Melissa Montero, a New York documentary filmmaker and Hofstra graduate. Melissa Montero is a Latina filmmaker living in Queens, New York, of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian decent. She has co-produced and directed a non-broadcast promotional video/documentary on Casa Atabex Ache, a non-profit organization that does healing and transformation work for women of color. Melissa has also taught video production classes at the Grand Street Settlement After school Beacon Program where she produced and dir...

LONDON -- PETER SELLERS WRITHES AGAIN "THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS" Viewed at Muswell Hill Odeon, London, Oct. 21st Not in the festival but on commercial release here in London, is a biopic, the subject of which is obvious, and which will undoubtedly arouse curiosity around the world. This biting "docu-drama" is directed by newcomer Stephen Hopkins and stars Australian Geoffrey Rush in the title role of a not very savoury Sellers. The picture has opened to "...

                One of the shortest films in the short film corner, at only four minutes long, “French Lesson” relies entirely on an almost music video-esque quality to propel its narrative. The story of the film, which was directed by Nic Osborne, is based upon the familiar idea of boredom in the classroom. Utilizing the well-known metaphors of black and white versus color à la Wizard of Oz to show the audience the change in mood, the film follows Lolita during the Alizée s...

HOT ISSUES AND HORROR HEADLINE THE 13TH BROUHAHA FILM & VIDEO SHOWCASEEntering its thirteenth year, the Brouhaha Film & Video Showcase is an annual event celebrating Florida’s finest independent film and video makers. Conceived nearly two decades ago by Blair Witch producer Gregg Hale of Haxan Films, Brouhaha has steadily grown into one of the premier outlets for films and videos produced in Florida by Florida residents and students.This year, six Florida colleges and universities are represen...