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Amor Fati has us up in the clouds!

We are thrilled to share this labor of love with the Midwest at the Heartland Film Festival. When you’re able to embrace your circumstance, you become empowered over it.

Catch the screening (along with the other 2026 EDFC Finalist films) and Q&A this Monday, Oct 12 at 7:30pm at the Alamo Drafthouse (Indianapolis). Tickets are still available—hope to see you there!

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Grateful for another film festival acceptance and award nomination for “Amor Fati” at the Milwaukee Independent Film Awards! I feel incredibly humbled by the love and reception for my rookie film that has found its way into festivals, touch hearts, and move audiences. At its heart, Amor Fati is about embracing life as it is - the beautiful, the difficult, and everything in between. My hope is that its message reminds people that you are enough, even in the face of adversity, and that there is beauty in our thorns.

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The first but hopefully not the last.

If you’ve ever had the itch to create a short film, now is your chance to scratch it. Sign up for our first ever ArtCenter 48 hour Film Jam!

ALL MAJORS ARE WELCOME! ✨

Scan the QR code for more details.

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Our little film that could — more awards and more upcoming screenings! 🥹

Amor Fati continues to find audiences around the world, touch hearts and minds, and hopefully help inspire people to overcome adversity and live an empowered life.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way, and especially to our incredible filmmaking team who poured so much heart into this film, made in just 5 days. Would love to see you at an upcoming screening!

CAST
@jguintu
@camryngrimes
@julianna_guintu
@thereallauragardner
@dannyjgomezofficial
@itsmejimmygold
@meatybeat @marakiuler

CREW
@kettle.maker
@henry__yin
@russrubin
#LutherTobey
#LindsayTessier
@annekoolen
@juliabyers94
@soniab15
@jamesguintu
@pikapikafooo
@katelynnobul
@dj_mojoe @itsjoerivera
@thelizzyo
@fabienricard
#JeremyRicard
@beachgirljenny13

PARTNERS / SUPPORT
@theexoticwoods
@soniahoujewelry
@huntingtonhospital

MUSIC
@theresilientband
@the_nightnoodler
#GregLoman
@domplaysdrums
@kalwikkstr
@reborn_musik

SPECIAL THANKS
@johannes_lax
@nicnovicki
@kjarandassociates
@affonsobeat
@brocktalks
@dskendzel
@journalofacountrypriest
@ivetteguintu
@jpetriccafilm
@noreenotoole
@jorgesan777
@sophiacostanzofilms
@bistrodlg
@disabilityfilmchallenge
@kjarandassociates
@ariseartistsagency

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Another award for Amor Fati!

We’re thrilled to share that Amor Fati has been named WINNER of Best Family Drama at the Reale Film Festival in Italy! As a Filipino-Italian, it means even more to celebrate this film from the land of my ancestors. Thank you to the Reale Film Festival for recognizing our film, and to everyone who helped bring it to life!

AMOR FATI
4× Award Winner - East Village ×2, GLIFF, Reale Film Festival
2× EDFC Finalist
7+ Festival Selections
...and counting!

Amor Fati - love your fate.

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Three more festival selections for Amor Fati.

Calabasas Film Festival. We screen Saturday, September 26 in the shorts program at the Motion Picture & Television Fund campus theater. Tickets are at calabasasfilmfestival.com, and we would love to see you there.

Focus on Ability Short Film Festival (Australia). Amor Fati is an International Short selection, and public voting is open through September 4. You can watch the film and cast your vote right now at the link in our bio.

FiLMS for World Peace FESTiVAL. Honored to be part of a festival built around stories that bring people closer together.

This film was made by a family of cast and crew who believed in one idea: that people should not just hear about amor fati, but feel it. Thank you for carrying it this far with us.

#AmorFati #ShortFilm #FilmFestival #CalabasasFilmFestival #FocusOnAbility #DisabilityRepresentation #IndieFilm

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WE WON!

“Amor Fati” just took home two awards at the East Village New York Film Festival:

Best First Time Director — John Kessler
Best Actress — Camryn Grimes

So incredibly proud of John, Camryn, and this entire team. What a beautiful way to keep our festival journey going.

More to come…

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Amor Fati had its first theatrical festival screening and Q&A at the Marina del Rey Film Festival!

Seeing our film on the big screen and hearing—and feeling—the audience react together was incredibly special. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who came out to support this project and the other filmmakers.

Thank you to the Marina del Rey Film Festival for giving Amor Fati a home. Here’s to touching many more hearts and continuing to share our message of resilience, love, and acceptance as we begin our festival run.

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Joe Guintu from the Best Film and Best Writer finalist film AMOR FATI talks about the impact media has on culture and disability visability.

ID: @jguintu wearing a black suit sitting in his wheelchair gets interviewed at the awards show. B-Roll images from the film and awards show are interspersed throughout.

#EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #awardshow

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T-minus 2 days!

If you’re in SoCal, come check out Amor Fati this Friday at the Marina del Rey Film Festival.

We’re screening in Block L, which begins at 6:00pm, and Amor Fati is the second film, so come early and catch the whole block.

For tickets and festival information, visit @marinadelreyff or the festival website!

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Some exciting news... Amor Fati is an Official Selection at next week’s Marina del Rey Film Festival!

I’m incredibly grateful that this film gets to keep reaching new audiences and continue its journey beyond the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.

We’ll be screening on Opening Night in a prime-time slot - Friday, June 19 at 6pm at the Lumiere Cinema in Beverly Hills (Screening Block L) - and I would love to see you there.

Check out @marinadelreyff for tickets and festival information!

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What a wild, meaningful, emotional ride ❤️

So incredibly proud of our Amor Fati team and grateful to everyone who poured their time, talent, heart, relationships, and belief into this project. From cast to crew to family and friends - this truly became a labor of love. Seeing our film nominated for Best Film Presented By Sony Pictures Entertainment and Best Writer Presented By Netflix out of the 144 films submitted as part of the 2026 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge was such an honor.

Although the trophies went to other amazing and deserving films, like many meaningful experiences, this one came with a mix of emotions: pride, gratitude, excitement, disappointment, inspiration, happiness for the winners, empathy for fellow nominees and challenge participants, and appreciation for the many incredible stories that pushed disability representation in media forward. I felt a deep sense of stewardship and responsibility to everyone investing their time, talent, and belief into this project, and I’m still unpacking all of it.

Our goal for Amor Fati was never to win an award. It was to create something we could be proud of and, more than anything, create a story with meaning and impact - one that could give voice to experiences often unseen and remind people that adversity, resilience, struggle, humor, and love are all part of the shared human experience. Hearing people connect with the film and seeing community form around our collective struggles has meant everything.

Amor Fati means love of one’s fate. Not ignoring the lows or becoming consumed by the highs, but learning to be present in the process. The acceptance and love of one’s fate does not come instantaneously - and often not easily - but through gratitude and leaning on those around us, we find ways to move through this journey together.

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