This Is The Way We Rise1 ·

By Matt Heywood

By Matt Heywood

SYNOPSIS A vibrant exploration into the creative process, the film follows kinetic slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio as her calling to protect Mauna Kea (a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi) reinvigorates her art. ONLINE AVAILABILITY Dates: Thursday, August 27 – Thursday, September 3 Time: All hours Access to the film: Fest Pass or Read More...

Little Rink2

By Matt Heywood

SYNOPSIS In the sphere of revered sporting events, there’s the Olympics, the Super Bowl and the World Series. And then there’s the TJ Rugg Table Hockey Tournament. Eighteen of North America’s most elite players have traveled across the continent to Carragher’s Bar in NYC to be named the champion of the little rink. Throughout the Read More...

Driven3

By Matt Heywood

SYNOPSIS In a world of adrenaline and speed, a quadriplegic race car driver pushes to keep his dream of racing alive. ONLINE AVAILABILITY Dates: Thursday, August 27 – Thursday, September 3 Time: All hours Access to the film: Fest Pass or Ticket Location: Documentary Short Program – PORTRAITS NOTE: Single Ticket to this film includes all Read More...

The Twins (Rise & Fall)4

By Matt Heywood

SYNOPSIS This experimental short film contrasts the original 1976 commercial about the construction of New York City’s Twin Towers with rare footage of the clean-up efforts at Ground Zero from September 2001 to May 2002. The split-screen throughout the video tells a story of the various kinds of labor that surround the rise and fall Read More...

Desert Mourning5

By Matt Heywood

SYNOPSIS What is lost when landscapes change? Focused on the ongoing conflict over the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monument in southern Utah, this short documentary investigates how individuals from different communities neighboring the land grapple with boundaries, and lifestyles, in flux. ONLINE AVAILABILITY Dates: Thursday, August 27 – Thursday, September 3 Time: All hours Access to Read More...