The Overcome Film Festival® is proud to announce the films of the 2021 season.
Storytellers, filmmakers, developers, and artists from all over the world have joined us this year and shared their stories of survival and triumph over adversity.
We hope that by helping to share their voice and life experiences, we can inspire others to celebrate their existence and humanity's ability to overcome any challenge it faces.
Overcoming is not a destination, it is a journey. It is about finding the will to continue regardless of adversity. That is what makes us human, our will to overcome.
Films available for viewing on the platform will screen between October 23rd to 29th, 2021 on a limited basis to include all audience members.
Some films contain materials that may not be suitable for younger audiences and all viewers. EPILEPSY, SEIZURE, and PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING - Films may contain sequences with strobing and flashing effects.
The views expressed herein are solely of the filmmakers and not of the Festival, its organizers, or partners.
All films included in this presentation are based on their artistic and filmmaking merit, and any political or personal view expressed is solely that of the filmmakers.
No materials or content may be reproduced without the express legal written consent of the festival and its organizers.
WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
The Letter Room
Directed by Elvira Lind
When a kind-hearted prison officer (Oscar Isaac) is transferred to the letter room, he soon gets involved in an inmate's personal affairs...
Directed and written by Elvira Lind (Bobbi Jene, Songs for Alexis).
Starring Oscar Isaac (Francis and the Godfather, Metal Gear Solid, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker),
Alia Shawkat (Alina, Arrested Development), Brian Petsos (Big Gold Brick, Lightining Face), Tony Gillan (Law & Order, Ten Benny),
Michael Hernandez (The Letter Room), Eileen Galindo (Why Women Kill, Hulu's The Binge, Chicago Fire),
John Douglas Thompson (The Bourne Legacy, Michael Clayton), Kenneth Heaton (Chance), Larry Smith (The Letter Room),
Guillermo Estrada (The Letter Room), and William Merrell (A Lighter Shade of Pearl).
Produced by Jennie Bedusa (The Ascendants, Down from London), Kristjan Bild (Stella),
Ryan Chanatry (Call Center Blues, Accidental Wolf), Anna Holmes (A Cure for Fear, Split),
Oscar Isaac, Ben Kahn (Skin, Queer Eye), Gena Konstantinakos (VICE Media's Viceland),
Elvira Lind, Nick Quested (The Art of Getting by), Tara Sheffer (13 Pieces of the Universe),
Sofia Sondervan (Cadillac Records, The Man Who Knew Infinity, The King), Jason Spire (Outside the Wire,
Operation Finale), and Sara Stockmann (Bobbi Jene, Mercy Mercy - Adoptionens pris).
Featuring music by Paulo Stagnaro (The Letter Room), Cinematography by Sam Chase (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Men in Black: International),
Editing by Adam Nielsen (A War), Art Direction by Josh Blankfield (Hometown Homicide).
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WINNER -BEST DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL FILM
Nimic
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
Nimic is an award winning film, directed by BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favorite, The Lobster).
Written by Efthymis Filippou (Alps, The Lobster), Yorgos Lanthimos, David Kolbusz (The Survivors Will Envy the Dead).
Starring Matt Dillon (Crash, Drugstore Cowboy, There is Something about Mary), Daphne Patakia (Benedetta, Djam, Versailles, Tout le monde m'appelle Mike),
Susan Elle (Pink Opaque, Ramree, Eli), Sara Lee (Grey's Anatomy), Eugena Lee (Nimic), Rowan Kay (The Old Men). Also featuring
Anvo Kyle, Lizzi Ceniceros, Questo Iberoamericana Chamber Orchestra, Florencia Mariotti, and Jeffrey Raines.
Producer Rebecca Boswell (Nimic), Polly Kemp (Fantastic Mr. Fox), Dalia Sierra Corona (S.W.A.T), and Adam Saward (George Michael: Fastlove, Robbie Williams: Angels).
Cinematography by Diego García (Wildlife, Divine Love).
Editing by Dominic Leung (Son of Rambow, The Hitchhiker:s Guide to the Galaxy) and Yorgos Mavropsaridis (The Favorite, The Lobster)
Featuring music by Rebecca Grierson (The Good Mother) music supervisor, Nick Payne (The Favorite, The Lobster, Disobedience)
executive music supervisor, and Joe Rice (Migos feat. Nicki Minaj, Cardi B: MotorSport), music supervisor.
