Patrick Toole is a Berkshire native who attended film school in Philadelphia. He has produced and directed several independent short films in the area and works as a freelance editor and deli chef. Toole is working with the Spectrum Playhouse and the College Internship Program to develop this event series that are fun and interesting for the entire community. A night to showcase the art of film on the local scale.
OUR GOAL:
To give local and indie filmmakers a place to show their films to an audience of peers and friends. We put a lot of work into our films, and sometimes it’s hard to even get it screened at a real venue. We can spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on film festival submission fees with no such luck. The Berkshire Short Film Festival is a place to showcase your work, and make it as easy as possible to get your film out there into the universe.
WHAT IT IS:
The third Berkshire Shorts Film Festival is a night of local and independent films made by up-and-coming filmmakers and animators. The festival is free to attend, free to submit, and open to the public. We are accepting submissions for the next festival of all kinds: short narrative, documentary, experimental, student, music video, etc. The only requirement for submission is that the film be 20 minutes or shorter.
– Screening Program –
“The Rootsmens: Part 1”
Dir: Patrick Toole Origin: Great Barrington, MA
“Past, Present, & Future”
Dir: Isaak Van Der Muelen Origin: Housatonic, MA
“Pinwheels” a Laser Background Music Video
Dir: Anthony Zagarella Origin: Philadelphia, PA
“Who’s Calling”
Dir: Ben Hillman Origin: Sheffield, MA
“The Flamethrower”
Dir: Ben Tobin Origin: Ashfield, MA
“Ceallaigh at Kilmainham”
Dir: Kelly Gallagher Origin: Iowa City, IA
“Heads or Tails”
Dir: Keith Winthrop Origin: Canaan, CT
“We Gotta Get Outta Here”
Dir: Dave Sondrini Origin: Pittsfield, MA
“Weak in the Teeth” an Ape School music video
Dir: Anthony Zagarella Origin: Philadelphia, PA
“Green Slime”
Dir: Scott Johnston Origin: Philadelphia, PA
“Encosto”
Dir: Joel Caetano Origin: Brazil
“The Call”
Dir: Brandon Ripley Origin: Philadelphia, PA
“Walking Dead”
Dir: Theodore Collatos Origin: Pittsfield, MA
“The Rootsmens: Part 2”
Dir: Patrick Toole Origin: Great Barrington, MA
The third Berkshire Shorts Film Festival is a night of local and independent films made by up-and-coming filmmakers and animators. The festival is free to attend, free to submit, and open to the public. We are accepting submissions for the next festival of all kinds: short narrative, documentary, experimental, student, music video, etc. The only requirement for submission is that the film be 20 minutes or shorter.
Come with your friends and have a night of fun … and terror!
~ Admission is totally free ~