Empowering Change Through Cinematic Storytelling

The Festival

Our mission is to have a festival dedicated to films that strive to make a difference. In this our inaugural year we are looking for films to showcase that will encourage people to look at the world around them in a different light. We are looking for short films, feature films and documentaries that challenge the status quo and ask the viewers to reevaluate their views on how things work. We will be viewing the films in the scenic Niagara Falls, NY at the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center on September 5-7, 2025 and will invite people to come view the selected films and give real time feedback to how the films made them feel.

The films will be evaluated and winners will be named in the following categories:

Best Micro-Short Film (less than 5 minutes)

Best Short Film (5-40 Minutes)

Best Feature Film (over 40 minutes)

Best Documentary

Best Actor

Best Director

All winners will receive certificates and laurels.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s three questions

What is the artist trying to do?

Is it worth doing?

Did they do it well?

This is the measure by which we will be rating the films. If you feel that your message is worth saying, and you know how best to say it, then do it well. While that will be reward in itself, let us add to that by giving recognition.