Connecticut
2020 Online New England Film Festival | Online New England Film Festival Local Premiere | Drama | Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hamsphire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Watch Online Now |
The Newlywed’s Guide to Physical Intimacy
Inspired by a real self-help book of the same name, “The Newlywed’s Guide to Physical Intimacy” tells the story of a Hasidic couple tasked with consummating their marriage on their wedding night. The trouble is, no one ever taught them how. Starring: Felix Teich and Julie Benko.
2019 Online New England Film Festival | | Drama | Connecticut | |
Acts of Contrition
A priest grapples with his experiences of faith, the past, and his ride-sharing night job in an attempt to prevent a grieving penitent’s death.
2019 Online New England Film Festival | | Comedy | Connecticut | |
Elvis
Elvis is a romantic/comedy/drama short made by a small, independent production company in Connecticut called Kicker Pictures. The film consists of budding actors from New York City, and a score of music from indie bands from Texas, California, and Connecticut. It was shot on location in southern Connecticut in the summer of 2018 with a crew of Sacred Heart University undergraduate, graduate, and alumni.
2018 Online New England Film Festival | Out Film CT | Provincetown International Film Festival | Drama | Connecticut | Out Film CT |
Out Again
Cat visits her parents for the weekend and is confronted by her mother’s inability to remember one key detail.
2018 Online New England Film Festival | Out Film CT | Drama | Connecticut | Out Film CT | Watch Online Now | Jury Award Winner
The Real Thing
The trip home for a Soldier is surreal. Things have changed. The people are older and don’t understand what he’s been through. The scenery is different and sometimes home doesn’t feel like home. For one soldier the ultimate change is in his child. While on his tour of duty, his son has transitioned to be his daughter. He has never met her in person, and today he is coming home to surprise her.
For his daughter, life is full of obstacles and challenges. The people are curious and don’t understand what she’s been through. Her parents’ attitudes are still adjusting, and sometimes home doesn’t feel like home. For Allie, a rough day at school ends with at surprise. Her father is home from the army, and he’s standing in her room.
Parental love is unconditional. It transcends a person’s memory of their child. The Real Thing is an infinitely stronger bond.
2018 Online New England Film Festival | Suffield Film and Video Festival | Drama | Connecticut | Watch Online Now |
Proceed
This film is about a teenager’s journey through the 5 stages of grief, and how she overcame minor tragedy. The main character’s goal is to reach the final stage; acceptance, and to finally conquer her grievances. The film itself is a metaphor– the depression scene is revolved around a bathtub– which depicts the feeling of drowning, falling, almost being frozen in time.
2017 Online New England Film Festival | 2021 Online New England Film Festival Retrospective | Independent Film Festival of Boston | Maine Outdoor Film Festival | Providence Children's Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Woods Hole Film Festival | Documentary | Connecticut | Rhode Island | Watch Online Now |
Imagine Kolle 37
“Imagine Kolle 37” is a short documentary/narrative hybrid film about two girls who imagine their way to Kolle 37, a real adventure playground in Berlin, Germany.
Recently called “the mother of all Berlin playgrounds” by The New York Times, Kolle 37 enables children to build and climb three-story wooden structures, make fire, and use hammers, saws and axes. Founded in 1990, Kolle 37 invites young people ages six through sixteen, without their parents, to embrace risky play in the “adventure playground” under the loose supervision of playworkers.
Although about 1,000 adventure playgrounds exist in Europe, there are only a few in the U.S. where the concept of “free play” is becoming an endangered concept. But adventure playgrounds not only encourage young people to play outdoors in all seasons, they also provide children a chance to face risk, learn skills, and build confidence.
Ultimately, “Imagine Kolle 37” poses the question—can we, as Americans, imagine Kolle 37, which in fact is a real children’s playground in Berlin?
2016 Online New England Film Festival | Different Faces Different Voices Film Festival | Drama | Connecticut | Massachusetts | New Hamsphire | |
All My Voice
A view into the mind of a brilliant yet challenged scientist.
2015 Online New England Film Festival | Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival | Comedy | Connecticut | Massachusetts | Watch Online Now | Jury Award Winner
Dear Family
Annie, fed up with how she is treated at home, runs away. She does however, make sure to write to her family, providing explanation of her departure, and the grand visions of the life in front of her.