After losing her job in NYC, Marylin and her daughter move away for a quieter life in Maine. Marylin hopes to fix her strained relationship with her daughter and find new purpose by restoring an old seaside cottage. What she didn’t anticipate was falling in love with the ghost that resides there. A modern adaptation of “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” Book by R. A. Dick.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Marilyn: Val Cole
Jess: Hannah Ehman
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Audience Award Winners:
Best Long Form Short Film: THE BLOOD CRYSTAL: A STAR WARS FAN FILM
Best Short Form Short Film: SUPERMAN
Best Sound & Music: THE TALES OF BOBA FETT
Best Direction: KILLING JOKE
Best Cinematography: STAR WARS: RENDEZVOUS
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SUPERMAN, 4min., Canada
Directed by Andre St-Amour
Lois Lane is captured by two dangerous gangsters! Superman flies to her rescue, but is challenged by Metallo and then things only get worse! PART ONE of short animated Superman FAN FILM SERIAL!
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THE BLOOD CRYSTAL: A STAR WARS FAN FILM, 32min., USA
Directed by Dark Hoffman
Two young JEDI, Daptain Drovat and his Padawan, were secrectly sent by the Rebellion to find the Blood Crystal, rumored to have infinite powers. A young Sith races to an abandoned Imperial Kyber mining base on the moons of Orsicca in order to procure the crystal fo the Empire. Following orders from the Rebellion and the Empire, both Sith and Jedi have found themselves on the same moon, fighting to find the Blood Crystal…
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THE TALES OF BOBA FETT, 4min., USA
Directed by Benson Mckay
After a group of smugglers acquire a valuable asset, they soon realize they’re not alone. Without warning, they are being hunted by one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy.
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STAR WARS: RENDEZVOUS, 20min., USA
Directed by Brent L Peterson
A pair of do-gooders attempt to protect a young, force-sensitive girl from bounty hunters on their way to rendezvous with a mysterious contact with the power to protect her much better than they can.
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KILLING JOKE, 6min., France
Directed by Yann Ar Branov
Joker asks Batman to draw the tarot for him
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Audience Award Winners:
Best Fan FIction Film: BATMAN: EGO
Best Performances: THE OATH: A BATMAN FAN FILM
Best Direction: SPIDER-MAN: MORALES
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BATMAN: EGO, 18min., USA
Directed by Jack Tyler Komaroff
Batman: Ego is a riveting fan-film adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s preeminent Batman story “Batman: Ego and Other Tales”. In the film, Bruce Wayne is forced to confront his inner demons and unpack the persona that is “the Batman”. With dark noir visuals, captivating performances, immersive sound design, and two powerful action scenes, this adaptation is one for the ages!
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THE OATH: A BATMAN FAN FILM, 17min., USA
Directed by Johnny K
Sergeant Frank Kelly is one of the last good cops in Gotham, and his life is about to change forever. This fan film takes a trip back to the mean streets of Gotham when “the Bat” was just a rumor chased by reporter Alexander Knox, and the city was powerless against crime bosses like Carl Grissom.
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SPIDER-MAN: MORALES, 17min,. USA
Directed by Sipho A Nxasana
In the wake of a personal tragedy, young Miles Morales begins his journey of donning the mask as the titular hero Spider-Man.
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MAZ OJAL, a corrupt business tyrant, discovers large amounts of Kyber Crystal deposits and sets out to gather the find, using slaves in the process. A 90 year old YODA, his son DAGO, and other villagers are captured and enslaved to mine the Kyber. During a dispute, Dago is slain by one of the guards. During a prison riot, Yoda and ZEN KALDRONIUS steal a ship full of Kyber, escape the mines, and are chased by Maz’ Alpha Team. Yoda and Zen end up crashing on jungle planet but N’KATA DEL GORMO, a Hysalrian, saves them. N’kata sees that the force is strong in them and takes them in as Padawans.
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Dago: Steve Rizzo
Yoda: Sean Ballantyne
Zen: Geoff Mays
Guard: Andy Camp
At Christmas, the profilers of the BAU pick up a cold case that turns out to be the kidnapping of a young woman, Mary, from Chinatown, held captive for nine months by unsub Gabriel. Alerted to Mary’s disappearance by her Western boyfriend, Joseph, the team navigate closed Chinese culture, and matchmaking traditions, in a race against time to rescue Mary before she gives birth on Christmas Eve.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Hotch: Steve Rizzo
Rossi: Sean Devlin
Simon Fang: Allan Michael
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THE LAST GUARDIAN (Star Wars Fan Fiction), 78min., Canada
Directed by Kyle Parish
A Star Wars Fan Film. On the far corners of the galaxy, a lone Jedi Guardian, Cal, suffers in exile while protecting a powerful relic from a new Sith cult. Haunted by visions of his past family and the voices of the dead Sith within the relic, Cal is slowly drifting into madness, not sure what is real and what isnt. Endlessly tormented by his wife, the Sith cultist Aaylia, and hunted by her army of cloned assassins, Cal believes he is making the ultimate sacrifice to protect the galaxy. But when a Republic pilot, Ilia, crashes on his world, Cal is forced to confront his past and present, while determining the fate of not just the galaxy, but his family.
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Director Statement:
Movies are only as good as the characters that fill them. A film can look and sound terrible but if the characters and their stories grab you, then you will continue to follow them. I build all my stories around characters that I find very human. The setting might be in a fantasy or science fiction realm, but the characters are very much people you could see yourself in the position of. It’s this core philosophy that drove The Last Guardian forward.
