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July 3, 2024: WW Movie Crush short “Colors of Thread” gets a shoutout in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Press Release!

June 13, 2024: The Movie Crush got a mention in the Inlander Summer Guide!

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@gilperezabraham earned our #bestperformance award at @themoviecrush this summer. Now, you can see his breathtaking work in @ward.kamel’s searing drama of grief and acceptance on @vimeo and @shortoftheweek! Repost from @ward.kamel • Dou
@gilperezabraham earned our #bestperformance award at @themoviecrush this summer. Now, you can see his breathtaking work in @ward.kamel’s searing drama of grief and acceptance on @vimeo and @shortoftheweek! Repost from @ward.kamel • Double trouble with our online release as both a Vimeo Staff Pick and a Short of the Week Selection (links in bio)! So very happy to finally share the film, and continuously grateful for the incredible team behind it and the journey we’ve taken so far! Now to make the feature :) Starring @gilperezabraham Hana Chamoun @george.on.insta @moudsabra Ilham Malki Written and Directed by me :) Produced by: @adrianlausell @cameron_morton @elessarfilmsllc Casting: @emilyruckercasting Assoc. producer: @yaseminbilgenn DP: @idileryurekli PD: @sophia.uehara AD: @catrinody Costume Designer: @isabellaoevans Art assistant: @kaitlynobryon H/SFXMU: @labloiseart 1st AC: @benjyisdumb 2nd AC: @ratwitch699 Gaffer: @definitelyatget KG: @stefannachmann Swing: @samonsiripanichgon Sound: @pat_zimmon Script Supervisor: @sarahnocquet.mov 2nd AD: heloiselowenthal CCO: @o.k.stoopid Post-Production producer: @mister.sanman Editor: @nathanyul Color: @zakchalmers
Short films and Walla Walla are a match made in heaven just like @eatkarikari chili crisp, @beecherscheese ,and @rachels.bagels.and.burritos are! These are just a few of our LOVELY partners that help make the Movie Crush happen! All featured here in
Short films and Walla Walla are a match made in heaven just like @eatkarikari chili crisp, @beecherscheese ,and @rachels.bagels.and.burritos are! These are just a few of our LOVELY partners that help make the Movie Crush happen! All featured here in this fantastic bite: #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️ #wwmc8
Congrats to @themoviecrush 2023 award winner and #crushfam4eva❤️ member @this_panda_is_sad for selling out the opening week of her Broadway show, The Roommate, starring @pattilupone and @realmiafarrow. Can’t wait to see it in person later this
Congrats to @themoviecrush 2023 award winner and #crushfam4eva❤️ member @this_panda_is_sad for selling out the opening week of her Broadway show, The Roommate, starring @pattilupone and @realmiafarrow. Can’t wait to see it in person later this month!
Just like The Movie Crush hopes to offer something for everyone, we want to extend that same courtesy to our drinks! Pathfinder offers a drink that raises the bar in quality and taste of non-alcoholic beverages. So make the switch to Pathfinder - and
Just like The Movie Crush hopes to offer something for everyone, we want to extend that same courtesy to our drinks! Pathfinder offers a drink that raises the bar in quality and taste of non-alcoholic beverages. So make the switch to Pathfinder - and don't worry, you can still say "I did what?!? Wow i was soooooo crazy last night" without the headache and memory loss and usually follows a rambunctious film festival 🎥🎉
RIPE! is undeniable, irresistible, exceptional. @tusk_creative has crafted a short that captivates with its honest depiction of briefly confused crushing and the inevitability of true passion. RIPE! is gorgeously-hued, economically-scripted and compe
RIPE! is undeniable, irresistible, exceptional. @tusk_creative has crafted a short that captivates with its honest depiction of briefly confused crushing and the inevitability of true passion. RIPE! is gorgeously-hued, economically-scripted and compellingly-performed. (Hell, @rita.rofe deserves an Oscar for her work in the end credits alone!) Should be no surprise then that RIPE! earned this year’s Best Narrative Award at @themoviecrush. (It did as well at Summer Shorts and some fly-by-night festival, @tribeca.) Can’t wait to see more movies from @tusk_creative #crushingit #wwmc8 #wallawallahollaholla #shortfilm #filmfestival #wallawalla #crushfam4eva❤️
The revered recipient for @themoviecrush’s annual Curator’s Choice Award is @raythedestroyer whose two shorts, THE STAGE and PLEASE PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL, wowed audiences and Warren. He adds: “in watching nearly 2,500 shorts per y
