2021 Monologues and Poetry International Film Fest, Final Screening 3/Winner's - Sunday, 4:00 PM

The Plot

Sunday, Screening 3  - 4:00 PM PST

Out to Pasture, Alison Gilbreath, Director: A monologue for all the women who feel they have disappeared in society right at the moment they feel the greatest power within themselves, Out to Pasture explores the many conflicting signals and societal pressures we experience as “middle-aged” women. LVM: Runtime 11:33

The Partisan, Walter Haussner, Director:  A member of the French resistance during World War II takes a moment to catch his breath and tell you his story. SW/P: Runtime 4:17

Sleep, Emilia Copeland, Director: A young woman, Rebecca, outwardly contemplates the illness and possible death of her partner who is lying next to her in the dark. M/S: Runtime 2:51

These Old Bones, Catherine Giarrusso: THESE OLD BONES is a short video poem about the wounds we carry from lifetime to lifetime, how they live in the physical body, what it takes to transform them, and the tools we acquire along the way.SW/P: Runtime 2:26

Empty, Angel Puado Veloso, Director: Without you everything is empty. SW/P: Runtime 9:15

On Waking, Marilyn Freeman, Director: During this time of an unrelenting virus, the climate crisis, political and racial turmoil, media artist and writer Marilyn Freeman considers the whys and ways to wake up in the contemplative film.  SW/P: Runtime 4:45

A New Dawn, Lauren C Moore, Director: The closing of one chapter to the dawning of a new day. M/S: Runtime 1:54

Woven, Joe Mischo, Director: Shelley Bruce narrates a visual poem that explores womanhood and its connection to nature. SW/P: Runtime 2:56

Ditches, Michelle Elrick, Director: “Ditches,” tells the story of two teens who come together after the death of a friend to find solace smoking cigarettes on the train bridge that spans the farm ditches of their hometown. SW/P: Runtime 2:33

Put Away, A.D. Cooper, Director: Every day Prudence tells her story to the decaying walls of the mental hospital. Remembering her story is her way of trying to stay sane. LVM: Runtime 10:42

I Can’t Breathe, Dionne D Hunter, Director: A Poem/Spoken Word piece that sums up the similarities between being physically choked to death and spiritually choked to death. SW/P: Runtime 5:30

Squib: When All of This is Over, Bax Sells, Director: How will you feel "When All of This is Over?" Award-winning Poet, Anthony Anaxagorou and One6th Animation Studio collaborate to create a poetry film in response to lock down and the provocation 'When All of This is Over'. SW/P: Runtime 2:20

I’m Here, Grace Kim, Director: This scene is not a new story, and although it’s been in the works for a bit, it’s especially relevant as this country experiences another surge of unjust shootings. It’s interesting how this country is called the “United States of America” when it’s so divided. It’s divided based on the color of people’s skin.  M/S: Runtime 2:18

ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2021 WINNING SUBMISSIONS!!!

• Age Rating Teen(13+ years old)
• Running time 01:24:08 mins
• Hosted By: Monologues and Poetry International Film Fest

The Experience For You

Sunday, Screening 3  - 4:00 PM PST

Out to Pasture, Alison Gilbreath, Director: A monologue for all the women who feel they have disappeared in society right at the moment they feel the greatest power within themselves, Out to Pasture explores the many conflicting signals and societal pressures we experience as “middle-aged” women. LVM: Runtime 11:33

The Partisan, Walter Haussner, Director:  A member of the French resistance during World War II takes a moment to catch his breath and tell you his story. SW/P: Runtime 4:17

Sleep, Emilia Copeland, Director: A young woman, Rebecca, outwardly contemplates the illness and possible death of her partner who is lying next to her in the dark. M/S: Runtime 2:51

These Old Bones, Catherine Giarrusso: THESE OLD BONES is a short video poem about the wounds we carry from lifetime to lifetime, how they live in the physical body, what it takes to transform them, and the tools we acquire along the way.SW/P: Runtime 2:26

Empty, Angel Puado Veloso, Director: Without you everything is empty. SW/P: Runtime 9:15

On Waking, Marilyn Freeman, Director: During this time of an unrelenting virus, the climate crisis, political and racial turmoil, media artist and writer Marilyn Freeman considers the whys and ways to wake up in the contemplative film.  SW/P: Runtime 4:45

A New Dawn, Lauren C Moore, Director: The closing of one chapter to the dawning of a new day. M/S: Runtime 1:54

Woven, Joe Mischo, Director: Shelley Bruce narrates a visual poem that explores womanhood and its connection to nature. SW/P: Runtime 2:56

Ditches, Michelle Elrick, Director: “Ditches,” tells the story of two teens who come together after the death of a friend to find solace smoking cigarettes on the train bridge that spans the farm ditches of their hometown. SW/P: Runtime 2:33

Put Away, A.D. Cooper, Director: Every day Prudence tells her story to the decaying walls of the mental hospital. Remembering her story is her way of trying to stay sane. LVM: Runtime 10:42

I Can’t Breathe, Dionne D Hunter, Director: A Poem/Spoken Word piece that sums up the similarities between being physically choked to death and spiritually choked to death. SW/P: Runtime 5:30

Squib: When All of This is Over, Bax Sells, Director: How will you feel "When All of This is Over?" Award-winning Poet, Anthony Anaxagorou and One6th Animation Studio collaborate to create a poetry film in response to lock down and the provocation 'When All of This is Over'. SW/P: Runtime 2:20

I’m Here, Grace Kim, Director: This scene is not a new story, and although it’s been in the works for a bit, it’s especially relevant as this country experiences another surge of unjust shootings. It’s interesting how this country is called the “United States of America” when it’s so divided. It’s divided based on the color of people’s skin.  M/S: Runtime 2:18

ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2021 WINNING SUBMISSIONS!!!

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