Set to a vibrant landscape, 'April' follows the emotional up-and-down journey of a full-of-life high school girl, named April (played by Celine Alva), as she navigates change, friendships, and ultimately a decision that could permanently alter her life.
The short documentary and second place winner of the Incluvie Short Film Festival, Gender Outlaw: A Bodysurfing Story, challenges any simplistic understanding of trans people.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
Elsewhere is less than fourteen minutes long, but it delivers a more emotional impact than most feature-length films.
When Juana tries real sushi for the first time, she is immediatley smitten by it and discovers a passion she never knew she had.
The film may be a thriller, but I wasn’t thrilled by it. If anything, I was bored and annoyed.
While doing research on a fishing boat, a scientist encounters a parasite.
