SYNOPSIS: This is the story of how a failed Japanese samurai series became an instant cult classic.
DIRECTOR: Aaron McCann & Dominic Pearce
CAST: Toshi Okuzaki, Masa Yamaguchi, Mayu Iwasaki
Australia / 2017 / 1 hour, 27 minutes
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
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BROWN EVIL
SYNOPSIS: A squabbling couple attempts to potty train their timid son.
DIRECTOR: Jesse Swenson
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Jesse Swenson is a New York based writer, filmmaker and musician who began his career as an actor. His notable credits include the Broadway companies of Spring Awakening and The Addams Family, as well as recurring roles on TV’s Gossip Girl and Army Wives. He is the lead singer and songwriter of the whimsical rock quartet, Prince Hal, and holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from The Boston Conservatory. He’s currently enrolled in NYU’s Graduate Film Program, where he is developing his M.F.A. thesis. He hails from the magical, hippie town of Takoma Park, Maryland and can ski really fast. www.jesseswenson.com
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FILMQUEST EXPRESS TEAM 1 (JORGE)
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DIRECTOR: Jorge Quinones
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Jorge Quinones was born in Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles. He studied mysticism under Stephan Holler and has received professional titles such as a bachelors in Electrical Engineering and an MBA.
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FILMQUEST EXPRESS TEAM 2 (ERIK)
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DIRECTOR: Erik McFarland
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HI-FIVE THE CACTUS
SYNOPSIS: A small desert town suffers a devastatingly-disastrous-drought.
Their only hope is an old-cactus, for whom this story is about. His selfless-sacrifice could keep the dusty-town alive. Let me introduce you to a cactus named Hi-Five!
DIRECTOR: Christopher Thomas
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Chris Thomas is a self-taught animator from a mountain town in West Virginia. He mistakenly ended up in Philadelphia after dropping out of college (Temple University) and found shelter in an old-warehouse that had no windows to the outside world. It was here where he animated his first film entitled Hi-Five the Cactus.
Shot entirely by himself, the film contains 12,984 frames.
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