2023
Holly Weird Film Festival Announces Lineup
Burbank,
California – A foundation is being set. It's official. The other
side of Hollywood is becoming fearless to the entertainment capital
of the world.
The
5th
annual Holly Weird Film Festival has announced the lineup for the
2023 season. Celebrating true original underground filmmaking, Holly
Weird celebrates and showcases independent films of all genres that
feature a distinct vision, a unique voice, or an avant-garde
challenge to what is expected or accepted. The festival is making
it's mission to showcase the work of filmmakers who defy independent
visions.
“It's
important for original underground filmmakers to have a venue to
share their work with the world”, says the festival's founder,
award-winning underground filmmaker Jack Truman. “As a filmmaker, I
know how hard it is for underground filmmakers to make their movie.
It's important for them to share their art. I'm proud of the
diversity in this year's lineup. Films are from around the world, and
6 of the 15 selections are from female directors. There is an
audience out there that is hungry for true, original independent film
that defies the norm. We're focused on the unique and innovative, and
are thrilled to bring the other side of film to the entertainment
capital of the world”.
15
films from around the world were selected for the 2023 season from
over 600 submissions worldwide. Included are short and feature
narrative, documentary and experimental films. The range of countries
selected include Canada, Italy, Uruguay and the United States. To
celebrate the festival's 5th anniversary, included will be
Jack Truman's award-winning cult short film “Phone Sex Grandma”.
Also included is actress Abigail Breslin's directorial debut “The
Cannibals” and “Naked Zombie Girl is Back”.
Due
to the coronavirus, for the health and safety of the public, this
season's festival will be virtual. All films will be available
globally on Roku via the Shorts Daily channel for millions of viewers
to have access to seeing.
“We
have an electric lineup of amazing films scheduled for this season”,
states Truman. “These films will shock the world”.
More
about the festival can be found on the Holly Weird FilmFreeway page
at https://filmfreeway.com/HollyWeirdFilmFestival
.
Holly
Weird on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hollyweirdfilmfest/
OFFICIAL
SELECTIONS for HOLLY WEIRD 2023:
Shorts:
Phone Sex Grandma – Jack Truman
(Missouri) (9 Minutes)
Winded – Joe Lueben (New York) (1
Minute)
Virgil's Rings – Troy DeWinne (Texas)
(3 Minutes)
The Cannibals – Kim Hopkins, Abigail
Breslin (California) (18 Minutes)
Hi Dad – Stephanie Tonneson (United
States) (3 Minutes)
Fighting MSA: Austin Crawford's Story –
Phil Gioja (Illinois) (15 Minutes)
Watercraft – Gabriel Auclair-Doucet
(Canada) (4 Minutes)
Tuk Tuk – Pavin Chaisua, Louie
Corrons (United States) (5 Minutes)
Lucid – Emma Grey Rose (California)
(1 Minute)
Evolutionary Symphony – Giorgia
Moraca (Italy) (4 Minutes)
Naked Zombie Girl is Back – Rickey
Bird (California) (13 Minutes)
I Hate You and Everything You Represent
– Sebastian Porteiro (Uruguay) (2 Minutes)
Loose Change: A Memoir of Childhood –
Andrew Bateman (Colorado) (8 Minutes)
The Voice in Isabel Fleiss's Office –
Jim Haverkamp (North Carolina) (6 Minutes)
Fabula Rasa – Andie Madsen (Montana)
(5 Minutes)
Feature
Film:
Everything
to Entertain You: The Story of Video Headquarters – Brantley Palmer
(New Hampshire) (60 Minutes)
