2021 Monologues and Poetry International Film Fest, Saturday, Screening 3

The Plot

Saturday - SCREENING 3

Martha, Sally Connors, Director: Original monologue based on Martha Mitchell. She was the wife of Attorney General John Mitchell during the Watergate scandal. She was famous for being outspoken and she paid a price for it. M/S: Runtime 7:30

How do I shine?? RWLCV, Carrie K. Thomas, Lamar Thomas Jr., Directors: A Slam Poetry visual based on body positivity, self-confidence, boosting one’s self-esteem; dramatically in cinema form. SW/P: Runtime 3:13

Heal Me, Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Director: A woman walks outside on a snowy day, trying to find the thoughts that will heal her troubled mind. SW/P: Runtime 5:01

Euphoria Monologue, Jessica Cruz, Performer: A South Asian actress, performing Rue’s monologue from HBO’s Euphoria. Rue, remembering the first time she felt the high. M/S: Runtime 1:52

To Thaliarchus, Martin Zillner, Erik Kohlbauer, Directors: A Roman legionary advances on the highest regions of the Alps. A retrospection of an aging veteran on his peak performance of youth - reveling and nostalgic in his poetic reflection on this physical exertion. The menacing summit soon to engulf him, he emerges from the mist hopefully beholding the aspired lands. SW/P: Runtime 2:25

Family Recipe, Kamari Bright, Director:  A girl's baking lesson from her grandfather teaches her acceptance as she learns the similarities between ingredients and people. M/S: Runtime 4:52

I Love What You Said To Me, Marilyn Freeman, Director: This poetic, essay film, "I love what you said to me" is a fleeting meditation on how the moment of loving one thing connects us to every moment we have loved anything. SW/P: Runtime 5:00

Not Your Erotic, Gelli Pascual, Director: A Filipino-American woman tries to find love but instead faces sexualization and fetishization due to the color of her skin. This narrative short film in a form of spoken word talks about the sexualization of women of color caused by society’s unreal beauty standards which leads to being detrimental to women's mental health. SW/P: Runtime 7:29

Time & Tide - A Trilogy, Justin Spray, Marc Green, Jonathan Stow, Directors: Time and Tide is a trilogy about how we approach the past, reconcile it with the present, and face the future. Across the years, a mother watches her gladiator son fight, while she remembers his childhood: the last lighthouse keeper prepares for his final trip ashore: and an actor returns to the stage to play his part in a Greek myth. LVM: Runtime 15:00

Black Lives Do Matter, Dionne D Hunter, Director: “Black Lives Do Matter“ depicts a possible conversation held between an All Lives Matter/Blue lives Matter supporter and a Black Lives Matter Supporter. SW/P: Runtime 5:22

Dulce et Decorum Est, Walter Haussner, Director: A performance of Wilfred Owen's poem. SW/P: Runtime 4:58

Confess, Stephanie Bergeron, Director: The steely heart of young detective Chris finally melts inside the confessional. M/S: Runtime 1:19

SIliloquy, Keith Barnfather, Director: M/S: A monologue from a unique web/home entertainment independent drama series based on concepts from the BBCtv series Doctor Who. Featuring a disabled lead actor and a bit of political satire! M/S: Runtime 8:36

Marriage Story, Zoé Mahfouz: A monologue about society's pressure on mothers. M/S: Runtime 1:36

Forgetting’s Remembrance, Arya Badiyan, Director: Forgetting's Remembrance is a spoken word poem set to original artwork about the journey of the feminine. The poem narrates the inner thoughts of a girl that grows up with her femininity repressed, replaced by the masculine. She struggles to give voice to the power within her. SW/P: Runtime 7:30

I Want to be buried in the Criterion Closet, Davide Zicca, Director: A short poem about the love for the Criterion Collection and its famous Closet. M/S: Runtime 1:01

Segregation, Sian Flanagan, Director.  Consciousness meets unconsciousness in a dream to shake the veil of deception to reveal the truth of love. Segregation depicts the battle of the Head over the Heart, confronting the narrow societal view of love, and questions the themes and trends that keep us in asylum away from the true meaning of love. SW/P: Runtime 8:36

