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.
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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.
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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.