The revered recipient for @themoviecrush’s annual Curator’s Choice Award is @raythedestroyer whose two shorts, THE STAGE and PLEASE PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL, wowed audiences and Warren. He adds: “in watching nearly 2,500 shorts per year, it is a godsend to experience surprise. Ray’s work in fiction and non-fiction further blurs the line between the two, reminding us that the Truths are always somewhere in between. His camerawork is fluid, intimate, brazen, compassionate, raw yet calculated. Ray’s shorts surprise in the best ways, promising more great work from him in the near future and providing a boost for the medium at large — the art is in its thoughtful reinvention.” #crushingit #wwmc8 #wallawallahollaholla #shortfilm #shortnarrative #narrativeshortfilm #shortdocumentary #documentaryshort #filmfestival #wallawalla #crushfam4eva❤️
The Alex Sichel Memorial award was created to spotlight female-identifying storytellers focused on the deeply personal, often overshadowed moments that profoundly shape individuals’ lives. This award recognizes that this search for vulnerabilit
The Alex Sichel Memorial award was created to spotlight female-identifying storytellers focused on the deeply personal, often overshadowed moments that profoundly shape individuals’ lives. This award recognizes that this search for vulnerability is where some of the most artful truth resides. This year’s winner at @themoviecrush is @daisyfriedman_ for her warm, poignant short, @asyouarefilm starring @briscalesse and @estefania.giraldo that underscores everyone is able to love fully, truly. #crushingit #wwmc8 #wallawallahollaholla #shortfilm #filmfestival #wallawalla #crushfam4eva❤️
Every summer, Crush Executive Director and Co-founder @dragun_lady bestows the Beast of The Crush Award for best non-human performance. The competition was heated this year. In the end, Nancy recognized the work of Shelly the snail in the charming LO
Every summer, Crush Executive Director and Co-founder @dragun_lady bestows the Beast of The Crush Award for best non-human performance. The competition was heated this year. In the end, Nancy recognized the work of Shelly the snail in the charming LOVEBUGS directed (and wrangled!) by @teddysmovies Breaking barriers, Shelly becomes the first gastropod to win this honor. #crushingit #wwmc8 #gastropodcast #wallawallahollaholla #wallawalla #shortfilm #filmfestival #crushfam4eva❤️
Congrats to #crushfam4eva❤️ members — @amybenchfilm, @pjraval and @rileshoops — on being awarded grants from the @sundanceorg for their documentary features either in development or postproduction. Can’t wait to watch them all on th
Congrats to #crushfam4eva❤️ members — @amybenchfilm, @pjraval and @rileshoops — on being awarded grants from the @sundanceorg for their documentary features either in development or postproduction. Can’t wait to watch them all on the big screen. #crushingit #wallawallahollaholla #documentary #movies
In short order and convincing fashion, @gilperezabraham cycles through the stages of #grief in @ward.kamel’s heart-rending IF I DIE IN AMERICA. Gil’s exploration of the Kubler-Ross dynamic is a study in subtle, graceful acting; he trusts
In short order and convincing fashion, @gilperezabraham cycles through the stages of #grief in @ward.kamel’s heart-rending IF I DIE IN AMERICA. Gil’s exploration of the Kubler-Ross dynamic is a study in subtle, graceful acting; he trusts the audience to best witness to the sharing of his character’s soul. No surprise then that he is the winner of this year’s Best Performance Award at @themoviecrush. #crushingit #wwmc8 #wallawallahollaholla #bestperformance #acting #masterclass #wallawalla #shortfilm #filmfestival #crushfam4eva❤️
@julia1sabella is this year’s winner for the Best Screenplay Award at @themoviecrush. FOLLOWERS, her sardonic peek at influencers and those they influence lets us laugh at their discomfiting dynamic. Social media is an odd, prickly ecosystem an
@julia1sabella is this year’s winner for the Best Screenplay Award at @themoviecrush. FOLLOWERS, her sardonic peek at influencers and those they influence lets us laugh at their discomfiting dynamic. Social media is an odd, prickly ecosystem and we are all complicit in its malformation. FOLLOWERS is aided by its sharp cast, featuring #JoeyAlly @jimmycthatsme @taylormisiak and @_billoneill Congrats, Julia! We are excited to have you serve as a juror next year and, we hope, lure you to #wallawalla (July 11-13, 2025). #crushingit #wwmc8 #wallawallahollaholla #bestscreenplay #shortscreenplay #shortfilm #socialmedia #influencer #filmfestival #crushfam4eva❤️
