Sara Friedman’s HEIGHTENED employs a great cast in its quirky to serious look at a young woman overcoming her extreme OCD and social anxiety
The first thing that really got me about Sara Friedman ‘s Heightened was the main
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2023 announces honorees coming off Oscar win and nomination for THE FABELMANS
San Luis Obispo Film Festival Director Skye McLennan said, “Every year, there is so much anticipation as to who will be the recipients of our King Vidor Award and Spotlight Award. This year, not only do our honorees share achievements recognized by the Motion Picture Academy as winners and nominees, but they also both worked on last year’s The Fabelmans. In fact, this may be the first time SLO Film Fest has had a pair of honorees connected by one of their most recent films. They are both extremely talented–we are excited to celebrate their accomplishments and have them share their stories with the SLO Film Festival attendees.”
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Roberta Durrant ’s KROTOA leads 2017 Harlem International Film Festival winners
Roberta Durrant’s KROTOA was named Best Narrative Feature, with Daniel Peddle’s GARDEN OF THE PEACEFUL DRAGON taking the award for Best Documentary Feature. Ilker Savaskurt’s GROOM’S BLOCK won Best World Film (Narrative) and Steven McGregor’s SERVANT OR SLAVE took the prize for Best World Documentary.