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STELLA on Festival Circuit

Posted on September 27, 2021

STELLA, a short film written and produced by Renee Eastman, screened before a live audience at Crescendo Studios in Falls Church. The film won the “Audience Choice Award” at The 15 Minute Film Festival and will be making its Mid-West premier at the South Dakota Film Festival. Eastman and Greg Berger (director/editor/ producer/husband) will be featured on Q and A panel session with the festival’s director. Eastman and Berger are partners in BergerFilms. Watch the trailer here

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