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South Florida PBS (WPBT, WXEL, & Health Channel) is excited to announce the new season of film-maker premiering on Tuesday November 8th at 7:30 PM on WPBT and Thursday November 10th at 5:30 PM on WXEL. From riveting documentaries to powerful dramas and silly shorts, this new season showcases 24 films over 10 episodes sharing stories that define the South Florida community, explore diverse themes, and deepen the understanding of ourselves and our neighbors.
“We are very pleased to be able to launch the fifth season of film-maker. Not only will South Florida PBS broadcast these films to an estimated 6 million viewers, we will also distribute the series online and offer it up for national distribution, providing these filmmakers access to a significant new audience,” said president and CEO of South Florida PBS, Dolores Sukhdeo.
Episode descriptions are as follows:
Episode 501 premiering November 8th on WPBT and November 10th on WXEL:
- Open Dialogues: Black Voices|Black Stories – Director Freddy Rodriguez & Producer Jeff Rusnak
This documentary from the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood, focuses on what social justice looks and feels like for Black residents in South Florida, as told through the narratives of eight Broward County residents, musicians, essayist, and spoken word artists. The purpose of the project is to inspire conversation about inequality and equity of the African diaspora in America.
Episode 502 premiering on November 15th on WPBT and November 17th on WXEL:
- Mambochella – Producers Adeline Ferro and Ivelin Giro
Mambochella takes viewers on a rhythmic journey, following a never-before-seen gathering of award-winning artists from every corner of the world, combining their talents to produce an album that pays tribute to Mambo’s golden era while reinventing its eclectic elements, inviting all generations cross-culturally to move to the same vibrational tune.
- CIRCA – Director Sandra Portal-Andreu
CIRCA is a call-to-action to the world from the children of Miami-Dade County. Being ground zero for the effects of climate change, the film shares the visions of the future from over 37 children between the ages of 7 and 18. Interviews and drawings depict what Miami will look like in 2050. From grim predictions to offerings of hope, the next generation has much to say, and it is time that we listen.
- F.I.L.M. (Fulfilment – Inspiration – Leader – Motivation) – Director Elijah DeArmas
F.I.L.M. is a short documentary showcasing children and adults with disabilities that compete in marathons and triathlons. They are proving to the world that anything is possible with determination.
Episode 503 premiering on November 22nd on WPBT and November 24th on WXEL:
- Tales of Sunshine: Florida Eco-Stories: The Fisherman – Director Vincent Marcucci
Through a meditative journey into the depths of Florida ecology, Tales of Sunshine observes the intimate and inspiring stories of four naturalists during the height of Covid-19. In this episode recreational angler Freddy Matos finds peace on the water. Matos navigates a new life of community building and citizen science after spending five years locked away in federal prison.
- Snakes – Director Dominic Traverzo
A spoken word meditation following one man’s journey from childhood monsters to entering old age.
- Simulation – Director Milan Tangirala
A woman traverses tropical nature through a simulation to escape the world she lives in.
Episode 504 premiering on November 29th on WPBT and December 1st on WXEL:
- Hurricane Flora – Director Gabriel de Varona
As a Cuban American documentarian rides out a hurricane at her parents’ house with her boyfriend. Tensions rise as she takes advantage of being locked in and attempts to interview her emotionally reserved father about his dark past in Cuba.
- Mocktails from the Pub – Director Lauren McGarrett
When a transgender college graduate finds herself trapped in a dead-end job, she goes on a mission to find inspiration for her future break-through novel.
Episode 505 premiering on December 6th on WPBT and December 8th on WXEL:
- Synchronic – Director Andres Irias
Taking place during the height of the Christmas season, Synchronic follows a husband and wife, Colleen, and Charles Martin, as their marriage drifts apart. While Colleen ad daughter Phillippa make a head start into JoJo’s shopping store, Charles stays behind attempting to find an empty parking spot. Their distance in this moment kickstarts a chain of life altering events as a stranger yet familiar man to Colleen threatens their livelihood with a weapon of the future, time reversal.