Executive producers Alexis Delanoue (Wada, Jung),
Dan Dickenson (The White Stripes: Seven Nation Army, Kylie Minogue: Come Into My World), Werner Klemm (Diplomacy,
Joyce zeigt den Unsinn des Lebens), Rebecca Lewis (Nimic), Siobhan Murphy (Nimic),
Michelle Ross (The Stunt Double), Rebecca Skinner (A Study in Gravity, The Stunt Double, Rize), Chris Watling (Home, Life, The Survivors will Envy the Dead), and Jacq Wilkinson (Nimic).
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WINNER - OVERCOME FESTIVAL THEME AWARD WINNER - BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM - Franco Nero
The Duel
Directed by Vladislav Kozlov
Christopher Dennis is a Hollywood Superman working on Hollywood Blvd for over 25 years. In the morning, he wakes up in his trashy poor
apartment and gets an eviction notice from the manager. He doesn:t even have food in his fridge, however, he continues his routine -
he dresses up as Superman and goes to the Hollywood boulevard to portray his dream character.
There is Oscar:s preparation going on at Dolby Theater and Christopher hopes to make some tips with curious tourists.
He ends up meeting famous Italian actor Franco Nero and hopes that this successful man can give him a large tip.
The Duel is directed by Vladislav Kozlov (The Killers, Silent Life, American Superman ),
starring Franco Nero (Django, Django: Unchained, John Wick: Chapter 2, Die Hard 2) and Christopher Dennis (American Superman, Gene Simmons: Family Jewels).
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WINNER - BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM - Helen Kennedy
Wasted Seed
Directed by Nino Mancuso
A couple's desire to have a child sets them on a journey that will test the threshold of their love and connection.
Wasted Seed is a film that explores the humor, trauma and absurdity of infertility in a refreshingly bold and realistic way.
Helen Kennedy (From Time To Time, Liberté: A Call to Spy, 86 Melrose Avenue, BBC/HBO's Hunted), Bambadjan Bamba (NBC's THE GOOD PLACE, BOSCH, Black Panther, E.R),
EMMY Award Winner Kim Estes (The Night Brings Charlie Back, Dicks, NCIS), Dominic Leeder (ABC's Grand Hotel, Blonde, The Wedding Year),
Hannah Whiteoak (Simulation Theory Film, Virtual Viking - The Ambush, Skyrim The Elder Scrolls Legends: The Fall of the Dark Brotherhood),
Stephanie Skewes (Bro-Hab, Conan, Wild Hogs), and Teddy Kennedy-Jones (Wasted Seed).
Directed by Nino Mancuso (A Play, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Produced by Lucy Cudden (Misdirection, Chemical Wedding),
Helen Kennedy, Nicole Piotraszewski (Momma, On Air), and Kaigani Turner (Wasted Seed). Music by Adrian Ellis (Last Call, Haphead).
Cinematography by Steve L. Smith (Cosmo, Strange Therapy, VH1 Rock Docs).
Written by Hellen Kennedy, DeNah Angel (First Impression, Westworld), and Cristy Coors Beasley (American Underdog, KateModern)
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WINNER - BEST ART DIRECTION
The Sands of Time
Directed by James Hughes
A Time Portal in the Sands Brings a Young Couple Together.
The Sands of Time is directed and written by James Hughes (When the Rain Sets In, The Inuring, The Velvet Abstract).
Starring Tessa Bonham Jones (Wonder Woman 1984, Justice League), Freddie Stewart (Allied, The Alienist),
Hugh Ross (Dorian Gray, Trainspotting, Olivia Williams (Voice) (The Sixth Sense), Max Brown (Voice)
(Downton Abbey, The Royals, Showtime's The Tudors), Charlie Hamblett (Voice) (Macbeth, Killing Eve, The Secret Agent),
Alex Allison (Pennyworth), Mark Hampton (World War Z, Lara Croft Tomb Raider' The Cradle of Life),
Abigail McKern (Twelfth Night), David Love (The Sands of Time), Poppy Marshall-Law (The Sands of Time),
Vanessa Aquiline (The Sands of Time), and Chawat Elessa (The Sands of Time).
Costume design by Andrea Galer (Jane Eyre).
