Erin Richards: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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Welsh-native New York Actress and Filmmaker Erin Richards’ narrative short “Hot Girl” follows Kara Quinn, a struggling actress desperate to be seen as anything other than a ‘hot girl.’ After deciding to impersonate Cara Delevingne in order to speak to one of Hollywood’s top agents, she realizes she may not be as powerless as she thinks. […]

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Film Review: Birth of the Dragon

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For fans of the genre, Birth of the Dragon is an absolute must-see. It constructs a story surrounding the iconic fight between Bruce Lee (Philip Wan-Lung Ng) and kung foo master Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu), which happened in San Fransisco in the 1960s.  In real life the fight itself is shrouded in mystery, with only a […]

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New York Lift-Off Film Festival Winners 2018

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Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s New York Lift-Off Film Festival. It was great to see so many filmmakers and film enthusiasts filling the screenings in support of both local and international indie films. The judges’ votes have been counted and added to the audience’s feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who […]

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Stuart Birchall: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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British Filmmaker Stuart Birchall’s narrative short “APEX” explores the emergence of a higher life form, the convergence of intelligence and higher consciousness in the primordial void of infinite potential. A portal through which something greater has emerged. “APEX” will screen at Toronto Lift-Off on Wednesday 18th July at 8:45pm, as part of Shorts Programme 2. We […]

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Valentin Petit: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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French-based Filmmaker Valentin Petit’s narrative short “The Noise of the Light” follows musicians Pablo and Marius, who make a disturbing discovery about their childhood friend Lou: she appears to be able to synthesise the light she is exposed to into sound . But as she soon becomes an instrument of their musical experiences, her gift turns into a […]

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