- Croqueta Nation – Director Guillermo Alfonso
Croqueta Nation is a film that combines Miami’s culinary scene with a restauranteur’s vision to unite a community by breaking a world record. Set in Miami, this feel-good and playful story follows Carlos Gazitua, owner of Sergio’s Cuban Restaurants, as he sets out to make croqueta history. His big plans of making the world’s longest croqueta won’t be easy to achieve, but will they be worth it in the end?
Episode 506 premiering on December 13th on WPBT and December 15th on WXEL:
- Los Colors de Marcia – Marcia’s Colors – Director Cinthya Franco & Producer Daniela Orlando
Marcia is an old woman spending her last years in her lonely home reminiscing over her memories, Her solitude results in desperation for human interaction. When Marcia’s finally takes life’s last chance to connect with her nurse, Lucia, she is transferred to another route.
- Missed Signal – Director Chloe Cappelen
While at a party, Marcie reveals she has feelings for someone to her best friend David, leading to a big miscommunication.
Episode 507 premiering on December 20th on WPBT and December 22nd on WXEL:
- Mirrorball – Director Raquel Mira
When Debbie and Gene end their long-lasting relationship with each other, they imagine a heightened version of their romance. Their relationship plays out as a dream ballet set on a stage. As the couple dances through the fantasy version of their lives together. It showcases the flaws they could not overcome.
- Paternal – Director Pierre St. Jean, Junior
Paternal explores the complexities of fatherhood from the Haitian perspective.
Episode 508 premiering on December 27th on WPBT and December 29th on WXEL:
Episode 509 premiering on January 3rd on WPBT and January 5th on WXEL:
- Silver Waters – Director Domenicca Botero
After the recent death of her husband, an elderly woman attempts to skip the wake and revisit the beach where they first met, but her memory is fading.
- Sacrilego – Director Maytee Diaz
A young hotel maid explores a dangerous way to make more money in order to pay for her father’s surgery.
Episode 510 premiering January 10th (time TBD) on WPBT and January 12th (time TBD) on WXEL (Due to mature themes this episode will air later in the evening):
- Daggers Drawn – Directed by James Cotton
A couple’s lustful intentions transpire to be a pretense for ensnaring each other, but who will get who?
- Woodlandish Ghoul – Director David de Souza
A young female hitch hiker is picked up late at night. Will this seemingly nice guy try to take advantage of her, or will the tables be turned on him as she hunts for her next meal.
- La Rose Noire – Director Christopher Krider
A suave hitman finds his next mark to be more than he bargained for.
- CAMALEON – Director Miguel A. Sarduy
With a nod to the spaghetti western this ultra-short film conveys mystery and horror with just one thought, “It is only to change the sunset, for the sunrise…”
About film-maker’s funders:
The film-maker project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at Arts.gov
film-maker began 5 seasons ago, with the support of an NEA grant and we are proud to have received this new round of funding allowing us to showcase more South Florida stories.
And we are honored by the continued support of Oolite Arts and its Cinematic Arts Residency. Oolite Arts, what Miami is made of.
About South Florida PBS:
SOUTH FLORIDA PBS is Florida’s largest public media company, including Public Broadcasting stations WXEL-TV, serving the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast, and WPBT2, serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the Health Channel, a 24/7 television and multi-platform health and wellness service. SOUTH FLORIDA PBS connects organizations and institutions across our region and preserves South Florida’s history. Leading the way in this global society, SOUTH FLORIDA PBS serves diverse communities from Key West to the Sebastian Inlet and from the Atlantic Ocean west to Lake Okeechobee. SOUTH FLORIDA PBS is committed to creating and presenting unique arts, education and cultural heritage programming, and tells different local stories across a variety of digital media platforms. Some of our award-winning productions include James Patterson’s Kid Stew, Changing Seas, Art Loft and Your South Florida. For more information, visit https://www.southfloridapbs.