Featuring music by Jean-Pascal Beintus (The Tree of Life, The Shape of Water, Little Women, Harry Potter).
Cinematography by Ariel Artur (Chasing Shadows, Borderline).
Editing by Jose Garrido (Humanity from Space, Megafactories) and Benjamin Gerstein (My Feral Heart, Zebra Girl).
Produced by James Hughes, Brian May (The Hour After Westerly),
Richard Pate (The Black Gloves), Susan Ferraro-Gardetto (Gehenna: Where Death Lives, Nightmare on 34th Street), Therese 'Tag'
Goulet (Sweet Thing, Dad Was), Jon Boles (Fir, Canary), Henk Brugge (Silent Eye, Trust),
Connor Butcher (When the Rain Sets in), Colin Watson (Chlorine), Janee Pennington-Watson (At Last),
James Seyer (Our Father), Simon Gruvstrom (When the Rain Sets in), Laura S. Götz (The Sands of Time),
Trevor Poole (White Glove Massive), Linda Shoare (Homeless Ashes),
Mike Siwy (Sight - Extended, Pungo: A Witch's Tale), Lars Steenberg (Chairs),
and Jessi Thind (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction).
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WINNER - BEST EDITING
Outside The Glasshouse
Directed by Paul Brooking
Can anything halt the downward spiral of a middle-aged man facing divorce, redundancy and rejection?
Outside the Glasshouse is an award winning film directed and written by Paul Brooking.
Produced by Paul Brooking and Jeremy Duncan.
Starring Michael Roy Andrew, Rebecca Crankshaw, Daniel Rainford, Adi Alfa, and Sanjiv Hayre.
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WINNER - BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM - Joan Iyiola
Dolápò is fine
Directed by Ethosheia Hylton
A story about a young black girl's relationship with her hair and name, and how it helps her understand who she really is.
Dolápò is fine is an award winning film directed by Ethosheia Hylton (In the Silence, Brixton Rock, Lia, Cutting Edge, Small World)
and is written by Joan Iyiola (Denial, Too Close) and Chibundu Onuzo (Dolápò is fine). Produced by Millie Marsh
(Those Who Are Lost, The Alan Dimension, Fuel to Fire), Chibundu Onuzo, Joe Bell (Dolápò is fine), Nicholas Jessup (Nyx, The Boxer),
and Joan Iyiola. Executive producers Amy Dowd (A Battle in Waterloo Ascending Grace, The Leaving Party)
and Elisabeth Hopper (Home Fires, Doctor Who, Endeavour, Black Mirror). Featuring music by Chibundu Onuzo.
Cinematography by Yinka Edward (BBC's Wetin Dey, '76, The Figurine). Editing by Tom Cairns (Reset the Stage)
and Xanna Ward Dixon (Say Your Prayers, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché).
Starring Doyin Ajiboye (Post-You, Me), Luke Gasper (Dolápò is fine), Joan Iyiola, Gina McKee (Notting Hill, In the Loop, Atonement, Mirrormask),
Joseph Mydell (Tonight You're Mine, Woman in Gold, Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery), Pamela Nomvete (Zulu Love Letter, Lockdown, The Widow),
Thamilvani Umaipalan (Dolápò is fine), and Katie Friedli Walton (Exposé, Lost a Girl).
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WINNER - BEST STORY IN A SHORT FILM
Retribution
Directed by Mel Orpen
A queer, Latinx Army Airborne officer returns from deployment to marry her longtime girlfriend but a hit and run accident on the eve
of their engagement changes their lives forever. When they fail to get justice from the court system, the officer must decide whether
or not to take matters into her own hands to make things right.
Directed, written, and edited by Mel Orpen (Don't Let Go, Retribution, Action)
Produced by Laurie Gardiner (Evidence, Leave Me with a Smile, Master of Dreams), Cassandra Jones (Immanence, Night Play),
and Alexandra Reinnoldt (Rust Creek, Vers La Lune, Cold Embrace).
