welcome to fisheye film festival
Every edition of Fisheye Film Festival brings a new treasure trove of films from our international competition in which we invite submissions of shorts, micro shorts and features across a range of genres, including drama, experimental film, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, animation and documentary.
The result is a series of Competition Showcases which we screen at Fisheye film festival; each one an exciting mix of films reflecting the contemporary concerns and inspirations of filmmakers across the globe.
our approach
Our virtual festival in 2021 enabled us to enjoy meeting more filmmakers from farther afield than usual. So, for our 2023 festival, we are planning to deliver both online and in person events as we would like as many filmmakers as possible to join in. We are interested in meeting you, and hearing about your story and your career path.
The 2023 festival will be online from 15th April and on Saturday 22nd April, live at venues in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

fisheye film festival 2023
We are proud and delighted to present screenings of nearly 70 films this year including 5 feature films. The standard of films we receive continues to amaze us, and each year the judging becomes more difficult. We hope you will be as impressed as we are with the films submitted to Fisheye 2023.
In the festival diary below, you can explore the programme, which is split into two sections, Live and Virtual. In both sections, short films are presented in showcases, all of which offer variety even if films are linked by genre, style, or theme. Passes can be bought for single or multiple showcases, and exchanged for tickets to whichever film showcases you choose.
In the virtual programme, showcases are shorter to offer the flexibility to sample more for the money. We even have a ‘buy one get one free’ offer to tempt discovery of these fun-sized film treats.
Having watched some of the films, and perhaps rated them online, we encourage you to attend the festival in person on 22nd April and join in the screenings and Q&As with the filmmakers.
The festival finale is a celebration of this year’s filmmakers and their creative achievements. We invite you to join us for a reception where the contenders for the ‘best of 2023’ awards will be nominated. After the last showcase at the Empire Cinema, High Wycombe, the award winners will finally be announced!

festival diary
april, 2023
22apr10:30 amShow Off Your Shorts!Films and Live Q&A

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SHOW OFF YOUR SHORTS!
Filmmakers present their films and after the screening answer questions.
Featuring:
SAMUEL
GROW
COLD WATER
ITCHING
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(Saturday) 10:30 am BST
Location
Bucks New University - Drama Studio
Bucks New University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY PASS22apr10:30 amMEDIA GALLERY: Showcase AShowcase

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MEDIA GALLERY Showcase A
FILM – AN ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
These films focus on artistic expression, whether it is in the concept, subject matter, performance or the filmmaking itself.
Atmospheric Marginalia
Experimental Feature
Runtime: 1hour 15 minutes 7 seconds
Equal parts poetic essay film and family folklore, Atmospheric Marginalia is an enchanting probe into a pair of star-crossed lovers and misfits, the continuing bonds theory of grief, and the existence of an afterlife.
Poetry in Motion
5 experimental shorts
Runtime: 36 minutes 1 seconds
Poetry in visual form, with and without words; in narrative, image, and dance.
A Solitude Quartet
Downstream
Moth
Patterns
Kindness
As Long as You Live, Keep Shining
Feature Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 2 minutes
After a health event at 72, the painter Matías Quetglas was afraid his memory would be lost, so he decided to look back on his own memories.
Time
(Saturday) 10:30 am BST
Location
Bucks New University - The Gallery
Queen Alexandra Rd, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY PASS22apr1:00 pmMEDIA GALLERY: Showcase BShowcase

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MEDIA GALLERY Showcase B
FILM – AN ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
These films focus on artistic expression, whether it is in the concept, subject matter, performance or the filmmaking itself.
As Long as You Live, Keep Shining
Feature Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 2 minutes
After a health event at 72, the painter Matías Quetglas was afraid his memory would be lost, so he decided to look back on his own memories.
Animation Variation
6 shorts
Runtime: 25 minutes 7 seconds
And now for something completely different… six short films of different genres with distinctive styles of animation.
Summer Turns to Fall
Jam It
A Bloody Graveyard Story
Waiting for the Bliep
Warmth
The Last Straw
Artefacts
2 Documentary Shorts
Runtime: 29 minutes 7 seconds
The performance artist and the potter; learn about the contrasting lives of people engaged in what could be summarised as ‘pure’ and ‘applied’ artistic creativity.
Kubra
The Last Potter
On the Record
2 Documentary Shorts
Runtime: 21 minutes 28 seconds
A dying relic of a former way of life? One specific to old Beijing, China; one of global concern.
The Bird Master
Sustainability, a Broken Record
Poetry in Motion
5 experimental shorts
Runtime: 36 minutes 1 seconds
Poetry in visual form, with and without words; in narrative, image, and dance.
A Solitude Quartet
Downstream
Moth
Patterns
Kindness
Time
(Saturday) 1:00 pm BST
Location
Bucks New University - The Gallery
Queen Alexandra Rd, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY PASS22apr1:00 pmChallenge: Showcase 1Showcase

