Heartland (2021)

A woman attempts to immortalize her dying grandfather using VR technology, but her obsession with documenting begins to push them apart.

Press and Recognition

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36th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival

The WORLD PREMIERE of “Heartland” will be at the Academy Award qualifying Santa Barbara International Film Festival!

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AUDPOP’S 2021 Women's Film Challenge Winner

Heartland has been awarded the 1st place prize in AudPop’s annual Women’s History Month, Women’s Film Challenge!

Awards

Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Audience Award

American Black Film Festival, American Airlines Best of Fest

Miami International Sci-fi Film Festival, Best Student Short

Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival, Best Live Action Short

AudPop’s Women’s Film Challange Competition

Selection of Screenings

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Austin Film Festival, Best Student Film Nominee

BlackStar Film Festival, Starz Award for Best Speculative Fiction Nominee

St. Louis International Film Festival

LA Shorts International Film Festival

Nitehawk Shorts Festival

Boston Sci-fi Film Festival

Sci-fi London Film Festival

Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival

Dam Short Film Festival

Hammer Museum Short Film Showcase

Museum of the Moving Image Black Speculative Fiction Festival

Museum of Pop Culture and Langston Seattle Afrofuturism Series

Cast

Haskell V Anderson III

Maxine Goynes

Mia Mollicone