2019 Online New England Film Festival

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The Alexandra Project

Sep 2019

2018 | Directed by Andrew Mudge

A re-imagining of Les Miserables, set in the township of Alexandra, South Africa.

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Andrew Raftery: Autobiography of a Garden on Twelve Engraved Plates

Sep 2019

2017 | Directed by Richard Goulis

Eight years in the making, the artist Andrew Raftery, known for his masterful narrative engravings, tells the story of his most recent project, an autobiographical, self portrait on twelve ceramic platters. Each platter represents a month of the year and depicts a task Raftery does in his mother’s garden in Providence, Rhode Island. Fascinated with Victorian era transferware pottery, Raftery developed a new technique with students and fellow faculty at The Rhode Island School of Design for putting his meticulously engraved images onto the ceramic plates.

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You Could Use That

Sep 2019

2018 | Directed by Dan Harris

With incredible authenticity, Belle Flint illustrates her journey through life as an actress, writer, choreographer and trans woman. Growing up in Harvard Massachusetts, she discovered a passion for writing and performing arts at a young age. During Fitchburg State’s 2018 theater production “The Women of Lockerbie,” she connected with an incredible community of fellow actors, and the empowerment they found together channeling their life experiences into the characters they portray. Through her craft, Belle shows us the amazing healing power of art, and how it brings us together through shared experience.

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UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center

Sep 2019

2019 | Directed by Liz Klein & Bob Pierce, LightStream Associates

UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center is a short film highlighting the work of a New Hampshire based non profit that provides physical, emotional and psychological equine therapy to children and adults.

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Have It All

Sep 2019

2018 | Directed by Katie Locke O'Brien

In this five-minute comedy, a simple phone call is enough to catapult Jill down an impossible path until she discovers that the real enemy she’s up against…is expectation.

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The Hike

Sep 2019

2018 | Directed by Ben Silberfarb

Eager to escape their busy lives, a couple sets off on a backpacking trip. They journey up a remote trail, set-up camp and head to, “the top of the mountain”. On the way back they both become aware of a menacing presence and discover that their camp has been overtaken by a malevolent stranger.

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DS Bicycles

Sep 2019

2020 | Directed by Justin Roy

A documentary on DS Bicycles, a bicycle repair shop that’s a hotspot for young bikers in Irving Park, Chicago.

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Lily

Sep 2019

2018 | Directed by Danilo Herrera Fonseca

During a tour of the local nursing home, a stubborn golden ager has to choose between his beloved wife and a charming resident.

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Coastline

Sep 2019

2019 | Directed by Gus Hawley

Coastline is a film about a young man’s passion for fishing and his journey to catching the fish of a lifetime.

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KWABENA

Sep 2019

2018 | Directed by Déwun Owusu

Narrated & captured by filmmaker Déwun Owusu, the short film ‘Kwabena’ drops you in the middle of a once in a lifetime event. Powered by mystery, revelation and raw emotion, ‘Kwabena’ expressively captures an extraordinary human experience that sticks with you long after the conclusion of the short.