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How do we react when faced with challenge; losing loved ones; honing a skill; change; aggression?
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Challenge: Showcase 1
How do we react when faced with challenge; losing loved ones; honing a skill; change; aggression? There’s no one right answer!
CHALLENGE: Showcase 1
6 Mixed Genre Shorts
Runtime: 58 minutes 39 seconds
Under the Bridge
The Last Goodbye
The Perfect A
Chalk
Head Boy
Order 27
Time
(Saturday) 1:00 pm BST
Location
Bucks New University - Drama Studio
Bucks New University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY PASS22apr2:15 pmExpressionism: Showcase 2Showcase

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Expressionism: Showcase 2
Dance on the edge. It might just blow you away.
EXPRESSIONISM: Showcase 2
5 Experimental Dance shorts
Runtime: 1 hour 10 minutes 36 seconds
Bowland Beth
A Feast that Never Comes
I Am the Impossible
Guest
Film Rosa
Time
(Saturday) 2:15 pm BST
Location
Bucks New University - Drama Studio
Bucks New University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY PASS22apr3:30 pmA Broad Spectrum: Showcase 3Showcase

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A Broad Spectrum: Showcase 3
A variety of voices express contemporary concerns and obsessions.
A BROAD SPECTRUM: Showcase 3
8 Mixed Genre Shorts
Runtime: 1 hour 12 minutes 50 seconds
A Kind of Woman
The Last Potter
Third Wheel
Let Her Die
Tell Me a Story
Dying To Meet You
Echo’s Voice Box
The Occurrence Of Colours By Night
Time
(Saturday) 3:30 pm BST
Location
Bucks New University - Drama Studio
Bucks New University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY PASS22apr5:00 pmPast, Present & Future Imperfect: Showcase 4Showcase

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Past, Present & Future Imperfect: Showcase 4
A tense situation. Does it pose an opportunity or a threat?
PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE IMPERFECT: Showcase 4
6 Mixed Genre Shorts
Runtime: 1 hour 2 minutes 12 seconds
Three
Forgive or Cancel
VHS
Hope
Glitch
Memories from the Bomb
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm BST
Location
Bucks New University - Drama Studio
Bucks New University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY PASS22apr6:45 pmDrinks Reception & Awards NominationsFESTIVAL FINALE & FILM AWARDS 2023

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To kick off the excitement of the evening in anticipation of the Festival Finale and Film Awards at the cinema, we invite you to join us in the Carrington Suite, at the Holiday Inn, High Wycombe to celebrate our film festival and the filmmakers taking part . Experience the buzz as we nominate the contenders for the Best Film categories, which will be announced after the screenings at the Empire cinema.
This event is included with the Awards Gala Pass, and the Awards Day Pass. Reserve your free ticket while there are still some available!
Time
(Saturday) 6:45 pm BST
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BUY A PASS22apr8:15 pmFisheye Film Festival FinaleFESTIVAL FINALE & FILM AWARDS 2023

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All films in the festival have been considered for the nominations and the Best Film Awards. The films selected for our Festival Finale have been curated with the audience
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All films in the festival have been considered for the nominations and the Best Film Awards.
The films selected for our Festival Finale have been curated with the audience in mind and represent the range of film styles submitted. They are not necessarily the Award Winners – just to keep you guessing!
FESTIVAL FINALE & FILM AWARDS 2023
10 Mixed Genre Shorts
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes 8 seconds
Film Rosa
Sabbath
Half Samurai
The Diver’s Son
Photo Studio on the Corner
Nique le Prive! (Fuck Private Property!)
Domar
King of Sea
Order 27
Bingo
Time
(Saturday) 8:15 pm BST
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BUY A PASSapril, 2023
15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmShock Horror3 Genre Shorts

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Shock Horror: 3 Genre Shorts
A series of 3 genre shorts… Perhaps these three shorts will give you a taste for bloody flicks?
Featuring:
SCATTERBRAINS
LA NUEVA (THE NEWCOMER)
ECHO’S VOICE BOX
Showcase Runtime: 18 minutes 32 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmAll Things Weird and Wonderful3 Comedy Shorts

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All Things Weird and Wonderful: 3 Comedy Shorts
Weird and wonderful, subtle to laugh-out-loud humour unites these three entertaining and very different shorts.
Featuring:
ITCHING
A BLOODY GRAVEYARD STORY
BINGO
Showcase Runtime: 17 minutes 48 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmChoice or Destiny3 Drama Shorts

