2023 GNVFF Global Nonviolent Film Festival Announces Lineup of 36 Films from 15 Countries

Six world premieres are among the films selected to compete at the 12th Global Nonviolent Film Festival

2023 GNVFF
2023 GNVFF Global Nonviolent Film Festival

6 World Premieres among films selected to compete at 12th Global Nonviolent Film Festival

Los Angeles, CA (Sept 16, 2023). An extraordinary line-up of 36 films and documentaries from 15 countries have been selected and will compete at the 12th Global Nonviolent Film Festival. Six of the announced films will make their world premiere.

The Festival takes place from September 28 to October 8. The Awards will be announced on October 9. The entire Festival will be broadcast (including all competing films, trailers, the daily video presentations, and the awards) on-line, on the streaming channel GlobalCinema.online.

Selected Films (by category; in alphabetical order)

Feature Film


Emily Or Oscar?
120 min. | USA | Directed by Chris M. Allport

Purgatory
94 min. | Greece | Directed by Vassilis Mazomenos

Red Faust
72 min. | Hungary | Directed by Zsolt Pozsgai

The Last Passenger
55 min. | Japan | Directed by Takashi Horie

Feature Documentary


A Song For Argtris
115 min. | Switzerland | Directed by Stefan Haupt

Becoming Lady Hamilton (world premiere)
44 min. | UK | Directed by Sue Bence

Finding Courage
80 min. | USA | Directed by Kay Rubacek

Just Because! (HABISZTI)
60 min. | Hungary | Directed by György Dobray

Memories of Warsaw
41 min. / Netherlands / Directed by Robert Webster

Sound and Silence
64 min. | Switzerland | Directed by Thomas Luechinger

The Great American Family
81 min. | USA | Directed by Weam Namou

Traditional Midwife
69 min. | Japan | Directed by Paul Edward Foulkes

You’ll Be Ok Too: Christina’s Journey
67 min. | USA | Directed by Christina Mathieson-Segura

Feature Docu Drama


These Two Hands – The Story Of Bowen Therapy
75 min. | Australia | Directed by Sean Dobra

Feature Animation


Babookums: Seven Fantastic Stories
79 min. / Lithuania / Directed by Tadas Vidmantas

Feature Experimental


The Muse
49 min. / USA / Directed by Max Karpylev

Short Film


Artemis & The Astronaut
14 min. | USA | Directed by Alice L. Lee

Donuts
13 min. | USA | Directed by Peter Crawford

Father’s Day
26 min. | South Africa | Directed by Tumelo Lekena

Homecoming
5 min. | USA | Directed by David R. Hardberger

Izzy
14 min. / USA / Directed by Micah Stathis

La Pietra
19 min. | USA | Directed by Nikita Hattangady

The Key (world premiere)
19 min. | Ireland | Directed by Danielle Mccormick

Time Spent
12 min. | UK | Directed by Rob Daniel Hutt

Twilight Journey (world premiere)
31 min. | South Africa | Directed by Martyn Le Roux

Short Documentary


Bravo Marcel – The Century Climber
22 min. | Switzerland | Directed by Hannes Tell

Faith In Blackness: An Exploration Of Afrolatine Spirituality
27 min. | USA | Directed by Charles Reynoso

I Am Kanaka
15 min. | UK | Directed by Genevieve Sulway

Return To Foretop’s Father
27 min. | USA | Directed by Preston Randolph

The Story Of Hubble – Man’s Insatiable Quest To The Stars (world premiere)
37 min. | USA | Directed by Joseph Paul Hutchins

Short Animation


The Cloud Princess
22 min. | South Africa | Directed by Sheldon Christopher Noble

Short Experimental


Alucinar
5 min. | Canada | Directed by Margie Kelk and Lynne Slater

Embrace
19 min. | Italy | Directed by Christine Vandemoortele

Stone (world premiere)
10 min. | Iran | Directed by Alireza Beigi

Music Video


Duel (world premiere)
7 min. | Italy | Directed by Alberto Nacci

Machine
3 min. | USA | Directed by Meg Pfeiffer


The competing films, their trailers, the daily video presentations offered by the Festival’s organizers – producer Daria Trifu, festival director, and film Maestro Bruno Pischiutta, Member of the European Film Academy, who serves at the festival’s artistic consultant – will be streaming live on GlobalCinema.online from September 28 to October 8.

On October 9 the awards given by the Jury are announced on the same channel in the Awards’ Video Presentation.

The 36 selected and competing films will remain streaming on the channel until October 15 giving more time to the viewers to watch the films also after the awards have been given.

The film personalities convened as members of the Jury for the Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2023 are (in alphabetical order): Brad Mays – USA, Olga Matsyna – Italy, Roger Paradiso – USA, Dr. Teresa Mular – USA, and Yuriy Konopkin – Russia.

Media coverage thought the event will be provided by DARIA!, IndieActivity, and Film Daily magazines.

DARIA! is providing the full coverage of the festival and publishing articles about each one of the selected films (written by Will Espero), in addition to daily news. The magazine was founded in 2005 by Daria Trifu and can be read at dariamagazine.com

Indieactivity, founded by Oladapo Bamidele, is an independent film publication that serves daily film information in and around the independent film community to its readers in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. The publication is also a media channel for serving and delivering ads for advertisers in these regions. It is available at indieactivity.com

Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu, is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world. It is owned and organized by Canadian multi-media production and distribution company, Global Film Studio, since 2012.

Contact: Global Nonviolent Film Festival, [email protected]


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