2018 Online New England Film Festival

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Alone

Sep 2018

Alone
2017 | Directed by Joe Guarneri

A carpenter boarding up an abandoned house for the winter must fight to survive when strange events begin to occur. But how do you fight what you can’t see?

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Unteachable

Sep 2018

2017 | Directed by Anthony Sherin

Imagine you can’t read this. Imagine the only way you can tell if a book is right side up is by the pictures. Imagine believing it is all your fault and you are afraid to tell anyone. You become a troublemaker. You are expelled over and over. You reach fifth grade but you have yet to read a two syllable word. You can’t spell your name. You are unteachable.

Now imagine a teacher who changes everything.

In the buildings of an abandoned military base near his home on Cape Cod, Daniel enters Mrs. Gott’s fifth-grade classroom. She is kind and gentle and allows Daniel to work at his own pace, and it becomes clear that Daniel’s struggle is not his fault. Slowly, Daniel’s shame and anxiety diminish and he begins to learn. And learns he is good at it.

Unteachable is the true story about the moment Daniel’s life changes.

Now, forty years after entering Mrs. Gott’s classroom, Daniel is a distinguished educator. He graduated from Nauset Regional High School in Eastham, MA as class President, attended Harvard University and earned his PhD from UCLA. He has never told anyone he was crippled with dyslexia until this film.

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The Privates

Sep 2018

2017 | Directed by Dylan Allen

An unknown rock band struggles with a radioactive energy in their music that blows up amps, liquefies tapedecks, and starts electrical fires. On the eve of their first (and possibly last) show, they must decide whether to risk life, limb, and legacy for a 1AM slot on a Tuesday. It could change everything…or nothing at all.

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Edward Hopper & Marshall’s House

Sep 2018

2018 | Directed by Bob Burnett

Edward Hopper & Marshall’s House is a short visit through five generations of a family’s history, focusing on the artist who captured their home one sunny Fall morning in 1932. Edward Hopper revolutionized the illustration of light for artists in the 20th century. His painting of the Marshall house in South Truro, MA., Cape Cod is perhaps the most telling instance of his technique. A meditative short film, Edward Hopper & Marshall’s House presents how the concept of family and an artist’s work can reach beyond the confines of a period.

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Summoning

Sep 2018

2017 | Directed by Ben Tobin

A spiritual medium [Jacinthe Connor] and her apprentice [Emmett Ruth/Nate Ruth] attempt to contact a dark spirit through a sinister ritual.

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The Reflection In Me

Sep 2018

You are perfectly perfect just the way you are! Marc Colagiovanni, an attorney based in Rhode Island, has a positive message to share with the world. The new filmmaker approached FableVision Studios to help him produce an animated version of his story The Reflection in Me. The film’s goal is to empower children of all ages to find the courage to look inside and love themselves as they are.

With FableVision founder and renowned children’s book author Peter H. Reynolds at the helm as illustrator and executive producer, The Reflection in Me follows the impactful experience of a child going through the practice of self-love and acceptance. The film seeks to promote the message of having a positive self-image and unconditional love.

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To the Editor: Consider Crow’s Point of View

Sep 2018

To the Editor: Consider Crow’s Point of View
2018 | Directed by Matthew Sandager

A counterpoint to the usual ‘Save the Piping Plovers’ argument.

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The Longest Year

Sep 2018

The Longest Year
2017 | Directed by Jessie Beers-Altman

The Longest Year represents a filmmaker’s attempt to understand and work through a personal, tragic, life-altering event through the memories of friends and loved ones who shared the experience.

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The Vendors

Sep 2018

2017 | Directed by Matt Elicone

New England flea market vendors reflect on their role in the subculture. Through interviews, they talk about what they sell and why, along with other various topics. The Vendors encapsulates overall flea market culture, the community, the items for sale, and most importantly, the individual vendors themselves.

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Eastie

Sep 2018

2017 | Directed by Blake Smith

Eastie is a film about Cucchiello’s Bakery being pushed out of East Boston after 70 years in business. We made the film in hopes of bringing to light the effects that gentrification can have on small businesses such as this one.