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CALAMITY FALLS (2018)

Runtime: 21 min
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▹ THE STORY
After the sudden death of her parents, a young girl finds a portal to an alternate world in which they are still alive and must choose whether to live with them or stay with her brother.

▹ ABOUT
STARRING: Leah Fox, Jeffrey Brown, Maya Sayre and Jon Maxwell

Produced at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.


▹ AWARDS
  • SHORTLISTED for the BAFTA Student Film Awards 2019 - London
  • BEST FILM (Age 20-27) at The Youth Cinema Network Awards 2018 (Sept. 13) - Odense, Denmark
  • BEST SHORT at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London
  • BEST SCREENPLAY at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London
  • BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London
  • BEST DIRECTOR at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London​
  • BEST STORY at the Caorle Film Festival 2019 (May 9-11)- Italy
  • BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the Caorle Film Festival 2019 (May 9-11)- Italy
  • BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at Indie Short Fest 2019 (May 6) - Los Angeles
  • BEST STUDENT SHORT at the Amsterdam International Film Festival 2019 (May) - Amsterdam, NL
  • BEST STUDENT FILM at Santiago Independent Film Awards (September 6) - Santiago, Chile
  • BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 19-24 at the Scout Film Festival 2020 - Vermont

  • FINALIST at The Grand Budapest Film Festival 2019 (January 17) - Budapest, HU
  • BEST DIRECTION AWARD NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST ORIGINAL FILM MUSIC NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST SHORT I NOMINEE at Julian Dubuque International Film Festival 2019 (April 24-28) - Dubuque, IA
  • BEST SHORT FILM NOMINEE at the Sunrise Film Festival 2019 (May 30-June 1) - Nova Scotia, Canada
  • BEST CHILDREN'S SHORT NOMINEE at Indie Short Fest Annual Awards 2020 - Los Angeles
  • BEST FANTASY SHORT NOMINEE at Indie Short Fest Annual Awards 2020 - Los Angeles
  • BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR NOMINEE at Indie Short Fest Annual Awards 2020 - Los Angeles

▹ OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • National Film Festival for Talented Youth 2018 (Oct. 27) WORLD PREMIERE - Seattle, WA
  • Newport Beach Film Festival 2019 (April 25-May 2) - Newport, CA​
  • Sunrise Film Festival 2019 (May 30-June 1) - Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Dumbo Film Festival 2019 (June 7-8) - New York, NY
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival 2019 - Toronto, Canada
  • Catalina Film Festival 2019 (Sept. 25-29) - Los Angeles, CA
  • Tacoma Film Festival 2019 (Oct. 3-10) - Tacoma, WA
  • Nashville Film Festival 2019 (Oct. 3-12) - Nashville, TN​
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CALAMITY FALLS (2018)

Runtime: 21 min
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
▹ THE STORY
After the sudden death of her parents, a young girl finds a portal to an alternate world in which they are still alive and must choose whether to live with them or stay with her brother.

▹ ABOUT
STARRING: Leah Fox, Jeffrey Brown, Maya Sayre and Jon Maxwell

Produced at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.


▹ AWARDS
  • SHORTLISTED for the BAFTA Student Film Awards 2019 - London
  • BEST FILM (Age 20-27) at The Youth Cinema Network Awards 2018 (Sept. 13) - Odense, Denmark
  • BEST SHORT at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London
  • BEST SCREENPLAY at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London
  • BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London
  • BEST DIRECTOR at the Gold Movie Awards 2019 (April) - London​
  • BEST STORY at the Caorle Film Festival 2019 (May 9-11)- Italy
  • BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the Caorle Film Festival 2019 (May 9-11)- Italy
  • BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at Indie Short Fest 2019 (May 6) - Los Angeles
  • BEST STUDENT SHORT at the Amsterdam International Film Festival 2019 (May) - Amsterdam, NL
  • BEST STUDENT FILM at Santiago Independent Film Awards (September 6) - Santiago, Chile
  • BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 19-24 at the Scout Film Festival 2020 - Vermont

  • FINALIST at The Grand Budapest Film Festival 2019 (January 17) - Budapest, HU
  • BEST DIRECTION AWARD NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST ORIGINAL FILM MUSIC NOMINEE at The Watersprite Film Festival 2019 - Cambridge, UK
  • BEST SHORT I NOMINEE at Julian Dubuque International Film Festival 2019 (April 24-28) - Dubuque, IA
  • BEST SHORT FILM NOMINEE at the Sunrise Film Festival 2019 (May 30-June 1) - Nova Scotia, Canada
  • BEST CHILDREN'S SHORT NOMINEE at Indie Short Fest Annual Awards 2020 - Los Angeles
  • BEST FANTASY SHORT NOMINEE at Indie Short Fest Annual Awards 2020 - Los Angeles
  • BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR NOMINEE at Indie Short Fest Annual Awards 2020 - Los Angeles

▹ OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • National Film Festival for Talented Youth 2018 (Oct. 27) WORLD PREMIERE - Seattle, WA
  • Newport Beach Film Festival 2019 (April 25-May 2) - Newport, CA​
  • Sunrise Film Festival 2019 (May 30-June 1) - Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Dumbo Film Festival 2019 (June 7-8) - New York, NY
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival 2019 - Toronto, Canada
  • Catalina Film Festival 2019 (Sept. 25-29) - Los Angeles, CA
  • Tacoma Film Festival 2019 (Oct. 3-10) - Tacoma, WA
  • Nashville Film Festival 2019 (Oct. 3-12) - Nashville, TN​
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