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Featuring: DOMAR C4 WARD COLD WATER Showcase Runtime: 43 minutes
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Choice or Destiny : 3 Drama Shorts
Having a choice? Making a choice? Decisions, decisions.
Featuring:
DOMAR
C4 WARD
COLD WATER
Showcase Runtime: 43 minutes 53 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmDark Futures3 Genre Shorts

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Dark Futures : 3 Genre Shorts:
Nature is the very basis for hope and fear in these three dark and thought-provoking shorts.
Featuring:
THE WILD ROOTS
MIRAGE
MAUVAISE GRAINE (BAD SEED)
Showcase Runtime: 34 minutes 31 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmConnection3 Experimental Shorts

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Connection: 3 Experimental Shorts
Three short films exploring attraction and relationships, expressed poetically in a mix of dance and narrative.
Featuring:
TO ALL THAT WE ARE
PATTERNS
MOTH
Showcase Runtime: 15 minutes 57 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmInside the Box3 Drama Shorts

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Featuring: LE NOUVEAU MOI (THE NEW
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Inside the Box: 3 Drama Shorts
An exploration of various dramatic consequences of thinking in boxes.
Featuring:
LE NOUVEAU MOI (THE NEW ME)
FORGIVE OR CANCEL
LEAVE TO REMAIN
Showcase Runtime: 29 minutes 15 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmA Touch of the Absurd2 Comedy Shorts

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Featuring: JÄGER HOTSPOT Showcase Runtime: 34 minutes 34
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A Touch of the Absurd: 2 Comedy Shorts
Two oddball films to tickle your funny bones.
Featuring:
JÄGER
HOTSPOT
Showcase Runtime: 34 minutes 34 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmMUSIC TO PANIC TOFeature Film

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A collection of comedic and musical bits shot by and starring a single mentally ill young man, mostly in
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MUSIC TO PANIC TO
A collection of comedic and musical bits shot by and starring a single mentally ill young man, mostly in his bedroom and sometimes his bathroom.
YEAR: 2022
RUNTIME: 01:14:52
LANGUAGE: English
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmApocalypse Then?3 Genre Shorts

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Apocalypse Then?: 3 Genre Shorts
There’s no future after the apocalypse, or is there? Three films imagine the end and thereafter.
Featuring:
MEMORIES FROM THE BOMB
HOPE
NIQUE LE PRIVE! (FUCK PRIVATE PROPERTY!)
Showcase Runtime: 34 minutes 45 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmAnimation Variation6 Animation Shorts

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And now for something completely different...! This showcase offers six short films of different genres with distinctive styles of
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Animation Variation: 6 shorts
And now for something completely different…! This showcase offers six short films of different genres with distinctive styles of animation.
Featuring:
SUMMER TURNS TO FALL
JAM IT
A BLOODY GRAVEYARD STORY
WARMTH
WAITING FOR THE BLIEP
THE LAST STRAW
Showcase Runtime: 25 minutes 7 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmOn the Record3 Documentary Shorts

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Three short documentaries are focused on the lives of very different people, but all reflect on the
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On the Record: 3 Documentary Shorts
Three short documentaries are focused on the lives of very different people, but all reflect on the past and look ahead to the future.
Featuring:
THE LAST POTTER
THE DIVER’S SON
KUBRA
Showcase Runtime: 32 minutes 42 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmWith Trouble in Mind3 Shorts

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Three short films with insights into how different people attempt to cope mentally with shock, trauma and
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With Trouble in Mind: 3 Shorts
Three short films with insights into how different people attempt to cope mentally with shock, trauma and loss.
Featuring:
SAMUEL
UNDER THE BRIDGE
MUG
Showcase Runtime: 30 minutes 53 seconds
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmTHE HAUNTING OF THE LADY-JANEFeature Film

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The peaceful waterways of the English countryside are plagued by legends of ‘RÀN’; a water spirit who feeds
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THE HAUNTING OF THE LADY-JANE
The peaceful waterways of the English countryside are plagued by legends of ‘RÀN’; a water spirit who feeds on the souls of sinful people along the river. After a disturbing incident left Lily emotionally scarred and estranged from her family she decides to begin her life again. Now a socially aware writer on female empowerment, she decides to tour the country with Zara, whose journey of self-identity has led her to fully explore life. Lily met Zara through her blog, they decide to become travel companions. They see a chance to travel on a barge on the English canals the ‘Lady-Jane’. Accepting an offer of a free passage up the British canals, Lily and Zara find themselves isolated with Willard, a religiously obsessed man whose past is murkier than the canal waters.
The threesome’s journey upriver becomes increasingly more bizarre and dangerous as Willard’s fascination with canal ghosts surfaces, and the spirit known as ‘RÀN’ torments them on their journey.
Kemal Yildirim, was named ‘one of the world’s most innovative and talented contemporary filmmakers’ after winning the Van Gogh award for Cinematic Vision at the Amsterdam Film Festival for his feature film ‘Rose’. Having over twenty years experience both a writer/director and actor, his films always make an impact and engage audiences.
YEAR: 2022
RUNTIME: 01:37:37
LANGUAGE: Afrikaans, English, Turkish
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
DIRECTOR: Kemal Yildirim
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmTHE HOUNDS OF DARKNESSFeature Film

