I'm a director, writer, producer, and editor of independent films. My films have screened at many prominent festivals worldwide, and have won numerous awards. Please see Bio, Filmography, and Awards for more details. Thanks for checking out my films!
Adam E. Stone's latest feature film is the poetic essay film "Atmospheric Marginalia" (2022). His films have been featured at approximately 200 prominent, well-curated festivals worldwide, and have won numerous awards. Short poem and essay films include "Bridge" (2024), "form" (2024), "as the night" (2023), "Tyranny of the Unafflicted" (2023), "If Any" (2021), "Awake" (2021), "Specks and Flashes" (2020), "Elegy for Unfinished Lives" (2020), "an entombing(dis)entombing" (2020), "Declarations" (2019), and "Gods Die Too" (2018). Previous short dance films include "Do Not Forget the Lost" (2019), "Summer Friend: A Ballet Film" (2016), "Resting Places: A Ballet Film" (2015), and "Janet: A Silent Ballet Film" (2014). He also is the writer, producer, and co-director of the feature-length fictional essay film "Abstractly You Loved Me" (2013), and is one of the co-producers of, and conducted many of the interviews for, the feature-length documentary "Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story" (DVD 2019). In 2012, Stone wrote and produced the spoken-word ballet "A Life Unhappening," which is about the impact of one woman's Alzheimer's disease on three generations of her family. In 2010, he wrote, directed, and produced the DVD novel "Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions." He is also the author of three conventional print novels: "Xamon Song" (2006), "Kingston Fugue" (2007), and "The New Harmonies" (2009).
Official Selection and Award Finalist
form
REELpoetry 2024
Houston, Texas
2024
Official Selection
form
VASTLAB VLX5 Program 3
Chicago, Illinois
2024
Official Selection and Honorable Mention
as the night
Hastings Rocks International Film Festival - Online Edition
Hastings, England (online, limited access)
2024
Official Selection
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
RoleCall Indie Film Showcase
Atlanta, Georgia
2024
Official Selection
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
Brussels Independent Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
2024
Honorable Mention
Atmospheric Marginalia
Experimental Forum
Los Angeles, California
2024
Official Selection and Best Found Footage Short (2) Award Winner
form
Denver Underground Film Festival
Denver, Colorado
2023
Official Selection
as the night
Nooga Underground Film Fest
Chattanooga, Tennessee
2023
Official Selection
as the night
KinoDrome
Cleveland, Ohio
2023
Official Selection
as the night
Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival
Clermont, Florida
2023
Official Selection
as the night
Walthamstow International Film Festival
London, England
2023
Official Selection
as the night
TRANÅS AT THE FRINGE
TRANÅS, Sweden
2023
Official Selection
as the night
MISTER VORKY
Ruma, Serbia
2023
Official Selection
as the night
Bloomsday Film Festival
Dublin, Ireland
2023
Official Selection
as the night
Cinema at Citygarden
St. Louis, Missouri
2023
Finalist
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
Shiver International Film Festival
Smith Falls, Ontario
2023
Official Selection
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
Big Syn International Film Festival
London, England
2023
Official Selection
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
KinoDrome
Cleveland, Ohio
2023
Official Selection
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
Ridgewood International Film Festival
Ridgewood, New Jersey
2023
Official Selection and Outstanding Short Experimental Film nominee
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
Worcester, Massachusetts
2023
Official Selection and Best Experimental Film Finalist
Atmospheric Marginalia
Wales International Film Festival
Swansea, Wales (online, limited access)
2023
Official Selection
Atmospheric Marginalia
Obskuur Ghent Film Festival
Ghent, Belgium (online, limited access during festival)
2023
Official Selection
Atmospheric Marginalia
Venice Film Week
Venice, Italy (online, limited access)
2023
Official Selection and Honorable Mention
Atmospheric Marginalia
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival
Brighton, England (online, limited access)
2023
Official Selection
Atmospheric Marginalia
New Jersey Independent Film Festival
West Cranford, New Jersey (online, limited access)
2023
Official Selection
Atmospheric Marginalia
Sydney World Film Festival
Chippendale, Australia (online, limited access)
2023
Official Selection
Atmospheric Marginalia
Fisheye Film Festival
Buckinghamshire, England
2023
Official Selection
Atmospheric Marginalia
Ghent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival
Ghent, Belgium (online, limited access)
2023
Official Selection
Atmospheric Marginalia
Brussels Independent Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium (limited online access during festival)
2023
Official Selection
Tyranny of the Unafflicted
MicroActs 13
London, England
2022
Official Selection
If Any
Brainwash Drive-In/Bike-In/Walk-In Movie Festival
Doyle, California
2022
Official Selection and "Best Mobile Device Short" Award Winner
If Any
Shawna Shea Film Festival
Worcester, Massachusetts
2022
Official Selection
If Any
Wales International Film Festival
Swansea, Wales (online, limited access)
2022
Official Selection
If Any
Walthamstow International Film Festival
London, England
2022
Official Selection
If Any
DELETE TV
Vienna, Austria
2022
Official Selection
If Any
27th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival
Asheville, North Carolina
2022
Official Selection
If Any
REELpoetry 2022
Houston, Texas
2022
Finalist
If Any
Shiver International Film Festival
Smiths Falls, Ontario
2022
Official Selection
If Any
Simply Indie Film Fest
Edmond, Oklahoma
2022
Official Selection
Awake
10th International Video Poetry Festival