Starring Diana Romo (Batman: Anarchy, Get Spy, I Am), Mo Beatty (NCIS, Lady Hater, Roadside Fling), Jah Shams (Key and Peele, Criminal Minds, Colony),
Jay Willick (2 Broke Girls, Days of Our Lives, Major Dad), Alexandre Chen (Magnum P.I., HBO Max's Hacks, FX's Baskets, Grey's Anatomy, MacGyver),
Mandy June Turpin (Nashville, A Sunday Horse, NCIS), Chris Devlin (Windtalkers, Manning the Band, Knobraska, The Anna Nicole Smith Story),
Alyssa Barrett Jackson (Shadow in the Shade, Mysteries at the Museum), Ben Turner Dixon (Fifty Shades Freed, Flatliners, Dexter, The Last Ship),
Wesley Ricker (Retribution), and Marvin Gay (Totally Sketch, Weaponized, CBS's Scorpion).
Featuring music by Amit May Cohen (Fast & Furious presents: Hobbs and Shaw, Disney Channel's Zombies 2, Valley Girl, CBS's S.W.A.T.).
Cinematography by Alyssa Renzi (The Orochi 8, A Different Path, Connections, a Web Series, A Run in the Park).
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WINNER - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Vest
Directed by Samir Mallal
When Ali runs away, he gets caught in a case of mistaken identity with perilous consequences.
Vest is an award winning film, directed by Samir Mallal (Nollywood Babylon) and is produced by Sarah Tognassi.
Produced by Jani Guest (Room 8, Algo concerto, Despicable Dick & Righteous Richard), Samir Mallal, and Sarah Tognazzi (Metronotte, La Tigre e La Neve).
Executive producers Michael Haldane (Awake), Paul Norman (Vest), and Verity White (Vest).
Featuring music by Rebecca Foon (The Nest, The Departure, Lost Rivers).
Cinematography by Fraser Rigg (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens).
Editing by Dan Sherwen (Goal II: Living the Dream, Alleycars, After the Harvest II).
Costume Design by Cynthia Lawrence-John (Knuckledust, Medusa Deluxe, Lucca Mortis, Someday...).
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What If?
Directed by Katia Shannon
At each step, Elena's agoraphobia reinforces her sense of mortality but, as anxiety spreads around her like wildfire, she finally sees a way out.
Directed and written by Katia Shannon (Another Mumday, Standstill, Le fils de mon père, Point Final).
Produced by Katia Shannon, Gareth Brown (Standstill), and Alexa Waugh (400 Bullets, Asylum, The Ascent, I Love my Mum).
Featuring music by Tyler Brown (Standstill).
Cinematography by Tristan Chenais (Amare amaro, Noise, Female Human Animal, Late Summer).
Editing by Katia Shannon (Point Final, Le fils de mon père, Standstill).
Starring Izabella Malewska (A Spectre Calls, Mirrorless, Silentville, Multi-Story), Joseph Railton (Downfall, Wartime Crime),
Julia Munrow (Anna, Cortisol, Champagne, Intimacy, Alan), Faye Elise Bennett (I Feel Fine, Voices of the City, Alice's Misfortunes In Underland),
Nathan Somerville (What If?), Jenny Cvetoshenko (Ayran Papers, Flawed Siblings, Painted Faces), and Christopher Dane (Ren, EastEnders, Born of Hope).
WINNER - BEST VOICE ACTRESS - Selwa Jghalef
The Invisible Boy
Directed by Glen Delahaye
A young boy immerses himself in reading sci-fi novels, to escape his abusive household.
Invisible Boy is directed, written, and produced by Glen Delahaye (Sokku Monsuta, Death and Penelope, Girlfriend vs. Boyfriend).
Featuring music by Ross Allchurch (Death and Penelope). Cinematography by Kamil Iwanowicz (Nora, Wake, Thank you for Playing).
Editing by Jordan Evagora-Campbell (Misconceptions, Hose Call, Mordecai's Girl).
Starring Tobias Clifton (The Invisible Boy), Frankie Cianfini (The Invisible Boy), Josh Loki (Seeing Double), Jennifer Oliver
(Love Song: The Triumph and Tragedy of Tchaikovsky, Blaze, Peppermint), Drew Ritchie (Free Game, The Hanged, Fallen Kingdom), and Selwa Jghalef (Lawyers).
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BIK (The Bull)
Directed by Bojan Labovic
Milan Veber, a 40-year-old unemployed art teacher, too young to grow old and too old to start over,
wants to open a can of beef stew after a night of drinking. At that point he looks through the window and sees a bull in the street.
Directed and written by Bojan Labovic (Baron iz province, Ziga Zois, Kriz in kladivo, Potem Goldy rece, to moras pa enkrat napisati).
