The 2024 Media Film Festival will take place across two weeks
March 29th and 30th at the Media Towne House
and April 4th-6th at the Media Theatre
Dinner: 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Astronaut - An astronaut deals with a rapidly failing spacecraft, leading to a surprising resolution.
5:52 United States
Director: Brian McCole
Producer: Brian McCole
Writer: Brian McCole
Key Cast: Kaylah Timoney, Harper S. Sawyer-Christopher, Tiffany Dawn Christopher
Co-Producer: Amy Marie Davidson McCole
Post Producer: Dan Healy
Composer: Sebastian Foxworth
Love's First Bullet - In this film noir when cunning Mia Farrow is charged with murdering her lover, she calls the savvy lawyer Liam Scott, proclaiming her innocence. Then she spins a web to draw him in to her tale.
9:46 United States
Director: Brigette ReDavid
Producer: Brigette ReDavid, Danny Belinkie, Jon Barden
Writer: Brigette ReDavid
Key Cast: Amanda Schoonover, Brian Anthony Wilson, Ada Simbo
Impasse - A fragile illusion of belonging comes to an end when a young Lebanese student living in Montreal is forced to face the incompatibility between his sexual identity and the cultural foundations of his family.
21:25 Canada
Director: Nabil Shahar
Producer: Nabil Shahar
Writer: Nabil Shahar, Flavio Poli
Key Cast: Aida Sabra, Ali Ezal, Hassan Mrad, Alex Arseneau
Daisy - A troubled man gives the eulogy for his deceased girlfriend, each line of his speech revealing his role in her demise.
14:08 United States
Director: Stephen Charles Konnovitch
Producer: Stephen Charles Konnovitch, Jennifer Low, Josh Han
Writer: Stephen Charles Konnovitch
Key Cast: Matthew Courson, Caroline Quinn, Anya Petkovic
Somewhere to Stay - Concealing a devastating secret about his daughter, a father has told everyone that she is missing, while pretending to search for her with his son. They venture into an abandoned forest to ensure the secrecy remains hidden.
15:00 Iran
Director: Amirhossein Hatami
Producer: Amirhossein Hatami, Mohammad Amir Maboodi
Writer: Amirhossein Hatami, Mahsa Talebi
Key Cast: Iman Hajazimian, Mehdi Sanaati, Parisa Malekmahmoodi, Azita Fallahnejad
Director of Photography: Hossein Baghban
First Assistant Director: Hesam Dezfouli
Editor: Farid Hosseini
Sound Recordist: Hassan Shabankareh
Sound Editor & Mixer: Meisam Riahi
Composer: Farbod Shirmohammad
Costume Design: Laleh Noureddin Mousa
Make-Up Artist: Chista Jamshidian
Colorist: Negin Heydari
Production Manager: Hesam Dezfouli
Production Designer: Diba Baghernejad
(Be)loved - A man is reluctantly being set up on blind dates - by his wife.
11:00 United States
Director: Javier Molina
Producer: Anna Eilinsfeld, Sawandi Wilson
Writer: Anna Eilinsfeld
Key Cast: Sawandi Wilson, Anna Eilinsfeld, Gabriel Furman, Dierdra McDowell
Seating for these special events is limited. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance. Discounts available when buying 3 or more tickets (across either/both weekends!)