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Welcome To Opening Day – 10th Annual Travel Beyond Film Festival
Theme – There’s Something Out There


Orpheus In Quarantine
English – 00:07:45
Dir. David Anderson – Canada

Nominated For – Best Short Film, Best Actor – Oshane Robinson as “Orpheus”

Synopsis A man tries to reconnect with nature in this new world of lockdowns, self-isolation, and unchecked consumerism. Starring Oshane Robinson. Cinematography by Miles Espadon.

Keywords #Orpheus #Quarantine #VOD #Upselling #Memberships #TV #Streaming #SocialMedia #Environment #ForcesOfNature

The Sacred
English – 00:16:14
Dir. Meg Donnelly, Dir. Marisa Martin – Australia

Nominated For – Best Short Film

Synopsis A girl is torn between her love for the Sacred and a boy who is best friends with an enigmatic tree. When she experiences an unexpected trauma she must call on the healing power of nature and intimacy to find her true path and self.

Keywords #Drama #ComingOfAge #Romance #Trees #Environment #ForcesOfNature #ForceMajeure #AussieFilm #AustralianFilm

Risen
English – 01:49:18
Dir. Eddie Arya – Australia, Canada

Nominated For – Best Feature Film, Best Eco-Thriller Film, Best Editing, Best Cinematography – Susan Lumsdon, Best Actor – Jack Campbell as “Colonel Emmerich”, Best Actress – Nicole Schalmo as “Lauren Stone”

Synopsis Disaster unfolds in Badger, a farming town in the state of New York when a meteor strike contaminates the air, turning it toxic. People begin to die. The entire town drop dead -plants, animals, and humans. Lauren, an exobiologist, tracked by Homeland security, is called in to find answers for this unearthly event. She reluctantly gets involved in the effort to solve the ensuing crisis. Meanwhile, a gigantic tree, an other-worldly object has grown at the site of the meteorite impact. It becomes apparent, once was speculated to be a meteorite is in fact an experimental seed sent our way, in search of a new home.

Keywords #EcoThriller #SciFi #Aliens #PlantLife #Environment #WorldIssues #AussieFilm #AustralianFilm #WeAreNotAlone

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