Category: WSXA Paris 2023

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THE MAGIC – dir. Gregori J. Martin

Original Film Title: NASA – L’AUBE DU TREIZIÈME JOUR

Director’s Name: Gregori J. Martin

Writer’s Name: Gregori J. Martin

Producer: Gregori J. Martin, Lisa D’Ambrosio, Francis D’Ambrosio, Celeste Fianna, Precious V. Mayes, Patrick Blood, Bianca D’Ambrosio, Chiara D’Ambrosio, Kristos Andrews, Dante Aleksander, Jack Ryan Rosenberg, Carol C. Hedgepeth, Nick Theurer

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes

Film Description:

THE MAGIC is a holiday love story about a dispirited attorney, David Kane (Kristos Andrews), who due to a tragic loss in his childhood, has given up on the ‘Christmas spirit’ and closes his heart for good. Now, with the help of his guardian angels, twin sisters Mary Lou and Misty (Bianca D’Ambrosio and Chiara D’Ambrosio), David soon finds himself on an emotional journey to reopen his heart to his colleague Carolina Castillo (Alejandra Espinoza) and rediscovers “the magic” of Christmas like never before.

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Miracle for Christmas – dir. Sebastian Pink

Original Film Title: Miracle for Christmas

Director’s Name: Sebastian Pink

Writer’s Name: Sebastian Pink

Producer: Sebastian Pink

Country of Origin: Germany

Country of Filming: Germany

Language: German

Runtime: 14 minutes 32 seconds

Film Description:

When his parents Michael and Sarah quarrel, Nils runs away from home and is hit by a car. As a result, the boy is in a coma. It is just before Christmas and the doctors give little hope that the boy will ever wake up again.

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It’s Raining – dir. Edward Lai

Original Film Title: It’s Raining

Director’s Name: Edward Lai

Writer’s Name: Tianqi Pei

Producer: Dafei Wei

Country of Origin: China

Country of Filming: China

Language: Chinese, Chinese – Min Nan

Runtime: 28 minutes 8 seconds

Film Description:

This short film tells the story of a Taiwanese father and son who reunite after thirteen years, focusing on the emotional relationship and distance between Chinese fathers and sons.

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ANXIETY – dir. Maximilian Dziduch

Original Film Title: ANXIETY

Director’s Name: Maximilian Dziduch

Writer’s Name: Maximilian Dziduch

Producer: Maximilian Dziduch, Maximilian Hock

Country of Origin: Germany

Country of Filming: Germany

Language: German

Runtime: 1 minute 38 seconds

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Full Throttle – dir. Gabriel Boyer

Original Film Title: Plein Gaz

Director’s Name: Gabriel Boyer

Writer’s Name: Gabriel Boyer

Producer: Gabriel Boyer, Eve Lafont

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: France

Language: French

Runtime: 5 minutes 57 seconds

Film Description:

A young man gets into a gleaming Porsche
and rushes at breakneck speed through the
streets of Toulouse.

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BACKROOOMS – ANOTHER SYNC – dir. Sung Yoo

Original Film Title: BACKROOOMS – ANOTHER SYNC

Director’s Name: Sung Yoo

Writer’s Name: Sung Yoo

Producer: Sung Yoo

Country of Origin: Korea, Republic of

Country of Filming: Korea, Republic of

Language: No Dialogue

Runtime: 2 minutes 25 seconds

Film Description:

A Sync Company pioneers the Backroom and furthermore makes it their own space.
Meanwhile, another A Sync Company appears in Backroom.
The place where the two A Sync Companies are located is the same place, but they are located in different dimensions, and the two beings move towards the point where they connect.
The point where the two A Sync Companies meet is the starting point of the story of whether they will collide or move forward together.

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Honeymoon USA – dir. Jonathan and Tania Schipper

Original Film Title: Honeymoon USA

Director’s Name: Jonathan and Tania Schipper

Writer’s Name: Jonathan and Tania Schipper

Producer: Bela Wolf

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Runtime: 4 minutes

Film Description:

Newlyweds Tania and Jonathan travel the West Coast of the USA on their honeymoon this year, as Covid eases up.

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Ashes to Ashes – dir. George Zouvelos

Original Film Title: Ashes to Ashes

Director’s Name: George Zouvelos

Writer’s Name: George Zouvelos

Producer: George Zouvelos

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 2 minutes 31 seconds

Film Description:

‘Ashes to ashes’ starring George Zouvelos is a short film sitcom/romance about tragic events that happened a year ago, when John had tragically lost the wife he loved dearly from a heart-attack. At the same time Lauren dreadfully lost her husband when he was arguing on his cellphone with his talent manager and walked into the path of an oncoming bus. Each of the deceased were taken to the same funeral home for services at the same time, and later to the crematorium where the funeral home put the wrong names on the funeral urns. Fate is the only explanation for the mix-up as Lauren was given an urn bigger than her head, and John received one that fit in the palm of his hand. They both finally found the time to mee to exchange the urns at Laurens apartment.

Directed by George Zouvelos, and the first time opportunity to be an Assistant Director for Deanna Doyle.

‘Ashes to ashes’ is a crescendo scene that launches the success of the television proof of concept pilot called ‘Pushing up Daisy’ created and written by George Zouvelos © Fiat Lux Pictures and Film Studios, Inc. 2022 Fiat Lux Studios.

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The Adventures of Vomit Cat and Cat Vomit – dir. Erin Audley

Original Film Title: The Adventures of Vomit Cat and Cat Vomit

Director’s Name: Erin Audley

Writer’s Name: Erin Audley

Producer: Erin Audley

Country of Origin: Canada

Country of Filming: Canada

Language: English

Runtime: 1 minute 35 seconds

Film Description:

Short pixel animation featuring a cat who vomits and that which the cat vomits up.

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Coming Up For Air – dir. Trina Noel Davis

Original Film Title: Coming Up For Air

Director’s Name: Trina Noel Davis

Producer: Trina Noel Davis

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Runtime: 1 minute

Film Description:

Coming Up for Air’s message is to smply make it a point to step away from your daily activities for a few minutes every couple of hours and focus on your breath. Breathing is one of the most effective ways to manage stress because it leverages your own physiology and requires no special tools. In as little as 90 seconds, deep breathing stimulates a physiological relaxation response that inhibits stress hormone production, lowers blood pressure and decreases heart rate