HIGHLIGHTS: April 2023 CRIME/MYSTERY Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Short Film: LOOK AROUND
Best Performances: CAROLINE
Best Direction: CLOSURE
Best Sound & Music: THE LOST KEY
Best Cinematography: THE DEEP BLUE TOMORROW

Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:

AT THE CIRCUIT, 14min., Belgium, Thriller
Directed by Olivier van Malderghem
Every weekend, Anne and Jeff go to the Mettet motorcycle circuit. A racing pilot, Jeff is training. Anne takes his lap times. Occasionally, at the Au Circuit café, she negotiates bitterly on the phone the lending of the motorbike. Anne’s gaze then meets that of Jacques, a client who, like his sidekick René is « part of the furniture ». They never exchange a word. One day, Jacques sets off. He joins Anne at the bar.

https://www.maelstromfilms.be/
https://www.facebook.com/Lesfilmsmaelstrom

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


REVERSE, 12min., France, Thriller
Directed by Christophe Lenoir
With the help of her alters, an ex-spy with dissociative identity disorder hatches a plan to get revenge on the one-eyed, the man who tried to kill her.

http://www.reverse-lefilm.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lenoir.christophe/
https://www.facebook.com/leblacknoir

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


A LONG WAY TO GO, 20min., USA, Thriller
Directed by Mario Alberto Zamarripa, Jose Guadalupe Zamarripa
A former cop goes on a rampage to hunt down three suspects who may have committed the crime of kidnapping her sister. But, as the night progresses, things spiral out of control about who the culprit is.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


B-ROLL, 10min,. USA, Thriller
Directed by Ryan James Fogler
2 guys record a murder happening on camera while getting B-Roll for their student film.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


THE DEEP BLUE TOMORROW, 3min., Canada, Noir
Directed by Brandon Normon
http://www.racehorse-pictures.com/

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


THE LOST KEY, 9min., Canada, Crime
Directed by Eyma Garçon
When a crypto investor discovers his crypto wallet has been stolen, he enlists the help of an old, technologically illiterate detective to help with his investigation; which through multiple twists and revealing flashbacks makes you wonder, does it really matter whodunit if you’re rooting for the bad guy?

https://www.instagram.com/thelostkey_film/

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


CAROLINE, 14min., USA, Thriller
Directed by Riccardo Constant
On his way to visit his sister Lauren in San Francisco, Marcus’ car broke down in the middle of nowhere. A stranger invites him to spend the night at her cabin, but her kindness and enchanting beauty is hiding a dark truth.

https://instagram.com/constantfilmsofficial

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


LOOK AROUND, 23min,. Brazil, Drama/Crime
Directed by Ulisses Malta Junior, Gustavo Azevedo Santos
When two teenagers in the suburbs of São Paulo break into a house to get food and find stacks of cash, they must now hide their secret in their high-crime neighborhood.

https://www.instagram.com/gasafilmes

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


CLOSURE, 9min., USA, Crime
Directed by Gui Agustini
A detective. A mercenary. Of course it didn’t work out but when a relationship ends messy, can you ever really have Closure?

https://www.instagram.com/nycstagecombat

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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Showcasing the best of Crime and Mystery Stories and Films from around the world.

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