WINNING Short Screenplay Reading: Agwajing: The Sanatorium, by Michael O’Rourke

Based on historical events, “Agwajiing” is a short script about young Ojibwe sisters, who have been removed from their reservation to undergo open-air therapy for tuberculosis at a Minnesota sanitarium during the harsh winter of 1920. When one of them dies in bed of exposure to extreme cold, the survivor must perform traditional rituals to… Continue reading WINNING Short Screenplay Reading: Agwajing: The Sanatorium, by Michael O’Rourke

Winning Short Screenplay: LOVE, by Jerry Kokich

CAST LIST: Velvet: Elizabeth Morriss Clayton: Tim McCarthy Duncan: Charles Gordon Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Constance: Tiffany Elefano Val: Erik Hicks Man: Gena Abella Man 2: Wildred Lee — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy… Continue reading Winning Short Screenplay: LOVE, by Jerry Kokich