“Dramatic Relationships” is this week’s Vimeo...

“Dramatic Relationships” is this week’s Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere. Read a Q&A with director Dustin Guy Defa here: https://vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-dramatic-relationships Scenes from the relationship between a male director and his female actors. 6 min USA color super16mm ©2016 dir. Dustin Guy Defa cinematographer Zach Levy starring Elisa Lasowski, Bingham Bryant, Lindsay Burdge, Stephen Gurewitz, Jennifer Kim, Hannah Gross, Keith Paulson, Agostina Gálvez, Jay Giampietro

Sarah, a beautiful and intelligent 30-year-old, has everything...

Sarah, a beautiful and intelligent 30-year-old, has everything to succeed. But her fear of banality keeps her in a permanent state of inertia. One day, she wakes up in an unknown suburban house after a complete blackout. Helpless, she calls her friend Catherine and lands, against her will, in a bachelorette party with old acquaintances. As the night unfolds and the tension builds, Sarah’s pursuit of authenticity leads to a merciless climax where secrets are unveiled, and friendships, destroyed. Read an interview with writer/director Monia Chokri on the Vimeo Blog: http://vim.io/2iH2q4W AWARDS Jutra pour le meilleur court ou moyen métrage de fiction, Québec, 2014 Grand prix national et le prix du public Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Québec, 2014 Prix du meilleur court métrage narratif, SXSW, Austin, Texas, 2014 Prix du meilleur court métrage de fiction, Tampere Film Festival, Finlande, 2014 Promotional Prize International Competition, International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Suisse, 2013 Staff Award for the Short Film Competition at Milano Film Festival, Italie, 2013 Prix du meilleur court métrage Focus Québec/Canada, Festival du nouveau cinéma, Québec, 2013 Prix du meilleur court international, Jury Jeunesse, 66e Festival del film Locarno, Suisse, 2013 FESTIVALS 23rd Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, USA, 2014 14th Nevada City Film Festival, Californie, 2014 62nd Melbourne International Film Festival, Australie, 2014 10th Traverse City Film Festival, Michigan, 2014 26e Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Allemagne, 2014 18e Regard sur le court métrage du Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Québec, 2014 32e Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Montréal, Québec, 2014 18th Tampere Film Festival, Finland, 2014 27th SXSW, Austin, Texas, 2014 17th International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Suisse, 2013 15th MECAL, International Short Film and Animation Festival of Barcelona, Espagne, 2013 24th Stockholm Film Festival, Stockholm, Suède, 2013 28e Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique, 2013 27e Festival International du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Moncton, Nouveau Brunswick, 2013 10e Festival de courts métrages, Images en vues, îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2013 42e Festival du nouveau cinéma, Montréal, Québec, 2013 37th Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2013 18th Milano Film Festival, Milano, Italie, 2013 66e Festival del film Locarno, Locarno, Suisse, 2013

“In Train Surfers, thrill-seeking young men tempt fate...

“In Train Surfers, thrill-seeking young men tempt fate doing stunts on Mumbai’s high-speed trains” AFI Docs AFI interview: http://blog.afi.com/the-afi-docs-interview-train-surfers-director-adrien-cothier/ Director: Adrien Cothier Director of Photography: Deepak Thomas Producer: Anders N. Berg Executive Producer: Timothee Verrecchia for Verrecchia and Partners Co-Executive Producer: Jake Hanly Editor: Jesse Overman Composer: Max Barbaria Sound Recorder: Anthony Karbhari Sound Design and Mix: David Forshee Color: Mikey Rossiter @ The Mill