Visitor: Official Selection: Hope: Grace Film Festival

Visitor
Russia
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Runtime: 4:04
Category: Hope
Screen Date: January 30, 2015


Our city has lately been facing the issue of the growing number of stray dogs, the issues that is being somehow resolved... And as we all know, dogs, the same way as people, get their good training and upbringing in childhood and carry that through their lives. In the film «Visitor», two well-brought-up and friendly dogs meet a Stranger - the Tiger. After the initial confusion, the Tiger is accepted and invited to their home. That s what the film is about.

Director: Tatiana Skorlupkina

Tatiana Skorlupkina – first a musician by training, then an artist. Graduated from Glazunov Music Conservatory in Petrozavodsk and the Faculty of Arts and Graphics of Saint-Petersburg Herzen Academy.

Member of Artists’ Union of Russia. Tatiana held many personal art exhibits of her works both in Russia and in many other countries. She has participated in many Russian and international exhibits and film-festivals. Her films have won awards at international festivals.

Tatiana is also a well-renowned short-stories writer and art-projects developer (she is known for that under pseudonym of Fedor Sever).

Not Anymore: The Story of Revolution: Hope: Official Selection: Grace Film Festival

 
Not Anymore: The Story of Revolution
Syria/USA
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 Runtime: 14:29
Category: Hope
Screening Date: January 30, 2015

The story of the Syrian revolution as told through the experiences of two young Syrians, a male rebel fighter and a female journalist, as they fight an oppressive regime for the freedom of their people.

Directors

Matthew VanDyke none (this is my first film)

Writers

Matthew VanDyke none (this is my first film)

Producers

Matthew VanDyke none (this is my first film)
Nour Kelze none (this is my first film)

Key Cast

Nour Kelze, Omar Hattab (Mowya) none (this is their first film)

INDIFERENCE: Hope: Official Selection: Grace Film Festival

INDIFERENCE
Brazil
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Runtime: 1:08
Category: Hope
Screening Date: January 30, 2015


What is the worst thing in this world? Why we don't look around us?
It's so simple to change the world...Very simple, indeed!

Director: Leonardo Liberti

Leonardo Liberti is a italy-brazilian director. With 2 documentaries, not published yet, in Europe about the history of San Francisco (Assis), Leonardo has 6 Cannes Lions, Latin Grammy nomination, VMA Brazil Nomination, Gold DVD and many first places on TOP 10 MTV, including independent artists.

Liberti has more than 100 works signed to more than 70 branches and artists.

Share Day: Hope: Grace Film Festival: Official Selection

Share Day
USA
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Runtime: 8:04
Category: Hope
Screening Date: January 30, 2015


Share Day is a short documentary about 'Show and Tell Day' at  the Little Shepherd Children's Center at Shepherd of Life Lutheran Church in Arlington, TX. We follow Ian, a four year old student, as he plays with and shares his special toy with the other children. We hear opinions and stories from the schools director and teachers about the educational benefits and the emotional ups and downs of Share Day.

Director: Laura McQuay

Laura has been around filmmaking and celebrated filmmakers her entire life. Ms. McQuay began working in the film industry at the age of 6 years old with a role in her father’s film “The Aftermath”. Although film has always been her passion, Ms. McQuay began her professional working career as a graphic and fashion designer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. For over 11 years she designed multiple fashion accessory lines and traveled around the world for major fashion companies. In 2009, she followed her passion for production and began working on locally produced film projects as a coordinator, production manager and producer, and in 2012 established Lone Star Cyclops Films. She produced the short film “The 82 Peddler”(2012), which screened at multiple festivals, and has produced and coordinated a number of projects including television, music video and commercials. Her feature film work includes Line Producer of “Knucklebones”(2014) (fulfilling a dream of working on a horror genre film!) and she will be teaming up again with writer/director Derek Presley to produce the feature film, “Cronus” in 2014.

Director’s Statement

Wednesday is Share Day at Little Shepherd Childrens’ Center. Every Wednesday morning, we would choose a toy or special item to take to school. Sometimes we would forget, but almost every Wednesday for the combined 8 years that my children attended this preschool it was our routine. As my youngest child was nearing his last year of preschool, I decided to take a film crew into the school to document the day that has been so special to us for so many years of their childhood. I wanted to tell a short story about the school and children that we could all relate to and look back on
our own childhood experiences of sharing. I think everyone can remember show and tell day, and the excitement of bringing their prized possession to show off to their friends. This is a film that anyone can enjoy, but also very personal to me as a filmmaker and as a parent. Making this film was an opportunity to create a keepsake of the educators and school that nurtured our little ones and helped to prepare them for their adventures after preschool.
--Laura McQuay

The Orange Gunny: Hope: Grace Film Festival: Official Selection

The Orange Gunny
Iran
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Category: Hope
Screening Date: January 30, 2015


A part of a little boy's life who collects garbage and his relationship with a cat

Director: Mehrdad ZAHRAEI

Bragg N East: Faith: Grace Film Festival: Official Selection

Bragg N East
USA
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Runtime: 24:00
Category: Hope
Screening Date: January 30, 2015

Inspired by true events, a life shattering tragedy unites two former adversaries in search of answers: a police officer and a gang-member, both hardened by years of working the streets.

Bragg N East is a gritty, faith-oriented police drama about hopeless lives in inner-city Raleigh, North Carolina-and of the hope-filled vision of a local cop, Robert, whose inspired outreach of love changes the lives of many in that community-especially that of the gang member and drug dealer, Dae'Quan.
While the story line is fictional, it is inspired by true events and the experiences of Raleigh officer Robert Wagner, whose vision this film promotes and honors.

Director: Rob Underhill

ROB UNDERHILL is a film and TV director, producer, writer and editor. His films have screened at over 200 film festivals worldwide, including OAXACA (Mexico), SUNSCREEN (Academy-sponsored) and FESTIVAL DE CANNES (France), have received over 70 awards including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and have scored rave reviews from top film critics like Mark Bell of FILM THREAT and Anne Brodie of CRITICIZE THIS! Featured on the National Public Radio shows, THE STATE OF THINGS with Frank Stasio and THE STORY with Dick Gordon, Rob’s work is regularly subject in newspapers, radio, TV-news and more. In 2013, Carolina STYLE Magazine selected Rob as one of 25 Most Stylish People influencing positive change in the Carolinas. And he is a 2013 RAWards Indie Art Award recipient for Best Regional Filmmaker. His work has aired on the ASPiRE network and other national US and European TV outlets. Visit his website at www.RobUnderhill.com; *like* his facebook for updates at www.facebook.com/RobUnderhillProductions.

Ruler of the Roost: Hope: Official Selection: Grace Film Festival

Ruler of the Roost
Canada
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Runtime: 10:06
Category: Hope
Screening Date: January 30, 2015

Ruler of the Roost is a comedic documentary that follows a young Toronto filmmakers struggle with the obnoxious city pigeons that live outside his bedroom window. After his initial attempts to scare off the pigeons are foiled, the filmmaker seeks an expert's opinion and is soon led down a bizarre path of airborne diseases, grisly coincidences, and self-discovery.

 A film by Benjamin Turnbull