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Nate & John

A film about Friendship

A barber and his client form an unlikely bond that develops over their lifetimes.

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Festivals 2024

Austin Film Festival: Texas Premiere https://2024austinfilmfestival.sched.com/event/1mKrR/nate-john?iframe=no
Naples International Film Festival: Opening Night Film https://artisnaples.org/naples-international-film-festival/2024/opening-night
Reel Good, Feel Good Film Festival
HollyShorts Film Festival: Los Angeles Premiere https://hollyshorts2024.eventive.org/films/66ad30302215970072671e3b
American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase @ Cannes 2024 https://www.ampav.com/student-programs/cannes-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/2024-finalists/
Tribeca Film Festival: World Premiere https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/nate-john-2024

Awards

Nominated for the 56th NAACP Image Awards in the Outstanding Short Form (Animated) Category

Public Voting Link: https://www.naacpimageawards.net/nominees/1?category=47

Winner of the 1st ever, Gold House Cultural Impact Award at the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase.

CBS News Spot about the award https://youtu.be/JnkrMfu40sw

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Reviews

'“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️” Mark Lakatos of Take2IndieReview: https://take2indiereview.net/2024/06/nate-and-john/

“The best way to describe Nate & John is irresistible. You most certainly don’t expect it to hit as poignantly as it does, but somehow you wind up wanting to know more about the lives of its characters. The more you watch, the more you become immersed. This short captures the essence of ordinary people as they live, laugh, grieve, and, above all, connect in their purest form.”

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️” OneFilmFan https://onefilmfan.com/tribeca-2024-short-film-review-nate-john/

“There are the wholly entertaining films, there are the completely socially aware films, and then we have those projects that this critic deems the absolutely, undeniably, persuasively NECESSARY films to have out there in a world currently in a state of cultural AND social dysfunction, which is expressly what I felt when it came to this endearing but potently affecting, impactful, and (again) NEEDED 7-minute short film”

ShortStick Films https://www.shortstickfilms.com/post/tribeca-film-festival-exit-survey

“8 / 10” Kyle Bain https://www.bainsfilmreviews.com/post/nate-john-2024

David Ferguson of Red Carpet Crash https://redcarpetcrash.com/movie-short-review-nate-john/

Film Threat by Alan Ng https://filmthreat.com/reviews/nate-and-john/