INCIDENT is a must-see, for white audiences in particular. Bill Morrison won @themoviecrush’s Best Documentary Award for his searing indictment of police misconduct (aka murder) in this stunning assembly of surveillance footage, body cams and m
INCIDENT is a must-see, for white audiences in particular. Bill Morrison won @themoviecrush’s Best Documentary Award for his searing indictment of police misconduct (aka murder) in this stunning assembly of surveillance footage, body cams and more. The officers’ own words are more damning than any editorial. The short does include heartbreaking images of Black pain that may be retraumatizing for some audiences and revelatory for others. #policebrutality #shortdocumentary #documentaryshort #documentary #shortfilm #filmfestival
We are so excited to (officially) post our 2024 Walla Walla Movie Crush winners!!! Starting off with our winner in Best Animation: TENNIS, ORANGES by @seanpecknold !!! Congratulations Sean! Thank you for making (and submitting) such a beautiful film!
We are so excited to (officially) post our 2024 Walla Walla Movie Crush winners!!! Starting off with our winner in Best Animation: TENNIS, ORANGES by @seanpecknold !!! Congratulations Sean! Thank you for making (and submitting) such a beautiful film! #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️ #wwmc8
another moment from our FVC Gallery meetup! @seanpecknold , our winner for Best Animation for TENNIS, ORANGES, talks about his co-starring rabbits! #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrus
another moment from our FVC Gallery meetup! @seanpecknold , our winner for Best Animation for TENNIS, ORANGES, talks about his co-starring rabbits! #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️ #wwmc8
We found so much connection in @fvcgallery ! (shoe wear related and other kinds!) #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheocto
We found so much connection in @fvcgallery ! (shoe wear related and other kinds!) #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
and now a word from (some of) our sponsors..... #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
and now a word from (some of) our sponsors..... #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
you heard it here first folks! #goodbagels #hardtofind #thisisforrachel #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 17 is... "ARTISTS, PERFORMING" THE STAGE (d. Ray Smiling) CURATING ANNE'S INSTAGRAM (d. Aaron Bourget) PERSONAL MYTHOLOGIES (d. Susan O'Brien) FRANCESCA (d. Chester Vincent Toye) VOICES (d. Mac Premo) MOMO (d. M
Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 17 is... "ARTISTS, PERFORMING" THE STAGE (d. Ray Smiling) CURATING ANNE'S INSTAGRAM (d. Aaron Bourget) PERSONAL MYTHOLOGIES (d. Susan O'Brien) FRANCESCA (d. Chester Vincent Toye) VOICES (d. Mac Premo) MOMO (d. Mike Schwartz) OUT OF TUNE (d. Portlynn Tagavi) #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 16 is... "DADDY ISSUES" DAD BOD (d. Daniel Flahiff) PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL (d. Ray Smiling) ALL TIED UP (d. Blake Bogosian, Matt Klug) NINE BALL (d. Matthew Dillon Cohen) CHA CHA CHARLIE (d. Matt Bieler) THE RE
Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 16 is... "DADDY ISSUES" DAD BOD (d. Daniel Flahiff) PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL (d. Ray Smiling) ALL TIED UP (d. Blake Bogosian, Matt Klug) NINE BALL (d. Matthew Dillon Cohen) CHA CHA CHARLIE (d. Matt Bieler) THE RED BIKE (d. Toben Bech) #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 15 is... "PEOPLE SUCK" BIG LOT (d. Cassidy Batiz) I WOULD'VE BEEN HAPPY (d. Jordan Wong) A BODY CALLED LIFE (d. Spencer MacDonald) ONWARD YE COSTUMED SOULS (d. Patrick Smith) ICARUS (d. Andy Madeleine) FIX (d. A
Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 15 is... "PEOPLE SUCK" BIG LOT (d. Cassidy Batiz) I WOULD'VE BEEN HAPPY (d. Jordan Wong) A BODY CALLED LIFE (d. Spencer MacDonald) ONWARD YE COSTUMED SOULS (d. Patrick Smith) ICARUS (d. Andy Madeleine) FIX (d. Aaron Bourget) +ENDING (d. Nathaniel Webner) HATER'S ANTHEM (d. Anonymous) #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