Athens, Greece
2022
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
12th International HALF Festival
Palakkad, Kerala
2022
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Trenton Film Festival
Trenton, New Jersey
2022
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Canted Angle Film Festival
Harrison, Arkansas (online, limited access)
2022
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
180' Berlin FilmFest
Berlin, Germany
2022
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Living With Buildings IV
Coventry, England
2022
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Short Shorts 2022 (Whitespace Gallery)
Atlanta, Georgia
2022
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
12th International HALF Festival
Palakkad, Kerala
2022
Official Selection and Finalist for Small Axe Radical Short Film Award
an entombing(dis)entombing
Tolpuddle Radical Film Festival
Tolpuddle, England
2022
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Deep Cut Film Festival
North Bay, Ontario (online, limited access)
2022
Official Selection
If Any
Festival Angaelica
Pasadena, California (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
If Any
Minute Madness Toronto
Toronto, Ontario (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection and “Poetry Driven Experimental Film” category Honorable Mention
If Any
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival
Cleveland, Ohio
2021
Official Selection
If Any
MalatestaShort Film Festival
Cesena, Italy
2021
Official Selection
If Any
Mister Vorky
Ruma, Serbia
2021
Official Selection
If Any
Logcinema Art Films Festival
Pomona, California
2021
Official Selection
If Any
Life Screenings International One Minute Film Festival
Clermont, Florida (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection and Award Finalist
If Any
MicroMania Film Festival 2021 Winter Series
Buffalo, New York (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Awake
Festival Angaelica
Pasadena, California (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection and “Poetry Driven Experimental Film” category Runner Up award winner
Awake
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival
Cleveland, Ohio
2021
Official Selection
Awake
Life Screenings International One Minute Film Festival
Clermont, Florida (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Awake
MalatestaShort Film Festival
Cesena, Italy
2021
Official Selection
Awake
Mister Vorky
Ruma, Serbia
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Festival Angaelica
Pasadena, California (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Haunted Garage's Horror Fest 2021
St. Louis, Missouri
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
MalatestaShort Film Festival
Cesena, Italy
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Walthamstow International Film Festival 2021
London, England
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Qosm Film Festival 2021
Reston, Virginia (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2021
Llanelli, Wales (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
REELpoetry 2021
Houston, Texas (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
New Haven International Film Festival
Bethel, Connecticut
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Brainwash Movie Festival
Doyle, California
2021
Honorable Mention
an entombing(dis)entombing
Deep Focus Film Festival
Brooklyn, New York
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
MalatestaShort Film Festival
Cesena, Italy
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Vasteras Film Festival 2021
Vasteras, Sweden
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Mister Vorky
Ruma, Serbia
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Life Screenings International One Minute Film Festival
Clermont, Florida (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Big Muddy Film Festival
Carbondale, Illinois (online, limited access)
2021
Special Mention
an entombing(dis)entombing
Asia South East Short Film Festival (Winter 2021)
Phnom Penh
2021
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Minute Madness Toronto
Toronto, Ontario (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
FilmFest by Rogue Dancer (July 2021 Edition)
Raleigh, North Carolina (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
FilmFest by Rogue Dancer (July 2021 Edition)
Raleigh, North Carolina (online, limited access)
2021
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Logcinema Art Films
Pomona, California
2020
Official Selection and "Best Fantasy 180" Award Winner
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Avalonia V
Ormond Beach, Florida
2020
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Fotogenia Film Poetry and Divergent Narratives Festival
Mexico City (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection and Award Finalist
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Delirium, Dreams, & Nightmares
Southsea, England
2020
Official Selection and "Artists Film" Award Winner
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
SeeMor Short Film Festival
Anglesey, Wales
2020
Official Selection and "Poetry-Driven Motion Media" category Winner
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture and Screenplay Festival
Cleveland, Ohio (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection and Award Finalist (Illustrated Poem)
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Wales International Film Festival
Swansea, Wales
2020
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
9th Athens International Digital Film Festival
Athens
2020
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
MicroMania Film Festival
Buffalo, New York (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Onirica Film Festival
La Spezia
2020
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Extremely Shorts Film Festival
Houston, Texas (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
