Hanging and Gliding Short Film Released

I released my first short film – Hanging and Gliding. I started working on the film in March 2021 and recorded the Twilight Flight on March 3. This flight to the beach was going to be the introduction to the film about Willy setting the world record for out-and back flights. When Willy didn’t set the record, I had to change to movie to focus on them flying to the beach. The footage was so stunning that I figured it would make a good movie. I ended up editing the video until the movie was 15 minutes long – just about the length of the flight.

This is the promotional poster for the film. Butter Media is my production company.

After getting the footage, the hardest part of the editing process was getting the audio to go with the flights. I used epidemicsound.com to get music for the background. Then interviewed Mike and Willy to get them to talk about flying and sync it up with the video. I had to adjust the volume, remove drone noise and tie the audio clips to the video. I was really pleased with how interesting their audio came out. Mike and Willy spoke about the peace and beauty of flying real well.

I also had to learn to use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit the film. I was surprised how easy it was to learn the software. A plethora of youtube videos showed me how to make titling, fix the audio, trim clips and so much more. The software is incredibly powerful and I’ve only scratched the surface.

Here is the trailer.

After completing the film, I uploaded it to Film Freeway that works with over 5,000 film festivals around the world. I found it very easy to submit the film to 35 film festivals. I submitted the film all around the world – Egypt, Austria, Australia, England, France, Turkey, Morocco, Estonia, Bratslava, Chile, Canada and all over the US. 

Here is a list of the film festivals that I submitted the film to and the date when I should find out when it is accepted or rejected.

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Jan 31, 2022  

MAFF | Matsalu Nature Film Festival Aug 1, 2022  

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Jun 30, 2022  

Les Bois Film Festival Feb 28, 2022  

Antakya International Film Festival Sep 20, 2022  

Rabat International Author Film Festival Sep 1, 2022  

Awesome Con Short Film Festival 2022 Apr 29, 2022  

Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival Sep 5, 2022  

Austria International Film Festival Dec 5, 2022  

International Alexandria Short Film Festival Apr 15, 2022  

Midwest Action Fest. Action, Adventure & Co… Feb 28, 2022  

Hory a mesto/Mountains and City – Internati… Apr 15, 2022  

Myrtle Beach International Film Festival Mar 4, 2022  

Green Screen Environmental Film Festival (T… Sep 30, 2022  

Ottawa Adventure Film Festival Apr 1, 2022  

Thin Line Fest Feb 18, 2022  

5Point Adventure Film Festival Mar 18, 2022  

EarthX Film Festival Mar 1, 2022  

Maine Outdoor Film Festival May 22, 2022  

Mountainfilm May 15, 2022  

NorthwestFest International Documentary F… Mar 14, 2022  

Concepcion Independent Film Awards Jul 25, 2022  

San Francisco Frozen Film Festival (SFFFF) Jun 14, 2022  

DOC LA. Los Angeles Documentary Film Festi… Sep 30, 2022  

Crown Heights Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY Jul 15, 2022  

SACRAMENTO UNDERGROUND FILM & ARTS … Jul 16, 2022  

XPLORE ALPES FESTIVAL Aug 13, 2022  

Dawson City International Short Film Festival Mar 16, 2022  

Wasatch Mountain Film Festival Feb 16, 2022  

Hill Country Film Festival Apr 25, 2022  

Rural FilmFest Jun 3, 2022  

Catalina Film Festival Jul 15, 2022  

Faith in Film: International Film Festival and S… May 8, 2022  

Bristol Independent Film Festival Aug 12, 2022  

Aspen Shortsfest Mar 3, 2022  

I hope it gets accepted to a few of these festivals. I’ll let you know when it does.