Austin Lift-Off Film Festival 2021 - Network Round Features

Friday 4th June - Friday 11th June

1.

The Anthology Of Julius
Dir. Ofu Obekpa
USA
Logline: A naive Nigerian immigrant seeking his green card is caught in a web of deception when the FBI forces him to bust the very same con he used to steal millions from others.

2.

Closed for COVID: Hope and Resiliency
Dir. Sean Oliver
USA
Logline: In the midst of a global pandemic, these Small Business owners managed to adapt in order to keep their businesses open while helping their communities.

3.

Once a Fury
Dir. Jacqueline Rhodes
USA
Logline: Documentary profiling former members of the Furies, a notorious 1970s lesbian separatist collective that published a national newspaper and planned to seize state power. Featuring interviews with 10 of the original 12 Furies, photography by JEB (Joan E. Biren), and archival materials.

4.

1618
Dir. LUIS ISMAEL
Portugal
Logline:  This film is based on a true story: the visitation of the Inquisition to the city of Porto in 1618. At the time the entire population was exhorted to denounce heresies under pain of excommunication.