@gilperezabraham earned our #bestperformance award at @themoviecrush this summer. Now, you can see his breathtaking work in @ward.kamel’s searing drama of grief and acceptance on @vimeo and @shortoftheweek! Repost from @ward.kamel • Dou Short films and Walla Walla are a match made in heaven just like @eatkarikari chili crisp, @beecherscheese ,and @rachels.bagels.and.burritos are! These are just a few of our LOVELY partners that help make the Movie Crush happen! All featured here in Congrats to @themoviecrush 2023 award winner and #crushfam4eva❤️ member @this_panda_is_sad for selling out the opening week of her Broadway show, The Roommate, starring @pattilupone and @realmiafarrow. Can’t wait to see it in person later this Just like The Movie Crush hopes to offer something for everyone, we want to extend that same courtesy to our drinks! Pathfinder offers a drink that raises the bar in quality and taste of non-alcoholic beverages. So make the switch to Pathfinder - and RIPE! is undeniable, irresistible, exceptional. @tusk_creative has crafted a short that captivates with its honest depiction of briefly confused crushing and the inevitability of true passion. RIPE! is gorgeously-hued, economically-scripted and compe The revered recipient for @themoviecrush’s annual Curator’s Choice Award is @raythedestroyer whose two shorts, THE STAGE and PLEASE PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL, wowed audiences and Warren. He adds: “in watching nearly 2,500 shorts per y The Alex Sichel Memorial award was created to spotlight female-identifying storytellers focused on the deeply personal, often overshadowed moments that profoundly shape individuals’ lives. This award recognizes that this search for vulnerabilit Every summer, Crush Executive Director and Co-founder @dragun_lady bestows the Beast of The Crush Award for best non-human performance. The competition was heated this year. In the end, Nancy recognized the work of Shelly the snail in the charming LO Congrats to #crushfam4eva❤️ members — @amybenchfilm, @pjraval and @rileshoops — on being awarded grants from the @sundanceorg for their documentary features either in development or postproduction. Can’t wait to watch them all on th In short order and convincing fashion, @gilperezabraham cycles through the stages of #grief in @ward.kamel’s heart-rending IF I DIE IN AMERICA. Gil’s exploration of the Kubler-Ross dynamic is a study in subtle, graceful acting; he trusts @julia1sabella is this year’s winner for the Best Screenplay Award at @themoviecrush. FOLLOWERS, her sardonic peek at influencers and those they influence lets us laugh at their discomfiting dynamic. Social media is an odd, prickly ecosystem an INCIDENT is a must-see, for white audiences in particular. Bill Morrison won @themoviecrush’s Best Documentary Award for his searing indictment of police misconduct (aka murder) in this stunning assembly of surveillance footage, body cams and m We are so excited to (officially) post our 2024 Walla Walla Movie Crush winners!!! Starting off with our winner in Best Animation: TENNIS, ORANGES by @seanpecknold !!! Congratulations Sean! Thank you for making (and submitting) such a beautiful film! another moment from our FVC Gallery meetup! @seanpecknold , our winner for Best Animation for TENNIS, ORANGES, talks about his co-starring rabbits! #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrus We found so much connection in @fvcgallery ! (shoe wear related and other kinds!) #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheocto and now a word from (some of) our sponsors..... #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #crushfam4eva❤️#wwmc8
you heard it here first folks! #goodbagels #hardtofind #thisisforrachel #wallawalla #wallawallamoviecrush #wallawallamoviecrush2024 #wallawallhollaholla #crushingit #thecrush #themoviecrush #moviecrush #shortfilm #filmfestival #ottotheoctopus #cru
Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 17 is... "ARTISTS, PERFORMING" THE STAGE (d. Ray Smiling) CURATING ANNE'S INSTAGRAM (d. Aaron Bourget) PERSONAL MYTHOLOGIES (d. Susan O'Brien) FRANCESCA (d. Chester Vincent Toye) VOICES (d. Mac Premo) MOMO (d. M Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 16 is... "DADDY ISSUES" DAD BOD (d. Daniel Flahiff) PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL (d. Ray Smiling) ALL TIED UP (d. Blake Bogosian, Matt Klug) NINE BALL (d. Matthew Dillon Cohen) CHA CHA CHARLIE (d. Matt Bieler) THE RE Sunday, July 7, 2024: Block 15 is... "PEOPLE SUCK" BIG LOT (d. Cassidy Batiz) I WOULD'VE BEEN HAPPY (d. Jordan Wong) A BODY CALLED LIFE (d. Spencer MacDonald) ONWARD YE COSTUMED SOULS (d. Patrick Smith) ICARUS (d. Andy Madeleine) FIX (d. A

