Films to Watch Now - August Recommendations

Editors Note: Here's a guest post from the Everett Film Festival crew with a couple movie recommendations for ya!

The Everett Film Festival just made a couple of new distributor contacts and have several films to preview. So if you are interested in participating in the selection process for the 2017 Festival go to the Everett Film Festival's website and click on volunteers to give us your contact information.

Films to Watch Now From Home
A really inspiring film is “The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere.” This is about a racehorse named Haru Urara that never won a race, but saved a racetrack in Japan. This horse also inspired an entire nation during a time of economic decline. It is 18 minutes of pure inspiration.

In 2003, Japan was plunged into economic darkness, and its people needed a ray of hope. They found one in Haru Urara, a racehorse with a pink Hello Kitty mask and a career-long losing streak. ESPN 30 for 30 short. Screenings at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Hot Docs, and more. WINNER - Best Short Documentary, Hot Docs 2016 Directed by: Mickey Duzyj Produced by: Mona Panchal Yuka Uchida (Japan) Edited by: Casimir Nozkowski Composed by: Terry Dame Executive Producers: Erik Rydholm Connor Schell Libby Geist John Dahl Director of Photography: Nobutaka Shirahama Original Art by: Mickey Duzyj Art Assistant: Kyle Stecker Animation by: Naoko Hara Sound design by: Greg Smith Featuring: Koji Hashiguchi Masashi Yoshida Dai Muneishi Ken Ishii

Between: Living in the Hyphen is a 43 minute film about 7 Canadians of mixed heritage. In the interviews each talks about the challenges they have encountered in their daily lives. This film is a window on the future of North Americans as we become more entwined culturally and racially. You can view it here.

Short Film Competition
We're still looking for amateur film makers to submit a 3 to 5 minute film for our competition. Film makers of all ages are encouraged to participate. For more information about submissions, go to our website.

Everett Film Festival Crew