Last year I set out on a mission called the #1221FilmChallenge where I made one short film every month. Here is how I financed 12 short films in 2021 🧵
Due to popular demand, 1904 Deaf Film Fest has decided to extend their screenings through Sept 20th! Watch Sunscreen online here or join us at @SohoFilmFest next month in NYC: https://t.co/FJJWz0B2PE
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One of my shorts films — “SUNSCREEN” — has been awarded Best Narrative Short at the 1904 Deaf Film Festival AND will be having its New York premiere at @SohoFilmFest this October! 🥳
SUNSCREEN is a cautionary tale about accountability and how it’s handled in a crumbling relationship, filmed entirely as a one shot tableau vivant in American Sign Language 🤟🏻
$130MM on 2 films that no one will ever see.
That money could have funded first feature films for 1300 filmmakers working at a $100K budget level.
The waste is almost unfathomable.
Can anyone recommend an excellent writers retreat or residency to buzz off to and work on a feature script? Can be anywhere in the world — I’m itching to leave nyc whenever I can this fall and finish my next script 🧠
@Jessiexthexmess@_microbudgetpod Training one yourself or finding one who loves the project and team! I had my producing assistant run sound for me on a short once and with a bit of training on the gear and what to look out for, he did an excellent job
Wowowow thank you @danceswithfilms for such an incredible west coast premiere of SUNSCREEN! Honored to be apart of shorts block 5, filled with incredible cinema from all around the world. To say I had a blast/wave of inspiration today is an understatement ❤️🥳🙏🏻🤗
Sneak peek of SUNSCREEN, premiering Saturday 6/4 at @LighthouseFilm at 10:30am in Long Beach Island, NJ
West Coast premiere at @danceswithfilms in LA — Sunday, June 12th at 2:45pm at the @ChineseTheatres
Written & directed by Edna Luise Biesold
https://t.co/HC9qe0MiuY
Sneak peek of SUNSCREEN, premiering Saturday 6/4 at @LighthouseFilm at 10:30am in Long Beach Island, NJ
West Coast premiere at @danceswithfilms in LA — Sunday, June 12th at 2:45pm at the @ChineseTheatres
Written & directed by Edna Luise Biesold
https://t.co/HC9qe0MiuY
Sneak peak at NEW BOO, premiering this Friday at 2:30pm as part of @LighthouseFilm “Shorts Block 4” in Long Island Beach, NJ
TICKETS: https://t.co/ANtwicJPKi
Shot on location at Ideal Glass Studios in NYC
Written by & Starring @MishaCalvert
https://t.co/mmifFDff4s
@BrooksElms Thank you ❤️ two of them are screening this weekend at @LighthouseFilm — “New Boo” Friday at 2:30pm (shorts block 4) and “Sunscreen” Saturday 10:30am (shorts block 7) in case you’re around :)
How I feel after 3 glasses of wine and 10 cigarettes telling 4 strangers off Prince street about how I financed my short films by selling my burps online