Older Press

March 19, 2020: The Movie Crush gets a shout-out on NoFilmSchool for our script competition!

July 12, 2019: Weekend Preview: Pasco Renegade Rage, Walla Walla Movie Crush and Yakima DYE HARD 5K, KAPP 35 | KVEW 42 Tri-Cities Yakima

July 12, 2019: Rio's Weekend Preview: Pasco Renegade Rush, Walla Walla Movie Crush and the Yakima Dye Hard 5k, YakTriNews.com

July 11, 2019: WW Movie Crush, 3rd annual short cinema fest, this weekend, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

July 4, 2019: Walla Walla Movie Crush, Waitsburg Times

July 4, 2019: Watch for 3rd annual Walla Walla Movie Crush July 12-14, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

June 28, 2019: THE THIRD CRUSH IS THE CHARM! (2019 press release)

July 13, 2018: Artist's opening reception to chronicle process of Movie Crush awards medallion, Walla Walla Union Bulletin

​July 7, 2018: "Walla Walla Movie Crush to screen SEATech Boot Camp film," Walla Walla Union Bulletin

​July 5, 2018:  KING5 News, New Day Northwest

​July 5, 2018: "WW Movie Crush’s culminating challenge event prompts directors via ‘second thoughts’," Walla Walla Union Bulletin

​​April 2, 2018: "Walla Walla's crush on movies returns in July," Walla Walla Union Bulletin

July 5, 2017: UNFORGETTABLE FIRST CRUSH (2017 press release)

June 16, 2017: "Walla Walla Movie Crush to showcase film shorts": Walla Walla Union Bulletin (link)

**UPDATE: JULY 3, 2020 **

Dear Crush friends & family,

It's at this time of year when we would typically unveil our new trailer, courtesy of the brilliant Kristi Simkins. Unfortunately, with that good news comes some not-great news.

With a heavy heart, we write to let you know that we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Walla Walla Movie Crush. We had high hopes. The pandemic appeared to have plateaued and was under control in Walla Walla County about ten days ago, but since then, COVID-19 cases have spiked significantly. Just today, Gov. Inslee put the entire state’s reopening on hold for at least the next two weeks. The health and well-being of our movie-lovers is paramount; thus, we cannot continue moving forward towards that longed-for opening day under the current circumstances. This isn’t what any of us wanted, and we’re devastated to be pulling the plug at this late stage.

Wheels are churning on alternative options (online viewing, an in person gathering later in the year, etc.), but we have made no firm plans at this time. We will keep you all informed as things progress.  Updates will be shared on our website and social media channels, and in this newsletter which we'll continue to send on a mostly-monthly basis.

In the meantime, please stay safe and strong, and mark your calendars for July 9-11, 2021.

xo,

Warren, Nancy & Ranielle