Salem Film Fest 2021

14th Annual Festival | Fully Virtual March 19–28, 2021
22 feature documentaries, 20 short films.

ANTON: CIRCLING HOME

Directed by Morgan Schmidt-Feng, Katy Swailes, Dennis Mohr
53 Minutes | 2021 | US Premiere
Country: USA, Canada
Morgan Schmidt-Feng directed ON HER OWN (SFF 2015) and Dennis Mohr directed MUGSHOT (SFF 2015).

BLEEDING AUDIO

Directed by Chelsea Christer
91 Minutes | 2020 | Massachusetts Premiere
Country: USA

CAPTURING LEE MILLER

Directed by Teresa Griffiths
60 Minutes | 2020 | New England Premiere
Country: USA, France, Egypt via United Kingdom

DIFFERENT JOHNS

Directed by Robert Carr
93 Minutes | 2020 | East Coast Premiere
Country: USA, Germany, Peru via France

GLITTER AND DUST

Directed by Anna Koch, Julia Lemke
91 Minutes | 2020 | North America Premiere
Country: USA via Germany

HOLY FRIT

Directed by Justin Monroe
120 Minutes | 2021 | East Coast Premiere
Country: USA

THE JUMP

Directed by Giedrė Žickytė
85 Minutes | 2020 | Massachusetts Premiere
Country: USA, Lithuania, Latvia, France

LA MADRINA: THE [SAVAGE] LIFE OF LORINE PADILLA

Directed by Raquel Cepeda
82 Minutes | 2020 | New England Premiere
Country: USA

LEAVING PARADISE

Directed by Ofer Freiman​
86 Minutes | 2020 | New England Premiere
Country: Brazil, Israel

THE LESSON

Directed by Elena Horn​
60 Minutes | 2019 | Massachusetts Premiere
Country: Germany via United Kingdom

THE LETTER

Directed by Maia Lekow, Christopher King​
82 Minutes | 2019 | New England Premiere
Country: Kenya

THE LONG COAST

Directed by Ian Cheney​
81 Minutes | 2020 | Massachusetts Premiere
Country: USA

MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY

Directed by Lisa Molomot, Jeff Bemiss​
81 Minutes | 2020 | Massachusetts Premiere
Country: USA, Mexico

NO ORDINARY MAN

Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt
84 Minutes | 2020 | Massachusetts Premiere
Country: USA via Canada

NOCTURNE

Directed by Gwanjo Jeong
98 Minutes | 2019 | US Premiere
Country: South Korea, Russia

THE ROAD UP

Directed by Greg Jacobs, Jon Siskel
93 Minutes | 2020 | New England Premiere
Country: USA
Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel directed LOUDER THAN A BOMB, which won the Audience Award at SFF 2011.

SAPELO

Directed by Nick Brandestini
92 Minutes | 2020 | New England Premiere
Country: USA via Switzerland
Nick Brandestini directed DARWIN (SFF 2012) and CHILDREN OF THE ARCTIC (SFF 2015).

SLEEZE LAKE: VANLIFE AT ITS LOWEST AND BEST

Directed by Andrew Morgan, Nick Nummerdor
59 Minutes | 2020 | New England Premiere
Country: USA

SON OF FUKUSHIMA

Directed by Beth Balawick, Beth Murphy
55 Minutes | 2021 | US Premiere
Country: Japan via USA
Beth Murphy directed THE LIST (SFF 2012) and Beth Balawick was a cinematographer for THE LIST, THE PEACEMAKER (SFF 2017) and DAWNLAND (SFF 2018 Special Screening), and served as the SFF Shorts Program Director in 2019.

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE, ANYPLACE

Directed by Lulu Wei
76 Minutes | 2020 | New England Premiere
Country: Canada

TWO ROADS

Directed by Radovan Síbrt
80 Minutes | 2019 | New England Premiere
Country: Czech Republic

THE WALL OF SHADOWS

Directed by Eliza Kubarska
94 Minutes | 2020 | US Premiere
Country: Nepal via Poland, Germany, Switzerland
Eliza Kubarska directed WALKING UNDER WATER (SFF 2015).