Starring Jure Ivanusic (Sly Foxes, Gorske sanje, Skrivnosti z Beethovnove ulice, All Against All), Minca Lorenci (Panika, Slovenija,
Avstralija in jutri ves svet, Lajf), David Ceh (Barabe!, Doberdob - roman upornika), Jurij Drevensek (Killbillies, Strike Back, Nomad), Mateja Pucko
(Ivan, Going Our Way 2, Barabe!), Natasa Tic Ralijan (Morana, Primer Feliks Langus ali Kako ujeti svobodo, Operacija Cartier),
and Nika Rozman (Killbillies, The Lake, Pod gladino, Bread and Circuses).
Cinematography by Jure Cernec (Archeo, Sly Foxes, Tkanje Pogledov - Joze Dolmark, Jack O'Lanterns).
Editing by Uja Irgolic (Tu pa tam, Odrediste nepoznato, Putnici).
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Come Find Me
Directed by Nela Wagman
A sensitive five-year-old girl searches for comfort and ballast when a tragic event engulfs her family in grief.
In a futile search for support, she drifts into a world of fantasy.
Directed, written, and edited by Nela Wagman (That Was Delicious, Magnetism, Dead Broke). Produced by Nela Wagman, Nyala Moon (One Last Deal, That Was Delicious),
and Anne Troup (Blindspot, Happy!, Human Interest).
Starring Elizabeth M. Kelly (Con Man, Cruel Intentions 3, FX's Terriers), Sophia Massa (Welcome to Mercy), Charleigh Massa (Come Find Me),
and Alfredo Narciso (Manifest, The Dark Tower, Homeland).
Featuring music by Quentin Chiappetta (Come Find Me).
Cinematography by Miklós Buk (Heartbreak Hotel, Jim, Make Yourself at Home).
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WINNER - BEST MUSIC SCORE
A Drowning Man
Directed by Mahdi Fleifel
Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day.
Surrounded by predators he is forced to make compromises merely to survive, his life of exile grows one day longer.
A Drowning Man is directed and written by Mahdi Fleifel (A Man Returned, 3 Logical Exits, P.O.V.).
Produced by Patrick Campbell (A World Not Ours, The Price, Lotus Eaters), Maria Drandaki (A Blast, The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea, Her Job),
Mahdi Fleifel, Fani Skartouli (Her Job, Still River, Glory B.), and Signe Byrge Sørensen (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Our memory Belongs to Us).
Featuring music by Jóhann Jóhannsson (Last and First Men, The Theory of Everything, Sicario).
Cinematography by Vasco Viana (Lisbon Beat, Gypsy, The End of the World, Montanha).
Editing by Michael Aaglund (I Signed the Petition, What Walaa Wants, Keep 'Em Laughing, Room 8).
Art Direction and costume design by Alexia Theodoraki (Amerika Square, Noivas, Vamos Beber Ouzo).
Starring Atef Alshafei (A Drowning Man), Jalal Qaniry (A Drowning Man), Thymios Koukios (Luna Bar),
Rebih El-Saleous (A Drowning Man), Mounir Alkhateeb (A Drowning Man), and Irene Aggelopoulou (A Drowning Man).
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Harbor (Jeter l'ancre un seul jour)
Directed by Paul Marques Duarte
When Adèle, an english teacher, spontaneously lets a young 15 years old migrant, illegaly board a ferry for england with her class,
she is far from grasping the importance of her gesture and its consequences on this overnight trip.
Directed by Paul Marques Duarte (Reflet - Les mots qui tuent, Fruit qu'on fit, L'émotionnerie).
Written by Blandine Jet (Sauver sa peau, The Rose Maker, Louis dans tous les sens) and Paul Marques Duarte (Reflet - Les mots qui tuent, Fruit qu'on fit, L'émotionnerie).
Produced by Cedric Courtoux, Thomas Guentch, and Brewenn Hellec.
Starring Victor Bonnel (Reflet - Les mots qui tuent, Fruit qu'on fit, L'émotionnerie), Marie Bunel (The Chorus, Couples et amants,
Les amours des années grises), Thomas Guy (School's Out, Passing Pécho: The Carrots Are Cooked, Man Up!), N'Tarila Kouka (Legendary Beings, Homer's Disease),
and Ali Marhyar (As Above, So Below, Zero Dark Thirty, Casting(s)).