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Family can be murder. Clifford doesn't want to go to school. He hates it, especially that poo poo head, David
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THE HOUNDS OF DARKNESS
Family can be murder.
Clifford doesn’t want to go to school. He hates it, especially that poo poo head, David Tompkinson. The problem is he’s not seven years old anymore. He’s a fully grown man experiencing an episode of regression brought on by past trauma. Only one person can help Clifford remember who he truly is and embrace his dark tendencies. His father and prolific serial killer, Percy.
The Hounds of Darkness is an anthology movie, weaving tales of horror, comedy and the supernatural.
Peter Mckeirnon is an award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author, known for critically acclaimed web series, ‘Dead Town’, short films ‘The Dog Walker’, ‘The Widower’, ‘The Lover’ and ‘The Quacky Slasher’.Peter Harper is a freelance illustrator, artist, writer and filmmaker from Liverpool. He has contributed numerous artwork for books, novels, magazines, film posters and exhibited at many film festivals and events across the UK. He is the writer / director for short film, ‘Paper Sun’ and concept artist for the feature film, R’esire’.
RUNTIME: 01:22:00
LANGUAGE: English
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
DIRECTOR: Peter Mckeirnon
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15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmVISITING FRIENDSFeature Film

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Zach, a rideshare driver and family man, picks up a woman named Angelina, who says she’s only visiting a friend. When
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VISITING FRIENDS
Zach, a rideshare driver and family man, picks up a woman named Angelina, who says she’s only visiting a friend. When Zach discovers that Angelina and her daughter are trapped in a terrible situation, he feels compelled to help.
Glenn Garrabrant is an American writer, filmmaker, actor, and also the founder of Logan Avenue Productions. He is the writer, director, and producer of this feature film ‘Visiting Friends’. He’s also known for ‘Cal & Amy’ (short, 2020), ‘The Keyhole’ (short, 2019), ‘Eventual Blindness’ (short, 2018), and ‘A Day in the Death’ (short, 2015).
Glenn has worked in the arts since 2004, starting out in music and then moving on to theatre and film.
YEAR: 2022
RUNTIME: 01:13:00
LANGUAGE: English
COUNTRY: United States
DIRECTOR: Glenn Garrabrant
SCREENWRITER: Glenn Garrabrant
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15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online
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ORDER NOW15apr(apr 15)12:00 pm23(apr 23)12:00 pmADAPT - Inclusion, hard work and hopeFeature Film

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Follow the deeply-emotional journey of ten athletes with neuromuscular disorders and amputations competing at the CrossFit
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ADAPT – Inclusion, hard work and hope
Follow the deeply-emotional journey of ten athletes with neuromuscular disorders and amputations competing at the CrossFit Games. Through a global pandemic, indefinite closures, the fight for social justice, and changes of leadership, the CrossFit community was not exempt from a single challenge the world faced in 2020.
CrossFit, in both the sport and the fitness regimen, employing an estimated hundreds of thousands of coaches, athletes, entrepreneurs, and employees in associated businesses, and 15,000-plus gyms across the world, would be forever defined by the actions it took as it picked itself up, dusted itself off, and returned to the bar for another rep. It was this very work ethic, as a philosophy, ingrained in the community from the early days of the brand, which would nurture something neglected, foster something beautiful, and change the public perception of what CrossFit is, who belongs within the doors of a gym, and what CrossFit means for the next generation. ADAPT.
Ben Garves is a digital product manager and entrepreneur-turned-documentarian. His first film, “ADAPT”, combines his passion for activism with his love of competitive fitness. While ADAPT is his first feature-length documentary, Ben has dabbled in digital media, founding WODDITY in 2017 and hosting multiple webseries featuring health and fitness content.
He first attended the CrossFit Games as an independent media member for WODDITY in 2019. In 2020, he joined BarBend’s virtual coverage of the Games, then returned in-person in 2021. His latest foray was with the intent to document CrossFit’s first-ever inclusion of adaptive athletes (those with neuromuscular, upper-extremity, and lower-extremity impairments), a project which evolved into the feature-length ADAPT documentary.
YEAR: 2022
RUNTIME: 01:37:23
LANGUAGE: English, Spanish
COUNTRY: United States
DIRECTOR: Ben Garves
Time
15 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 23 (Sunday) 12:00 pm BST
Location
Fisheye Film Festival Online