I never expected to shoot another Fan Film. I’ve done several and thought I was ready to move past it. 2019 was a very difficult year for me. I was dealing with a lot of different things and it was during this that I started developing The Last Guardian. Immediately I had the idea of this strong, mythic almost, character who was broken down to the point of forgetting who they actually were. And the idea that this was actually caused by them being manipulated by someone they once loved was very interesting to me. We see in the film the consistent back and forth struggle between Cal and Aaylia. Two people who, despite everything that’s happened to them, still love each other, but they are on very different paths. Their child, Jinn, who is stuck between, forced to pick sides and in this case, make a huge sacrifice. It’s a situation I thought would relate to a lot of people and something I wanted to explore. The question of how far you would go for family, for love.
That was one part of what The Last Guardian is exploring but the other and equally driving focus is on acceptance. Coming to accept the person you are. We all have things that we keep inside. Truths that we might not want to accept or perhaps don’t want to believe about ourselves. Cal must face this deep look at himself but so must the character of Ilia. She carries within her something that her mind and soul have hidden from her. A truth that’s devastating. I wanted to start to peel the layers back and explore this kind of repressed trauma coming to light. While what the trauma is isn’t directly spelled out in the film, the pieces are there. As Ilia becomes more stressed, the truth slowly shows itself. It’s a mystery for the audience as it is for Ilia. If you watch closely and do piece the mystery together, it’s a shocking truth, something to be explored in a follow up.
In all, The Last Guardian is a study of dealing with trauma and family. Yes it is a Fan Film, which means it can’t be sold for distribution. That is never the point behind these. Telling the story is the point. Exploring these characters, enjoying the journey is what truly matters. Fan Films may not get the same appreciation as other projects but that doesn’t lessen the importance of the stories they can tell. A chance to explore new things in a universe we love, while allowing the filmmakers, actors and crew, to hopefully get recognitions for the hard work they have done to bring these stories to life on the minor budgets we have for such projects. In the end we do this because we love it. And I hope you will join us in loving it too.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kyle Parish
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Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: MY SPECIAL BOY: A FRIDAY THE 13TH FAN FILM
Best Short Film: LEX: THE UNAUTHORIZED DOCUMENTARY
Best Direction: NO DISINTEGRATIONS
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MY SPECIAL BOY: A FRIDAY THE 13TH FAN FILM, 70min., USA
Directed by James Grim, Braden Timmons
There is no denying that Camp Crystal Lake has a dark history, one that Sean Orton is intent on ignoring. Despite being warned against returning to his childhood Camp, Sean’s desire to save his family name proves to be even stronger. Sean rechristens the grounds as Camp Trinity Pointe, and with a group of friends, he attempts to rebuild it into a safe haven with no traces of tragedy left behind. But the evil that still lingers on the Camp grounds is a stark reminder that History always repeats itself, and revenge is a dish best served cold.
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NO DISINTEGRATIONS, 16min,. USA
Directed by Roman Santa Croce
After the events of “Scorekeeper”, Bossk and Boba meet up and head to Honor’s Keep; a cantina on Mon Cala. There they reminisce of past hunts and we learn why the dreaded Darth Vader told Boba Fett, “No Disintegrations” on screen May 21st, 1980. Now, on May 21 2022, on the 42nd anniversary, we are proud to present our version of the events that transpired that day.
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LEX: THE UNAUTHORIZED DOCUMENTARY, 18min., USA
Directed by Tom White
Billionaire, Lex Luthor, lives a life of controversy. But beneath the cold stare of a businessman is a futurist intent on leading humanity beyond their wildest dreams.
Billionaire, Lex Luthor, lives a life of controversy. But beneath the cold stare of a businessman is a futurist intent on leading humanity beyond their wildest dreams.
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When Bruce Wayne dies leaving Gotham City a decaying and violent shell of its former self, Richard Grayson unites the remaining Robins to continue the fight. But this time heroes are taking the gloves to take on criminals on their lawless level.
CAST LIST:
Narrator/Nurse: Kyana Teresa
Voice/Richard Grayson: Steve Rizzo
Clark Kent: Sean Ballantyne
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Audience Award Winners:
Best Fan Fiction Short Film: STAR WARS: FALLEN KNIGHTS
Best Direction: BLURRED LINES
Best Performances: PULP FRICTION
Best Documentary: MODUS OPERANDI: BRISBANE’S RIPPER SUSPECT
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STAR WARS: FALLEN KNIGHTS, 15min., USA, Fantasy
Directed by Lance Hopper
Kidnapped! Jedi Knights Pem’Aiara and Tala Vane have been abducted by the evil Galactic Empire. Taking place 3 years after the Great Jedi Purge, our heroes must face brutal truths about their beliefs while being interrogated by the insidious Commander Strand. After being beaten by a Purge Trooper, all looks hopeless for these brave Jedi as they prepare to meet The Emperor himself…
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BLURRED LINES, 12min,. UK, Recreation
Directed by Corry Raymond
As musician Robin Thicke reaches fame and critical acclaim for his hit record Blurred lines, he is sued by the Marvin Gaye family estate who claim he stole the song.
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PULP FRICTION, 14min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson
The lives of two roommates and a mysterious man intertwine in a tale of conflict and clashing within close quarters.
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MODUS OPERANDI: BRISBANE’S RIPPER SUSPECT, 8min., Australia, Documentary
Directed by David Hodkinson, Alice Walker
A student film that explores a myth of over 130 years. Did ‘Jack The Ripper’ flee to Australia and lay to rest in Brisbane’s Toowong Cemetery?
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In an imagined S3 opener, the older kids contend with a summer slinging ice cream and the younger kids struggle to come up with the money to buy a new D&D campaign book.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Night Custodian: Steve Rizzo
Don: Allan Michael
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