SWIPED
As two wifi-crossed strangers try to make an online love connection, one unwittingly becomes leading man in the other’s bizarre digital daydream.
SWIPED is the first time collaboration of Lauren and fellow Long Island native Billy Kay (www.billykay.com), the co-founders of Facetious Films. Lauren is thrilled to have been a part of SWIPED, where she participated as Executive Producer, Co-Writer, Editor, and Colorist.
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UPCOMING SCREENINGS
More screening announcements coming soon. Keep checking back for updates!
PAST SCREENINGS
PHILADELPHIA UNNAMED FILM FESTIVAL
NOMINEE - BEST SHORT FILM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th, 2021 7pm, “Bizarre Block”
THEATRE EXILE 1340 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
ASTORIA FILM FESTIVAL
FINALIST - BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2021 5pm-6:45pm, “Sunday Ditmars Block”
ZUKOR THEATER AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS, 35-11 35th St (on the corner of 35th St), Astoria, NY 11106
APOCALYPSE LATER INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, “Genre-Hopping Shorts A Screening Block”
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8th, 2021 9:05pm
PHOENIX CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 1202 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
ADIRONDACK FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, “Experimental Shorts Block”
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 2021 4:45pm
PARK THEATER, 14 Park St, Glens Falls, NY 12801
HORRORFEST at ASTORIA FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by Heart of Gold Bar
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31st, 2021 6:30pm
HEART OF GOLD BAR, 37-14 31st Avenue, Queens, NY 11103
For Tickets: www.filmfreeway.com/astoriafilmfestival
SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, “Exhibition Uptown Series”
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4th - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2021 (*VIRTUAL*)
FILMMAKER PANEL: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2021 12pm
BERLIN SCI-FI FILMFEST
NOMINEE - BEST EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, 2021 6pm, Session 11- Short Films Block
BABYLON CINEMA, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30, 10178 Berlin, Germany
IDYLLWILD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CINEMA
NOMINEE - BEST SHORT; NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR; NOMINEE - MARY AUSTIN AWARD, EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCING; NOMINEE - BEST ENSEMBLE CAST; NOMINEE - BEST ACTRESS; NOMINEE - BEST ACTOR; NOMINEE - BEST SCREENPLAY; NOMINEE - ROGER TAYLOR AWARD, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE; NOMINEE - JUAN RUIZ ANCHIA AWARD, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ONLINE AWARDS CEREMONY: SUNDAY, MARCH 13th, 2022 3pm ET (12pm Pacific)
Due to COVID, there will be no in-person or online festival this year. Tune into the ONLINE AWARDS CEREMONY on SUNDAY, MARCH 13th, where SWIPED is nominated for NINE IDY AWARDS!!! To watch, click the link below:
DEEP CUT FILM FESTIVAL
DEEP CUT AWARD WINNER
FRIDAY, APRIL 8th, 2022 9:30pm ET, “Night Two Block”
Due to COVID, Deep Cut Film Festival will be presented virtually this year. The festival is streaming online and will be broadcast on YourTV. SWIPED will be presented in the NIGHT TWO Block on Friday, April 8th 2022 at 9:30pm ET. Click the link for more details!
www.deepcutfilm.com/2022-festival.html
“HANG ONTO YOUR SHORTS!” FILM FESTIVAL
NOMINEE - BEST COMEDY; NOMINEE - BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS; NOMINEE - BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
SUNDAY, APRIL 24th, 2022 4:35pm-7:00pm, The ShowRoom Cinema - Block 4
THE SHOWROOM CINEMA (THEATRE 2), 707 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
AWARDS CEREMONY TO FOLLOW!
www.hangontoyourshortsfilmfestival.com
GEORGIA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM WINNER
SUNDAY, MAY 1st, 2022 4pm, “Block C”
ROLECALL THEATER (At Ponce City Market), 675 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE Suite E186, Atlanta, GA 30308
Awards Ceremony: 5:30pm
www.cinemalife.org/georgiashortsfilmfestival
BROOKLYN SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3rd-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 2022
The BROOKLYN SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL will be presented VIRTUALLY. SWIPED will be available for virtual viewing throughout the entirety of the festival. For tickets to the online presentation, CLICK THIS LINK!
ORLANDO FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection, “SCI-FI - 1 BLOCK”
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 2022 6pm, THEATRE 8
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 2022 6pm, THEATRE 8
CMX PLAZA CINEMA CAFÉ, 155 S. Orange Ave, Orlando FL 32801
SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CINEMA
WINNER - IRV JOHNSON, ALAN PARSONS AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM
NOMINEE - BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT; NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR; NOMINEE - BEST ENSEMBLE CAST; NOMINEE - BEST ACTRESS; NOMINEE - BEST ACTOR; NOMINEE - JUAN RUIZ ANCHIA AWARD, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
AWARDS CEREMONY SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd, 2023 2pm ET
SWIPED is thrilled to congratulate composer IRV JOHNSON on his well-deserved award win for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE SHORT FILM!
BARE BONES INTERNATIONAL FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Official Selection
FRIDAY, APRIL 28th, 2023 5pm
CIVIC CENTER, 425 W. Boston Street, Muskogee, OK 74401
OFFICIAL SELECTION
BEST OF FEST
DEEP CUT AWARD RECIPIENT, 2022 - Deep Cut Film Film Festival
Scotland International Festival of Cinema 2023 Award Nominations for SWIPED
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2022 Award Nominations for SWIPED
Orlando Film Festival Best Short Nominee, 2022
Alexander Reed as “Guy” in Swiped
SWIPED, featured on a billboard in NYC’s TIMES SQUARE, November 2021 (via SOHO International Film Festival)
Check out SOHO International Film Festival’s EXHIBITION UPTOWN SERIES Live Zoom Q&A Panel , featuring SWIPED Director BILLY KAY!
SOHO International Film Festival Live Q&A Panel, Featuring SWIPED Director Billy Kay