Twin Rivers Media Festival Experimental Competition
Asheville, North Carolina
2020
Semi-Finalist
Elegy for Unfinished Lives
FilmArte Festival
Madrid
2020
Official Selection and Jury Award Winner for Experimental Mini Film
an entombing(dis)entombing
Festival Angaelica 2020
Pasadena, California (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection and "Best Mobile 1-Minute Movie" Award Winner
an entombing(dis)entombing
Avalonia V
Ormond Beach, Florida
2020
Official Selection and "Phone Made Film" Award Finalist
an entombing(dis)entombing
SeeMor Short Film Festival
Anglesey, Wales
2020
Official Selection and "Poetry-Driven Motion Media" category 2nd Runner-up
an entombing(dis)entombing
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture and Screenplay Festival
Cleveland, Ohio (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection and Award Semi-Finalist
an entombing(dis)entombing
Bordeaux Shorts
Bordeaux (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
SPLICE Film Fest
Brooklyn, New York (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
MayDay Film Festival
Evansville, Indiana
2020
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Cadence Video Poetry Festival
Seattle, Washington
2020
Official Selection and Award Finalist (Poetic Cinema)
an entombing(dis)entombing
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
Llandeilo, Wales
2020
Official Selection and Monthly Category Award Winner
an entombing(dis)entombing
Berlin Flash Film Festival
Berlin
2020
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
London Experimental
Walthamstow, London, England (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
Do Not Forget the Lost
Festival Angaelica 2020
Pasadena, California (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
Do Not Forget the Lost
SPLICE Film Fest
Brooklyn, New York (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
Do Not Forget the Lost
Red Finch Film Festival
Orem, Utah
2020
Official Selection and "Micro Movie" Award Finalist
Do Not Forget the Lost
Brighton Rocks Film Festival
Brighton, England (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
Declarations
10th International HALF Festival
Palakkad, Kerala
2020
Official Selection
Declarations
Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia (online, limited access)
2020
Official Selection
Declarations
Addis International Film Festival
Addis Ababa
2020
Best Documentary Movie of 2019
Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story
2020 Home Media Awards by Media Play News
2020
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
8th International Video Poetry Festival
Athens
2019
Official Selection
an entombing(dis)entombing
Miniature Film Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia
2019
Official Selection and "Best One Actress Movie 180 Award" winner
Do Not Forget the Lost
Avalonia IV
Neptune Beach, Florida
2019
Official Selection and Competition Selection
Do Not Forget the Lost
Wirksworth 3-Minute Film Festival
Wirksworth, Derbyshire
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Eau Claire World Film Festival
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
2019
Official Selection and Award Finalist
Declarations
So Limitless and Free Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
FilmArte Festival
Berlin
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Respect Belfast Human Rights Film Festival
Belfast, Northern Ireland
2019
Official Selection of Inauguration Program for 70th Anniversary of the UDHR
Declarations
15th International Human Rights Film Festival of Bolivia
Sucre, Bolivia
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Twin Rivers Media Festival
Asheville, North Carolina
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Social Machinery Film Festival
Rizziconi
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Festival Angaelica
Duluth, Minnesota
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
2019 Global Peace Film Festival
Orlando, Florida (online, limited access)
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Walthamstow International Film Festival
London, England
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Shawnee Shorts Midwestern Film Festival
Murphysboro, Illinois
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Second Annual North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival
Ridgewood, New Jersey
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
FAD Festival: Film-Art-Dance on Screen (Touring Collection)
Cary, North Carolina
2019
Monthly Screening Pick
Declarations
Friday Night Flicks at Browns Point
Tacoma, Washington
2019
Official Selection and Monthly Category Winner Award for Experimental Film (March 2019)
Declarations
Berlin Flash Film Festival
Berlin
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
Newlyn Film Festival
Penzance, Cornwall
2019
Official Selection and Honorable Mention Award Winner
Declarations
Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival
Charleston, Illinois
2019
Official Selection
Declarations
All Together Now: A Celebration of Art, Film & Music
Highland Park, Michigan
2019
Official Selection
Gods Die Too
Festival Angaelica
Duluth, Minnesota
2019
Official Selection
Gods Die Too
Twin Rivers Media Festival
Asheville, North Carolina and Danville, Virginia
2019
Official Selection and Award of Merit
Gods Die Too
Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Festival
Saint John, New Brunswick
2018
Official Selection
Gods Die Too
7th International Video Poetry Festival
Athens
2018
Official Selection
Gods Die Too
Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival
Worcester, Massachusetts
2018
Official Selection
Gods Die Too
International HALF Film Festival
Palakkad, Kerala
2018
Official Selection
Gods Die Too
Motion Pictures Film Festival
Abuja
2018
Official Selection
Gods Die Too
Berlin Flash Film Festival
Berlin
2018
