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Mi Madre, My Father by Michelle Morgan + 2 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 28 May 2019 10:41 AM PDT

Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Michelle Morgan, Carla Bridgewater and Linda Rumney.

Mi Madre, My Father

Mi Madre, My Father | Drama, 16:25, English, Spanish, BC, 2018 | Director: Michelle Morgan

Reared by an abusive, pill-popping mother and an absentee father, six-year-old Valentina must fend for herself.

Above the Noise, Straight to the Heart

Above the Noise, Straight to the Heart | Documentary, 21:50, English, AB, 2018 | Director: Carla Bridgewater

Above the Noise, Straight to the Heart is a film about the transformation and healing power of music. It’s a film about Prophets of Music and their support for young musicians.

Prophets of Music began as one family’s vision to honour the tragic loss of their son, along with the deaths of four other young people at a house party in Calgary. Now, Alberta’s music visionaries come together to support talented young musicians on the cusp of creating exceptional music.

Infidelity

Infidelity | Comedy, 8:51, English, BC, 2015 | Director: Linda Rumney

A brother aids his distraught sister with the disposal of her dead lover’s body, witnessed by the corpse’s unwitting wife and her lover.

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Call for films / submit by June 14

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Friday, June 14, 2019. Films chosen during this call period will play in the NSI Online Short Film Festival from June 24 to September 13, 2019.

We accept films released after January 1, 2014. If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film.

All NSI Online Short Film Festival winners receive a complimentary Friend membership for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and are qualified to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (if award criteria are met).

Read about the most recent winner.

Your film must be less than 30 mins. Drama, comedy, animation, documentary, sci-fi, horror, music video and experimental are all eligible and must be made by a Canadian writer, director or producer.

Submit your film

The NSI Online Short Film Festival is made possible through the support of Festival Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Corus Entertainment, CBC Gem, Super Channel; Award Sponsor A&E Television Networks; Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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