26th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Join us for the 26th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia. Over 50 indie films from Regional, National and International filmmakers. Celebrate Indie Film with FirstGlance Film Fests, by indie filmmakers, for indie filmmakers and audiences who enjoy celebrating new up and coming filmmakers from across the globe
ANA MORPHOSE
Joao Rodrigues | 10 mins | Portugal
A little girl reads herself to sleep. As she dozes off, the physical world starts melting into an alternate reality where the contents of a book rule over the laws of physics. Ana has to escape being swallowed by the overwhelming accumulation of printed knowledge and find her own space in a world where nothing is what it seems.
CONSIDER THE SPARROW
Eliza Foss | 25 mins | English | NY
Differences in faith can be hard enough in a marriage yet Tom and Lisa have made it work for twenty years. But when estranged friend Matt arrives presenting the opportunity of a lifetime and the only condition is a lie about God, well, what’s an American politician to do?
Cast: Laurence Lau, Ann Hamilton, Jeremy Folmer.
THE PRINCIPAL'S ASSEMBLY
Jordan Ancel | 18 mins | English | MA
A high school principal’s grief over the loss of a student spirals into substance abuse. To escape her anguish, she slides into a summer habit of frequenting an out-of-the-way bar
whose bartender reminds her of the student until she suffers the harsh reality of her delusion.
Cast: Pamela Jayne Morgan, Anna Rizzo, Marilyn Busch, Sal Rendino.
SELF TAPE
Christopher Newhard | 24 mins | English | CA
An aspiring actress struggles to keep up with the demanding industry expectations of submitting self-taped auditions, until she hits her breaking point.
Cast: Robbie Jean
NEW SHOES
Thommy Kane, Bojan Vanovac | 18 mins | English | CA
Young Tristan desperately needs new shoes, but his mother struggles between feeding her drug addiction and providing for her child.
Cast: Jacob Moran, Laura Whiteley, David Afflick, Joe Vingi, Courtney Rush, Denise Monteiro, Thommy Kane, Roman Kane, Bojan Vanovac.