Brave Little Army

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Distributed by: Winnipeg Film Group.

The bold new girl at school inspires three classmates to follow her down a blissful path of self-realization, where they stumble upon a dark truth that forever galvanizes their friendship.

The first film in our army trilogy, written and directed by Michelle D’Alessandro Hatt.

Festivals/Screenings:

Vox Popular Film Festival (Sept. 28, 2025) *With Brave Rebel Army

Frames Per Second (Oct. 17, 2024)

Cafe Flicker (July 4, 2024)

Con Nooga Film Fest (Feb. 23-25, 2024) *Best Drama

Stranger Days Independent Film Festival (Dec. 2, 2023) *Best International Short; Best Fantasy Short

Underground Cinema Film Festival (Sept. 23-24, 2023)

Woman Up! Film Festival (Aug. 5, 2023)

Okotoks Film Festival (June 4, 2023)

Pambujan International Film Festival (Jan. 20-21, 2023) *2nd Place

HB Film Festival (Oct. 7-9, 2022) *Best Make Up (Karlee Morse, Steph Pringle, Stephanie Gillespie, Brenda Snguon)

Disappear Here Film Festival (Sept. 23-26, 2022)

Corujinha Festival de Cinema (Aug. 16-19, 2022)

ConCarolinas Short Film Festival (June 3, 2022) *Best Fantasy; Best North American

Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival (May 15, 2022)

Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria (Mar. 4-5, 2022) *Best Lighting (Khanh Tudo)

Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival (Feb. 19-20, 2022) *Best Fantasy; Best Cinematography (Gayle Ye)

Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival (Oct. 21-24, 2021)

International Film Festival of Ottawa (Mar. 11-21, 2021)

Chinh India Kids Film Festival (Nov. 1-10, 2020) *Special Jury Award

Soho International Film Festival (Oct. 15-22, 2020)

Vox Popular Media Arts Festival (Sept. 10-20, 2020) *People’s Choice Award

Dresden International Short Film Festival (Sept. 8-13, 2020) *Short Film Day (Dec 21, 2020)

Lahore International Children’s Film Festival (Aug. 21-Nov. 21, 2020)

Oxford International Short Film Festival (Jun. 26-Jul. 2, 2020) *Best Young Performer (Lyla Elliot)

New York City Independent Film Festival (June 6th, 2020)

Rochester Independent Global Film Festival (Mar. 7, 2020)

Yountville International Short Film Festival (Feb. 7, 2020)

Bogotá Short Film Festival – Bogoshorts (Dec. 3-11, 2019)

Kansas International Film Fest (Nov. 12, 2019)  *Best of KCFF

The Female Eye Film Festival (Nov. 9, 2019)

Yellowknife International Film Festival (Nov. 9, 2019)

Paris International Lesbian & Feminist Film Festival (Nov. 1, 2019)

San Jose International Short Film Festival (Oct. 25, 2019)

Portland Film Festival (Oct. 18, 2019)

Festival for Women’s Rights, South Korea (Oct. 3-6, 2019)

Lady Filmmakers Film Festival (Sept. 26, 2019) *Jury Award

Montreal Feminist Film Festival (Sept. 19, 2019) *Audience Favourite

Quebec City Film Festival (Sept. 14, 2019)

Regina International Film Festival (Aug. 14, 2019)

Lucania Film Festival (Aug. 7, 2019)

Fantasia International Film Festival (July 26, 2019)

Voce Spettacolo Film Festival (May 31, 2019) *Best Short

Milledgeville + Eatonton Film Festival (Apr. 25, 2019)

Kansas City Film Fest (Apr. 13, 2019)

Festival Courts d’un Soir (Apr. 5, 2019) *Special Jury Mention

Canadian Film Fest (Mar. 23, 2019)

Berlin Feminist Film Week (Mar. 9, 2019)

Kingston Canadian Film Festival (Mar. 2, 2019)

Hamilton Film Festival (Nov. 6, 2018)

The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (Oct. 21, 2018)