We have our winners!
Our screenings were wonderful with enthusiastic audiences and terrific films.
And the results are (drumroll please):
First Place
An Ordinary Guy directed by David J. Stern
Second Place
Interception: Jayne Kennedy • American Sportscaster directed by Safiya Songhai
Third Place
My Brother is Deaf directed by Peter Hoffman Kimball
Audience Favorite
Unsilencing Their Voices directed by Jayla E. Felder
ABOUT THE EVENT
This will be a three day event consisting of two in person screenings and one virtual live screening. It will take place May 4 - 6.
Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 is in person. The IN PERSON screenings will take place at the Honfleur Gallery (1241 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020) from 6:00PM - 8:30PM EST.
Each Day of the In Person screenings will be followed by a filmmakers Q&A with any attending filmmakers whose works were shown.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
"Interception: : Jayne Kennedy • American Sportscaster" directed by Safiya Songhai
"Incontri" directed by Chiara Becattini
"My Brother is Deaf" directed by Peter Hoffman Kimball
"Flight of the Crows" directed by Lisa Hodsoll
"Unsilencing Their Voices" directed by Jayla E Felder
"Cancion Palentina" directed by Dante Schmitz
"Holding Ground" directed by Gal Karmona
"Gears & Dunes" directed by Mário Bock
"An Ordinary Guy" directed by David J. Stern
Monday, May 6 will ONLY be virtual and will be live streamed on YouTube, 6:00PM - 7:30PM EST at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8E2XLkH_fplX9yfRxPFoJg? Following that will be a streaming of the Honorable Mention Films at 8PM at https://youtu.be/SCTGtyG64rk
HONORABLE MENTION:
"Waiting for Galdot" directed by Mark Ricche, Deryl Davis, E. Stuelke, Sheri Ratick Stroud, Catherine Bobalek
"The Crane Wife" directed by Caleb C Adams
"How a formerly incarcerated DC man became a community teacher and mentor" directed by Morgan Hawkins, Ajani Obaseki
"Her Voice" - Charlayne Hunter-Gault" directed by Carletta S. Hurt, Sunnye C. Durham
"The Last Epic Ride" directed by Rick Kain
"I want to be you" directed by Emma Yidan He
"Stand UP, Speak OUT - 200+ Years: American Women Fight and Rise" directed by Elisabeth Harris
"Marshall McLuhan: I don't necessarily agree with everything that I say" directed by David Ury, Miles Beller
A recording of the festival and Q&A will be available after the fact on Open Road's YouTube channel for a limited time.
ANACOSTIA Shorts Contest
Open to local filmmakers of the DMV (District, Maryland and Virginia):
Winner: $2,000
2nd place: $1,000
3rd Place: $500
The other shorts in the festival will not receive a cash prize but will be considered in competition for our two honorary awards:
BEST OF THE FEST - a juried award.
AUDIENCE FAVORITE determined by audience ballot.
Prizes will be awarded on the 5th.