Featuring music by Vincent Burlot (Sauver sa peau, Un exercice profitable).
Cinematography by Yann Maritaud (The Land Within Me, Train Station, Welcome Home).
Editing by Aurélien Manya (The Tall Man, The Good Life, Petits bonheurs, Le temps des camarades).
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Part of Me
Directed by Marina Waltz
Recently married couple Lucy and Christopher are coping with their grief in opposite ways after the stillbirth of their child.
Christopher just wants life to continue as normal but Lucy sees evidence of the continued presence of her child everywhere.
After Christopher leaves for work, Lucy's attention is drawn to a sound emanating from the room at the end of the corridor which seems
to frighten and attract her in equal measure. As she approaches the sound's source, the corridor walls become sticky and the steady drip
of water transforms into something altogether more supernatural. Lucy finds herself drawn into a birth of her own.
Part of Me is directed by Marina Waltz (Private Waltz, Quercus).
It is written by Marina Waltz (Private Waltz, Quercus) and David Watson (Pieces of Vincent, The Hope Rooms),
and is produced by Marc Teitler (The Grinning Man, Quercus, Stuck On a Sunday). Starring Anita (Baptiste),
Leander (Captain America: The First Avenger, Atonement, Endeavour). Producer Marc Teitler (The 7th Dimension, The Grinning Man, Quercus, Private Waltz)
and Executive producer Lee Magiday (The Favourite, The Lobster).
Featuring music by Marc Teitler (The 7th Dimension, The Grinning Man, Quercus, Private Waltz)
Cinematography by Phil Moreton (Nutritiously Nicola, The Forbidden Note).
Editing by Kezia Martin (Donnie Brasco, East Is East, Loch Ness, Essex Boys).
Costume Design by Ciéranne Kennedy Bell (Starstruck, Jonathan Antoine: These Are the Special Times, Hubris).
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Good Thanks, You?
Directed by Molly Manning Walker
In the aftermath of an attack, Amy is left voiceless, trapped in a whirlwind of incompetence. She must find a way to confront what has happened, in order to save what matters to her most.
Good Thanks, You? is an award winning film, directed and written by Molly Manning Walker (The Forgotten C, More Hate than Fear, City of Children).
Starring Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy, Surge, Lie Low, Dark Heart), Micheal Ward (Top Boy, Blue Story, Dev's Diary), T'Nia Miller (The Haunting of Bly Manor,
Years and Years, Sex Education), Kate Maravan (6 Underground, Seven Lucky Gods, Lip Service, Scarlet and Black), Mark Quartley (Stan Lee's Lucky Man,
Amazon's Truth Seekers, Neflix's Criminal, Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest), Sergio Santamaria Nora (Aneni, Shadowing , Old School),
Luna Middleton-Bass (Good Thanks, You?), Lesley Manning (Ghostwatch, Help, Seven), Andy Walker (Good Thanks, You?), and Olivia Brady (Good Thanks, You?).
Produced by Sorcha Bacon (Wren Boys, If You Knew, Pompeii), Scarlett Barclay (Adnan, Smokers Delight, Ray Blk: Empress), Theo Barrowclough (Assassin's Creed,
The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Mr. Holmes, This Is the Winter). Executive producer John Jencks (the Hippopotamus, Go Away Please, The End of the Line, The Trust).
Featuring music by Jo Paterson (Feline, Hair, Speak to Me, Tilda & Laila).
Cinematography by Anna MacDonald (My Sweet Prince, When the Storm Fades, Come Out of the Woods).
Editing by Stella Heath Keir (Relativity, Translantics, Lift Share, Foresight).
Production Design by Kelly Sinclair Smith (Sucka Punch, Diagnosis).
Costume Design by Holly Smart (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Centurion, '71, Angel Has Fallen).
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Tacones Lejanos (Dark Heels)
Directed by Luis Pérez González
A fortuitous encounter with his ex-partner forces him to make a wrong decision in front of his closest relatives.
Directed, written, and produced by Luis Pérez González (Un segundo, Feliz Aniversario, Españolísimo, El Último Beso, La caja, Navidad).
Sound, Sound editing, Music, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Desing, Animation, Art Direction, and Special Effects by Luis Pérez González.
