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A unique film event that shatters the boundaries of conventional cinema, curated by Shaina Feinberg. We’re showcasing four short docs that break the fourth wall, inviting you to become an active participant in the cinematic experience. These films challenge the very concept of storytelling, pushing the limits of what’s possible in film.

Prepare to be transported into the worlds of these films, where characters speak directly to the audience, break out of the narrative, and even acknowledge the fact that they're in a movie. Come join us for an unforgettable evening of film, and see for yourself what happens when the fourth wall comes crashing down.

“As a filmmaker inspired by French New Wave cinema and feminist film theory, I am always looking for ways to bring together films that push movie making  in new and exciting ways. And because Provincetown is such a magical, diverse community — one that is constantly challenging the concept of normal — it feels like a perfect location for an event that celebrates unconventional storytelling and boundary-pushing cinema.” - Shaina Feinberg

Alex Stergiou is a visionary filmmaker who blurs the line between reality and fiction, bringing a special queer lens to her work. Her films have been praised by industry leaders such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Filmmaker Magazine, and recommended by platforms like MUBI and Vimeo.

In The Act of Coming Out, a group of queer and trans actors in Los Angeles audition for the lead role in a film about the quintessential coming out experience. Drawing from their own personal journeys, they challenge the coming out trope and offer a poignant and truthful portrayal of a community often defined by this singular act.

Jonathan Isaac Jackson is a New Orleanian filmmaker and Managing Partner at The Colored Section. His first feature documentary, Big Chief, Black Hawk, was nominated for Best Documentary by American Black Film Festival (2021) and the Black Reel Awards (2022), and was named the top Hollywood South film of 2021 by nola.com. Big Chief, Black hawk was acquired by American Documentary and broadcast on WORLD Channel. A current MFA candidate at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Film, Jonathan continues to work on creating a cinematic language that can continue to bring the African Diaspora together by highlighting the celebrations of black communities as a connection to their ancestors, as he continues his studies as a student of cinema.

In Too Great To Be Good: An Argument That 3rd Cinema Still Exists, an MFA student speaks with some of his cohort about authorship of images and identity in filmmaking to explore whether “3rd Cinema”* still exists.

*Third Cinema is meant to be non-commercialized, a rejection of Neo-colonialism and challenges Hollywood's model of “First Cinema.”

James P. Gannon is the 6th of 7 kids hailing from Levittown, PA. He's made more short films than he ever wanted to and those films have shown at festivals like Sundance, SXSW, Slamdance, etc. He commonly shoots on Super 8mm and turns the camera on his parents.

50 years ago Jack and Betty were hit by a train and survived. Deerwoods Deathtrap is their story.

Shaina Feinberg is a New York City born-and-raised author and filmmaker whose character-driven films explore themes of gender and sexism with heart and humor. Her most recent film is a short doc that was commissioned by The New York Times. She has written for The New Yorker, The Washington Post and has a regular column in The New York Times. Her second book comes out in September 2023. Every film Shaina has ever made is in direct response to her experience as child in the 80s witnessing two infamous movies filmed in her childhood apartment in Manhattan: 9½ Weeks and Fatal Attraction. These eye-opening encounters began her lifelong obsession making (humorous) films that center and empower female characters, and intentionally subvert the male gaze.

Is That How I Look? is an often comedic short autobiographical documentary that explores filmmaker Shaina Feinberg’s life-long battle with body dysmorphic disorder. This heart-touching and humorous film weaves together archival footage, old photographs, new interviews with Shaina’s mother, her brother-in-law (who just so happens to be a BDD specialist) and a stunning French-Algerian woman, Nafé, who Shaina is shocked to hear also suffers from BDD.