This is a selection of some of our favourite films from across our categories in SF3 2022 and all have been awarded a Highly Commended Award in our festival. These films touched us in different ways, some are funny, some are sad, but all are incredible and a wonderful display of the best filmmaking from 2022. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have.
SF3 Highly Commended Films
- Mis dos x uno primaveras y un tiquete con destino directo al baño de la Carretera Voss by Andrea Miranda Gonzalez
- Time by Elizabeth Marlo
- Syron by Jenny Fraser
- The First Wave by Jimmy Gannon
- Smile of the Mask by Abbas Ghazali
- Anxiety Train by Rob Leach
- The Voice by Benjamin Lapierre
- These Three Birds by Taveeta Szymanowicz
- Space Junk by Adam Peltier
- The Lantern (QANDEEL) by Rabiya Nazki
- ZERO ONE ZERO by Graham High
- The Genius by Thomas Midena
- Surprise! You’re Creative by Michele Jedlicka
- Depressing Reality by Olive Blakemore
- A boat on the sea by Arman Gholipour Dashtaki
- One Night Stand by Debora Tamay
- Is This How? by Morounfoluwa Deborah Ajayi
- Spark by Ashtyn Mottram
- Chookin' by Jas Shennan
Shot on an iPhone 11 Pro.
Bird takes a trip into the inner workings of her mind, where the darkest and deepest trials and tribulations of confrontation must occur.
Director's Statement
It is my absolute pleasure to present These Three Birds for your festival consideration. This is my first time directing a short film. It was written, produced, and filmed by myself on an iPhone 11 Pro in the middle of a pandemic on an extremely low budget (dedicated almost entirely to post-production) with limited resources at my disposal, but with a passion for storytelling and a desire to create something meaningful.
For me, this film is a direct commentary and metaphor on the repercussions of the stigmas associated with Mental Health and Mental Illness and is therefore extremely important for me to share in hopes of calling upon its viewers to ask themselves: How many times have I ignored the Elephant in the Room?
I would like to thank Erika Prevost for her dedication to embodying "Bird" in my story and to Adrian Walters and Brandon McKnight for their physical embodiment of Bird's Elephant Ghosts. I would also like to thank Jessica Gagliano for her assistance during our shoot and Seth Schurman for his editing work.
Director's Bio
Canadian-born Taveeta Szymanowicz is a professional actress, artistic director, choreographer, and aspiring filmmaker.
Most recently Taveeta recurred on Netflix’s OCTOBER FACTION and starred as a series regular in USA’s dark cheerleading drama DARE ME. She was also a series regular on the Canadian television series THE NEXT STEP and Nickelodeon’s MAKE IT POP. On the film side, Taveeta will next be seen in BROTHER (Bron Studios).
As a multi-hyphenated, Taveeta continues to explore multiple creative outlets and begins her journey into filmmaking with the showcase of her first short film These Three Birds, shot on an iPhone 11 Pro.
Taveeta is represented by Buchwald (US agent), David Dean Management (US manager), AMI Artist Management (Canadian agent), Advantage PR (US publicist), and RWA (Australian agent).
- Year2020
- Runtime5:52
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorTaveeta Szymanowicz
- ScreenwriterTaveeta Szymanowicz
- ProducerMADE TO TELL STUDIO
- CastErike Prevost
- EditorSeth Schurman
This is a selection of some of our favourite films from across our categories in SF3 2022 and all have been awarded a Highly Commended Award in our festival. These films touched us in different ways, some are funny, some are sad, but all are incredible and a wonderful display of the best filmmaking from 2022. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have.
SF3 Highly Commended Films
- Mis dos x uno primaveras y un tiquete con destino directo al baño de la Carretera Voss by Andrea Miranda Gonzalez
- Time by Elizabeth Marlo
- Syron by Jenny Fraser
- The First Wave by Jimmy Gannon
- Smile of the Mask by Abbas Ghazali
- Anxiety Train by Rob Leach
- The Voice by Benjamin Lapierre
- These Three Birds by Taveeta Szymanowicz
- Space Junk by Adam Peltier
- The Lantern (QANDEEL) by Rabiya Nazki
- ZERO ONE ZERO by Graham High
- The Genius by Thomas Midena
- Surprise! You’re Creative by Michele Jedlicka
- Depressing Reality by Olive Blakemore
- A boat on the sea by Arman Gholipour Dashtaki
- One Night Stand by Debora Tamay
- Is This How? by Morounfoluwa Deborah Ajayi
- Spark by Ashtyn Mottram
- Chookin' by Jas Shennan
Shot on an iPhone 11 Pro.
Bird takes a trip into the inner workings of her mind, where the darkest and deepest trials and tribulations of confrontation must occur.
Director's Statement
It is my absolute pleasure to present These Three Birds for your festival consideration. This is my first time directing a short film. It was written, produced, and filmed by myself on an iPhone 11 Pro in the middle of a pandemic on an extremely low budget (dedicated almost entirely to post-production) with limited resources at my disposal, but with a passion for storytelling and a desire to create something meaningful.
For me, this film is a direct commentary and metaphor on the repercussions of the stigmas associated with Mental Health and Mental Illness and is therefore extremely important for me to share in hopes of calling upon its viewers to ask themselves: How many times have I ignored the Elephant in the Room?
I would like to thank Erika Prevost for her dedication to embodying "Bird" in my story and to Adrian Walters and Brandon McKnight for their physical embodiment of Bird's Elephant Ghosts. I would also like to thank Jessica Gagliano for her assistance during our shoot and Seth Schurman for his editing work.
Director's Bio
Canadian-born Taveeta Szymanowicz is a professional actress, artistic director, choreographer, and aspiring filmmaker.
Most recently Taveeta recurred on Netflix’s OCTOBER FACTION and starred as a series regular in USA’s dark cheerleading drama DARE ME. She was also a series regular on the Canadian television series THE NEXT STEP and Nickelodeon’s MAKE IT POP. On the film side, Taveeta will next be seen in BROTHER (Bron Studios).
As a multi-hyphenated, Taveeta continues to explore multiple creative outlets and begins her journey into filmmaking with the showcase of her first short film These Three Birds, shot on an iPhone 11 Pro.
Taveeta is represented by Buchwald (US agent), David Dean Management (US manager), AMI Artist Management (Canadian agent), Advantage PR (US publicist), and RWA (Australian agent).
- Year2020
- Runtime5:52
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorTaveeta Szymanowicz
- ScreenwriterTaveeta Szymanowicz
- ProducerMADE TO TELL STUDIO
- CastErike Prevost
- EditorSeth Schurman