Starring Raquel Pérez, Sergio San, Ana Báez, Pepe Reyes, and Desiée Martín
Voice by Sergio San and Raquel Pérez.
Award Winning International Feature Films
The Overcome Film Festival® is proud to announce the films of the 2021 season.
Storytellers, filmmakers, developers, and artists from all over the world have joined us this year and shared their stories of survival and triumph over adversity.
We hope that by helping to share their voice and life experiences, we can inspire others to celebrate their existence and humanity's ability to overcome any challenge it faces.
Overcoming is not a destination, it is a journey. It is about finding the will to continue regardless of adversity. That is what makes us human, our will to overcome.
Films available for viewing on the platform will screen between October 23rd to 29th, 2021 on a limited basis to include all audience members.
Some films contain materials that may not be suitable for younger audiences and all viewers. EPILEPSY, SEIZURE, and PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING - Films may contain sequences with strobing and flashing effects.
The views expressed herein are solely of the filmmakers and not of the Festival, its organizers, or partners.
All films included in this presentation are based on their artistic and filmmaking merit, and any political or personal view expressed is solely that of the filmmakers.
No materials or content may be reproduced without the express legal written consent of the festival and its organizers.
WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Any Given Day (Um Dia Qualquer)
Directed by Pedro von Krüger
A Gangster who believes he owns the neighborhood. A mother who mourns the death of her son, burned by the parallel power.
Justice with your own hands. Any Given Day contemplates the delicate issue of violence in conflict zones,
moving away from mere reproduction and moving into family dramas. In the 24 hours condensed in the film, the truths of
the practices used to maintain order in the community will be questioned when an announced tragedy is confirmed.
In a reality where everything is hanging by a thread, it is not always the remains that result in the dense columns of smoke.
Directed by Pedro von Krüger (Elite Squad/Tropa de Elite, Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within, Sonhos Roubados, Cazuza: O Tempo Não Pára).
Written by Pedro von Krüger, Bernardo Doutel (Agunia), Leonardo Gudel (O Último Animal, Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho,
Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio, A Lei e o Crime), and Victor Rosa (Agunia).
Produced by Pedro von Krüger, Denis Feijao (Por Trás do Céu, Boca, Família Vende Tudo), Luca Macedo
(Alvará, Luz & Sombra: Fotógrafos do Cinema Brasileiro, A Pessoa é Para o Que Nasce), and Samanta Sironi (Europa).
Featuring music by Eduardo Bid (Boca, As Melhores Coisas do Mundo, Chega de Saudade, Midnight).
Cinematography by Jacques Cheuiche (Urbania, Amazônia Groove, Brennand - De Ovo Omnia).
Editing by Pablo Ribeiro (A Divisão, O Beijo no Asfalto, Os Caras de Pau em O misterioso roubo do anel, Raul:
O Início, o Fim e o Meio, Caetano Veloso - Cê ao Vivo).
Art Direction by João Bueno (The Incredible Hulk, Netflix's The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Quase Memória, Minha Mãe é uma Peça)
Costume Design by Helena Byington (Santos Dumont, Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within, S.O.S.: Mulheres ao Mar 2)
Starring Mariana Nunes (Pele: Birth of a Legend, Alemão, O Homem Mau Dorme Bem, Saint George), Augusto Madeira
(Elite Squad - Tropa de Elite, Bingo: The King of the Mornings, Variações: Guardian Angel), Vinícius de Oliveira
(Central Station, Linha de Passe, Segunda Chamada, Quincas Berro D'Agua), Pablo Barros (Sob Pressão, Conselho Tutelar), Jefferson Brasil
(Alemão, Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo, 400 Contra 1: Uma História do Crime Organizado),
Junior Fair (Amazon's Dom), Eli Ferreira (órfãos da Terra, Anos Radicais, Eduardo and Monica, Tempos de Amar),
Gabriel Leal (Any Given Day), Tainá Medina (Invisible City, The Awakener, O Doutrinador: A Série, Perdido),
Samuel Melo (Amor de Mãe, Filhos da Pátria, Liberdade, Liberdade), Juan Paiva ( M-8: Quando a Morte Socorre a Vida, As Five, Sem seu sangue,
Totalmente Demais/Total Dreamer), and Willean Reis (Jungle Pilot, 1 Contra Todos, Malhação: Eu Só Quero Amar).
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