Cinema Rebel is the one-of-a-kind movie showcasing
Hollywood actress Tessa Farrell wearing 52 hats
as she co-pioneers smartphone filmmaking
World Premiere Status: Eligible
*AWARD WINNER*
Best Comedy - Vegas Movie Awards 2022
Best Actress - Vegas Movie Awards 2022
Best First Time Director - Cine Paris Film Festival 2022
Best Mobile Film - Cine Paris Film Festival 2022
Best Comedy - Golden Lemur Festival 2022
Best Mobile Film - Golden Lemur Festival 2022
Best Comedy Film - Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards and Festival 2022
Best Actress - Global Film Awards 2022
Best Actress - Golden Nugget International Film Festival 2022
Best Mobile Film - Arrow International Film Festival 2023
Best Comedy Film - Arrow International Film Festival 2023
*FINALST*
Best Actress - MyMrsTimeless Film Festival 2023
Best Comedy - MyMrsTimeless Film Festival 2023
*SELECTED*
Best Feature - Titan International Film Festival 2023
Hollywood actress Tessa Farrell wearing 52 hats
as she co-pioneers smartphone filmmaking
World Premiere Status: Eligible
*AWARD WINNER*
Best Comedy - Vegas Movie Awards 2022
Best Actress - Vegas Movie Awards 2022
Best First Time Director - Cine Paris Film Festival 2022
Best Mobile Film - Cine Paris Film Festival 2022
Best Comedy - Golden Lemur Festival 2022
Best Mobile Film - Golden Lemur Festival 2022
Best Comedy Film - Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards and Festival 2022
Best Actress - Global Film Awards 2022
Best Actress - Golden Nugget International Film Festival 2022
Best Mobile Film - Arrow International Film Festival 2023
Best Comedy Film - Arrow International Film Festival 2023
*FINALST*
Best Actress - MyMrsTimeless Film Festival 2023
Best Comedy - MyMrsTimeless Film Festival 2023
*SELECTED*
Best Feature - Titan International Film Festival 2023
Director's Statement:
"No matter how difficult, painful, frustrating or stressful… I wanted to discover if it’s possible to make a great movie with no money, no crew and no script… using raw human willpower as fuel.
With the instantly evolving advances in human civilization, it’s so difficult to make something iconic and original. As an artist, if I had any shot of doing that, I felt I needed to cross boundaries, break every rule of filmmaking and strive to create soul food for today’s generation.
That feat is very difficult and I have been blessed (and challenged) by divine intervention along the way. Whatever I have to go through personally, as the artist creating this movie, is worth any amount of inspiration, hope, joy and healing this movie will bring to its audience.
In today’s world, I feel raw, true creativity is lacking and we owe it to audiences to push the envelope. They deserve to be refreshed and excited when they walk out of a movie theater. I wanted to make a movie drastically different from the standard quo to inspire people and set a new bar for this generation of filmmakers.
In order to make this movie I had to put myself far beyond my comfort zone every single day for over 3 years and discovered when you truly love something... you’re willing to go through hell for it. Making this movie was incredibly challenging and painful… but at the same time… thrilling, enlightening and the most rewarding experience of my life." - Tessa Farrell
"No matter how difficult, painful, frustrating or stressful… I wanted to discover if it’s possible to make a great movie with no money, no crew and no script… using raw human willpower as fuel.
With the instantly evolving advances in human civilization, it’s so difficult to make something iconic and original. As an artist, if I had any shot of doing that, I felt I needed to cross boundaries, break every rule of filmmaking and strive to create soul food for today’s generation.
That feat is very difficult and I have been blessed (and challenged) by divine intervention along the way. Whatever I have to go through personally, as the artist creating this movie, is worth any amount of inspiration, hope, joy and healing this movie will bring to its audience.
In today’s world, I feel raw, true creativity is lacking and we owe it to audiences to push the envelope. They deserve to be refreshed and excited when they walk out of a movie theater. I wanted to make a movie drastically different from the standard quo to inspire people and set a new bar for this generation of filmmakers.
In order to make this movie I had to put myself far beyond my comfort zone every single day for over 3 years and discovered when you truly love something... you’re willing to go through hell for it. Making this movie was incredibly challenging and painful… but at the same time… thrilling, enlightening and the most rewarding experience of my life." - Tessa Farrell