Official Selection and George Orwell-inspired "Best Thoughtcrime 180 Award" winner
Gods Die Too
Avalonia II
Providence, Rhode Island
2018
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Sao Carlos Videodance Festival
Sao Carlos
2017
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
International HALF Film Festival
Palak
2017
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
Big Bear Lake, California
2017
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Cinema Soup Film Festival
Mattoon, Illinois
2017
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Good Things/Small Packages - A Night of Micro-Shorts
Little Rock, Arkansas
2017
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Eastern NC Film Festival
Winterville, North Carolina
2017
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Big Muddy Film Festival (39th Annual)
Carbondale, IL
2017
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Utah Dance Film Festival
Orem, Utah
2017
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Shorts Off Film Festival
Wales, United Kingdom
2017
Official Selection and Award of Distinction
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Festival
Saint John, New Brunswick
2016
Official Selection
Summer Friend: A Ballet Film
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (15th Annual)
Atlanta, GA
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Mexico City Videodance Festival
Mexico City
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
China International New Media Short Film Festival
Shenzhen
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Goddess on the Throne/Film Fest Kosova
Prishtine
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Greensboro Dance Film Festival
Greensboro, North Carolina
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
Big Bear Lake, California
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Cinema Soup Film Festival
Mattoon, Illinois
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Dance Film Fest at Detroit Dance City Festival
Detroit, Michigan
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Free State Festival
Lawrence, Kansas
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Healdsburg Flix Mix Short Film Festival
Healdsburg, California
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Hobnobben Film Festival
Fort Wayne, Indiana
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Alhambra Theatre Film Festival
Evansville, Indiana
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Cerdanyola Screen 2016
Cerdanyola, Spain
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Eastern NC Film Festival (2016) (3rd Annual)
Winterville, North Carolina
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
The Colony Short Film Festival 2016 (10th Annual)
Marietta, Ohio
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Crossroads Film Festival 2016 (17th Annual)
Jackson, Mississippi
2016
Official Selection and Winner of People’s Choice Award for Best Experimental Film
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Blaquefyre Independent Film Festival 2016 (3rd Annual)
Centralia, Illinois
2016
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
ITSA Film Festival 2015 (6th Annual)
Sonora, California
2015
Official Selection
Resting Places: A Ballet Film
Twin Rivers Media Festival 2015 (22nd Annual)
Asheville, NC
2015
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
St. Louis Black Film Festival
St. Louis, MO
2015
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Middle Coast Film Festival
Bloomington, IN
2015
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Eastern North Carolina Film Festival
Winterville, NC
2015
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Making a Difference for Reel Film Festival
New Jersey
2015
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Alhambra Theatre Film Festival
Evansville, Indiana
2015
Official Selection and People's Choice Award for Best Experimental Film
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Blaquefyre Independent Film Festival
Centralia, Illinois
2015
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Oklahoma Dance Film Festival
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2015
Official Selection of tv series
Abstractly You Loved Me
Minneapolis Underground Film Festival (tv series)
Minneapolis, MN and surrounding areas
2015
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Equality International Film Festival
Oakland, California
2014
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
International Black Women's Film Festival
Oakland, CA
2014
Official Selection
Janet: A Silent Ballet Film
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival
Norcross, GA
2014
Official Selection
Abstractly You Loved Me
Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
Vancouver, Washington
2014
Official Selection
Abstractly You Loved Me
Black Earth Film Festival
Galesburg, Illinois
2014
Official Selection
Thank You for the Letter
Twin Rivers Media Festival
Asheville, North Carolina
2014
Official Selection
Thank You for the Letter
Blaquefyre Independent Film Festival
Centralia, IL
2014
Official Selection
Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions
Wisconsin's 1st Annual Native American Film Festival
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2010
Semi-Finalist
as the night
180' Berlin Filmfest
Berlin, Germany
Semi-Finalist
as the night
FilmArte Festival
Berlin, Germany
Semi-Finalist
Atmospheric Marginalia
Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
College
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Creative Writing
College
Southern Illinois University School of Law
I'm a director, writer, producer, and editor of independent films. My films have screened at many prominent festivals worldwide, and have won numerous awards. Please see Bio, Filmography, and Awards for more details. Thanks for checking out my films!
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