The Reale film festival is an international bimonthly cinema festival with a final ceremony where the best works received are awarded. https://filmfreeway.com/RealeFilmFestival My film Essentials of Survival won at the Reale Film Festival Bimonthly Awards for March/April 2022. I have been submitting to several film festivals. It also got selected at the Boston Independent Film… Continue reading Reale Film Festival Winner March/April 2022!
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WATCH Essentials of Survival *LIMITED RELEASE*
For a limited time Essentials of Survival is available to watch for free! Afterward, it will be submitted to film festivals. Watch it below or on Vimeo. After June 21, 2021, it will no longer be public on Vimeo. Essentials of Survival – Short Film from Candace Duffy Jones on Vimeo. Emily is tired of… Continue reading WATCH Essentials of Survival *LIMITED RELEASE*
Welcome Erica Johnson!
Essentials of Survival now has a composer hard at work making music for the film! Erica Johnson teaches music lessons for her business Music Magic. She studied Film Scoring/Composition at Berklee College of Music. Recently, she has branched our to film composing. She has already composed for several films, including a film for a 48 Film Festival… Continue reading Welcome Erica Johnson!
Essentials of Survival – Kickstarter
Essentials of Survival is a short narrative film about a 12-year-old girl who gets lost in the woods and has to use the skills she learned in scouting to survive. Using her scouting skills, she does well and can navigate the forest through a cold night, a fall in a stream, injury, and more. However, when… Continue reading Essentials of Survival – Kickstarter
Meet the Cast!
CASEY JONES is in 6th grade. She is new to acting. She is very excited to play the role of Emily. She is a scout as well and she enjoys horses, playing with her gerbils, reading, and Minecraft. She wants to be an artist when she grows up, but recently she has explored an interest… Continue reading Meet the Cast!
Cast & Location Update
We are finalizing cast selection and should have a cast update later next week. We have found our film location. We will be filming at Edward MacDowell Lake in Peterborough, NH. Edward MacDowell Lake is 1,194 acres of land and water. It is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and they have gladly… Continue reading Cast & Location Update
Help Fund Our Film!
Essentials of Survival is a short narrative film about a 12-year-old girl who gets lost in the woods and has to use the skills she learned in scouting to survive. Using her scouting skills, she does well and can navigate the forest through a cold night, a fall in a stream, injury, and more. However, when… Continue reading Help Fund Our Film!
CASTING CALL!
Casting “Essentials of Survival” a short film about a 12-year-old girl named Emily who is tired of being a scout, nature survival is overrated in her mind. When her family goes on an overnight hike, she gets lost in the forest and must survive the night. Using her scouting skills, she does well and can… Continue reading CASTING CALL!