OF NOTRE DAME

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR/PROD: Timothy Naylor CAST: Kevin Mambo, LeRoy McClain Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, longs...

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MAGIC KINGDOM

USA/HONG KONG, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITERS: Nicholas Shay, Nelson Ng Chak-Hei DIR: Nelson Ng Chak-Hei PROD: Hillary Tzeng EXEC...

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PATCH

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITERS: Jamie Parslow, Christopher Geno DIR: Jamie Parslow PRODS: Christopher Geno, Oto Gomes, Joey Langella,...

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ACCOMPLICE

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Matthew Avery Berg PROD: Rocky Ramsey EXEC PROD: Matthew Avery Berg & Rocky Ramsey...

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BECOMING EDDIE

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER: Ed Lee DIR: Lilan Bowden PRODS: Joyce Liu-Countryman, Ed Lee CAST: Joziah Lagonoy, Amanda...

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THE BAKER

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER: Aubrey Reynolds DIR: Austin Everett PRODS: Aubrey Reynolds & Lizze Gordon CAST: Aubrey Reynolds, Adam...

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THE DRONE OVER CORN FIELDS

CHINA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITERS: Chuanfa Wan, Nan Jia DIR: Chuanfa Wan PRODS: Chuanfa Wan, Yiren Chen CAST: Xiaofeng...

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HOOKED

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR/PROD: Sean Skelton CAST: Mary Elaine Ramsey, Michael Madden A young man and woman meet...

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RECEIVER

USA, 2020 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Jake Wilganowski PROD: Cine Automatic CAST: Tony Stiles A young boy discovers an artifact...

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ALL BOYS DIE

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Julio C. Vargas PROD: Yalan Hu CAST: Aris Mejias, Sage Mayer In the world...

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EXTRA SAFE

EGYPT, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITERS: Nouran Sherif, Wagih Sabry DIR: Nouran Sherif PROD: Safei Eldien Mahmoud CAST: Salwa Mohamed...

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LA RAFAGA (THE GUST)

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Edgar García PRODS: Luisa Buitrago and Vanessa Tamayo from La Malicia Films, Miguel Muñoz...

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HOW MUCH?

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER: Heath Bernstein DIR: Sean Morris PRODS: Heath Bernstein, Tyler Kit Buschman, Sean Morris, Erik...

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NUMBER 2

USA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Cal J.T. Moreno PRODS: Cal J.T. Moreno, Francisco Serna CAST: Jackson White, Sheridan Pierce,...

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TRUE BLUE

AUSTRALIA, 2019 – COMPETITION SHORT WRITER/DIR: Bronwyn Bernardin PRODS: Derek Griffiths, Bronwyn Bernardin CAST: Penny Moloney, Rowan Howard, David Hill...

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