The Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center in the Downtown Library will host their first-ever Melrose Film Festival on Saturday, September 15.

The day-long event kicks off at 10 a.m. with a showcase of 48 films that have been curated from 2,800 submissions from around the world

Featured speakers include Valeska Freire, a filmmaker and founder of Magic Haus Films, and Terry Olson, director of Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs.

The fest will run through 5 p.m.

Screenings and Speaker Schedule:


10:10 a.m. – Documentary Shorts Part 1

Aging Gracefully

Wojtek

The Primitive Fire

TiAnvica: Riding for Therapy

Hyperion

I Make Zoetropes!

 

Micro Shorts Part 1

Limbo

I am your Gift

Tasteless

There Could Be Nothing After This

With my own two hands

Not Acceptable

Arriving

World Country

Weird

 

11:00 a.m. – Guest Speaker: Terry Olsen

11:40 a.m. – Animated Shorts Part 1

Reset

On Board!

Agatha’s Garden

The Cliff House

Bloom

Aliens

Don’t Lose Heart

 

Short Films Part 1

The LightKeeper

Misappropriation

 

12:20 p.m. – Q&A with Filmmakers

1:00 p.m. – Music Videos Part 1

American Soul

Out in the Sun

What I Want

Tawnee Get Up

Regina

Unhappy Holiday

Run

Short Films Part 2

Bread and Butter

The Hobbyist

See the Shadows Straighten

 

1:40 p.m. – Micro Shorts Part 2

One Way Ticket

Bound By Beauty

Playtime

Ketchup

La Androgina

Hong Kong Tourlapse

Documentary Shorts Part 2

Women of Competitive Shooting

The Monarch Initiative

Western Jubilee

Mr. Whistle

 

2:20 p.m. – Guest Speaker: Valeska Freire

3:00 p.m. – Q&A with Filmmakers

3:40 p.m. – Music Videos Part 2

Why We Run- A Moment to Return

Couleur Café

Unity or Disgrace

Goru Bihu Song

The Island

Muze

Miles Francis- Overthink

Animated Shorts Part 2

Watermelon: A Cautionary Tale

Grandma’s Pie

The Suit

An Elephant on the Moon

Ailan

Volans

Hungry

4:20 p.m. – Award Ceremony & Networking

Brendan O'Connor

Editor in Chief of Bungalower.com

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