International Film Institute Projects

Montaña de Luz

Documentary short, DV, 40 min
In association with Noonday Films

The IFI is proud to announce the completion of Montaña de Luz, a stunning, heartfelt documentary about an Honduran orphanage that cares for children living with HIV. In the face of adversity beyond their years, children at a Honduran orphanage are a living testament to the beauty of childhood and the power of dreams.

Directed by Matthew Leahy
Cinematography by Elisa Stone
Produced by Bruce Marchfelder and Jody Thompson

WORLD PREMIER Rhode Island International Film Festival 2008
WINNER Heartland Film Festival CRYSTAL HEART AWARD
CANADIAN PREMIER Whistler Film Festival

 

will of the wisp

Experimental, HD, 9 min
www.filmmakersinstitute.com/wisp

Experimental short film. A portrait of a young girl's recovery from assault as told through a series of post-structuralist and surrealist signifiers in conversation.

Canada Council for the Arts grant recipient
WINNER Legacy Award WIFF International Film Showcase
WINNER Special Jury Prize Portland International Short Film Festival
WINNER Leo Award Best Musical Score (Daniel Séguin)
NOMINATED 4 Leo Awards including Best Cinematography (Bruce Marchfelder)

 

 

 

EddibuEddibu (The Gap)

Feature documentary, DV, 70 min
Watch the trailer on YouTube

In Uganda, over 150 women die unnecessarily each WEEK as a result of childbirth-related complications. Due to resource scarcity, health professionals find themselves frustrated and powerless to help dying mothers.

Directed by Shanilla Abdula
Mentor/Producer Bruce Marchfelder
In association with Sweet and Sour Productions

OFFICIAL SELECTION Montreal World Film Festival
Special Screening United Nations

 

AlyssaAlyssa

Drama, HD, 6 min
Alyssa, screening April 17 at The Peter Wall Institute.

Alyssa stars Rhonda Dent, Gabrielle Rose and Stacy Grant in a triptych of shorts about a young woman who has been diagnosed with cancer. The film is part of an international effort to identify and address how people with illness and disability are perceived in our culture.

Dedicated to Babz Chula
Directed by Jody Thompson
Cinematography by Bruce Marchfelder

 

Casanova at Fifty

Drama, HD, 12 min

WINNER Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival
WINNER CBC Signature Shorts Screenwriting Competition
NOMINATED for 7 Leo Awards including Best Screenplay
and Best Director

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Artist's circle

drama, 35mm, 8 min

OFFICIAL SELECTION – 53rd Cannes Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Palm Springs International Film Festival

View on Atom Films

 

 

Other Projects

  • Ave D Shelter, documentary
    NYC’s most successful rehabilitation program in NYC’s most dangerous neighborhood
  • Kids with a Promise, documentary
    an after school program for at-risk inner city children
  • The Cistercians of Tautra, documentary
    Trappist monks restore a 15th Century monastery in Norway drawing thousands of young people across Europe