The Cranbrook Community Theatre (CCT) will celebrate macabre and traumatic stories through the first annual ‘Bleeding Tree International Dark Drama Film Festival.’
The festival will go ahead this summer and feature short, medium, animated and feature-length films focused on traumatic and socially pressing issues.
However, Creston local and festival co-creator Mark Wolfe said this does not necessarily mean the films will be ‘downers.’
“One of the more powerful elements in the films accepted by Bleeding Tree is not the tragedy and despair that increasing numbers of people seem to be experiencing today, but how these people find resolve and humanity in the face of it,” said Wolfe.
Community Theatre President Peter Schalk said this film festival is a great way to celebrate the 50-year milestone achieved in 2024.
“We are eager to welcome a whole new demographic of people into the beautifully restored and air-conditioned environment to relieve them from the heat of August and treat them to the talented works of filmmakers projected onto the huge screen in the theatre,” said Schalk.
“We are also excited to collaborate with folks who are not just filmmakers themselves, but who also co-founded the 7th Siding Festival of Film, now headed into its 6th year in Creston.”
The CCT said films accepted for Bleeding Tree have come from Italy, Spain, Germany, the UK, the US and Canada.
“Films are accepted in animation, student filmmaker, short documentary, and feature film categories; cash prizes will be awarded to the best films in each category,” said the CCT.
Passes and details about the Bleeding Tree Film Festival can be found here or at the Studio Stage Door on August 9.
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