• Age Rating Rated R/Adult (17+)
• Running time 01:32:03 mins
• Hosted By: Monologues and Poetry International Film Fest

The Experience For You

Saturday - SCREENING 3

Martha, Sally Connors, Director: Original monologue based on Martha Mitchell. She was the wife of Attorney General John Mitchell during the Watergate scandal. She was famous for being outspoken and she paid a price for it. M/S: Runtime 7:30

How do I shine?? RWLCV, Carrie K. Thomas, Lamar Thomas Jr., Directors: A Slam Poetry visual based on body positivity, self-confidence, boosting one’s self-esteem; dramatically in cinema form. SW/P: Runtime 3:13

Heal Me, Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Director: A woman walks outside on a snowy day, trying to find the thoughts that will heal her troubled mind. SW/P: Runtime 5:01 

Euphoria Monologue, Jessica Cruz, Performer: A South Asian actress, performing Rue’s monologue from HBO’s Euphoria. Rue, remembering the first time she felt the high. M/S: Runtime 1:52

To Thaliarchus, Martin Zillner, Erik Kohlbauer, Directors: A Roman legionary advances on the highest regions of the Alps. A retrospection of an aging veteran on his peak performance of youth - reveling and nostalgic in his poetic reflection on this physical exertion. The menacing summit soon to engulf him, he emerges from the mist hopefully beholding the aspired lands. SW/P: Runtime 2:25

Family Recipe, Kamari Bright, Director:  A girl's baking lesson from her grandfather teaches her acceptance as she learns the similarities between ingredients and people. M/S: Runtime 4:52

I Love What You Said To Me, Marilyn Freeman, Director: This poetic, essay film, "I love what you said to me" is a fleeting meditation on how the moment of loving one thing connects us to every moment we have loved anything. SW/P: Runtime 5:00

Not Your Erotic, Gelli Pascual, Director: A Filipino-American woman tries to find love but instead faces sexualization and fetishization due to the color of her skin. This narrative short film in a form of spoken word talks about the sexualization of women of color caused by society’s unreal beauty standards which leads to being detrimental to women's mental health. SW/P: Runtime 7:29

Time & Tide - A Trilogy, Justin Spray, Marc Green, Jonathan Stow, Directors: Time and Tide is a trilogy about how we approach the past, reconcile it with the present, and face the future. Across the years, a mother watches her gladiator son fight, while she remembers his childhood: the last lighthouse keeper prepares for his final trip ashore: and an actor returns to the stage to play his part in a Greek myth. LVM: Runtime 15:00

Black Lives Do Matter, Dionne D Hunter, Director: “Black Lives Do Matter“ depicts a possible conversation held between an All Lives Matter/Blue lives Matter supporter and a Black Lives Matter Supporter. SW/P: Runtime 5:22

Dulce et Decorum Est, Walter Haussner, Director: A performance of Wilfred Owen's poem. SW/P: Runtime 4:58

Confess, Stephanie Bergeron, Director: The steely heart of young detective Chris finally melts inside the confessional. M/S: Runtime 1:19

SIliloquy, Keith Barnfather, Director: M/S: A monologue from a unique web/home entertainment independent drama series based on concepts from the BBCtv series Doctor Who. Featuring a disabled lead actor and a bit of political satire! M/S: Runtime 8:36

Marriage Story, Zoé Mahfouz: A monologue about society's pressure on mothers. M/S: Runtime 1:36

Forgetting’s Remembrance, Arya Badiyan, Director: Forgetting's Remembrance is a spoken word poem set to original artwork about the journey of the feminine. The poem narrates the inner thoughts of a girl that grows up with her femininity repressed, replaced by the masculine. She struggles to give voice to the power within her. SW/P: Runtime 7:30

I Want to be buried in the Criterion Closet, Davide Zicca, Director: A short poem about the love for the Criterion Collection and its famous Closet. M/S: Runtime 1:01

Segregation, Sian Flanagan, Director.  Consciousness meets unconsciousness in a dream to shake the veil of deception to reveal the truth of love. Segregation depicts the battle of the Head over the Heart, confronting the narrow societal view of love, and questions the themes and trends that keep us in asylum away from the true meaning of love. SW/P: Runtime 8:36

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