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November 2023
D!NK won the Best Mockumentary Film Award category for the Fall 2023
Oregon Short Film Festival in Portland, Oregon.
Couldn't have achieved this momentous nomination without my all-star D!NK cast, crew and contributors. Thank you to the Oregon Short Film Festival for this wonderful award and opportunity to screen at the Clinton Street Theater on November 12th, 2023.
~Rachael Silberman
February 2024
D!NK has been accepted to the 2024
UpTilt Film Festival in Wilmington, NC!
I'm thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful,
female+ centric festival that empowers not only North Carolinian filmmakers but, international creatives, whose stories impact us all.
Join in the fun by supporting UpTilt and
discover all of the information on the festival by visiting:
April 2024
D!NK was officially selected to be a part of the 2024 Longleaf Film Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina for the festival's tenth year!
What a pleasure and an honor to be able to screen our Pickleball comedy at this beautiful festival, hosted at the
North Carolina Museum of History.
So, if you're a fan of movies, pickleball and the arts-come celebrate D!NK and other fantastic filmmakers at Longleaf this year on May 10th and 11th (FREE TO ATTEND)!
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D!NK will be playing on Friday, May 10th in the Movies-N-Moonlight block, which is hosted outside in Bicentennial Plaza from 8:30-10pm. Check out the Longleaf website for more information:
https://longleaffilmfestival.com/
aboutDINK
The story of four pickleball super divas enter the ultimate pickleball competition,each determined to lay it all out on the “kitchen” line for a chance at victory.
As the 2023 “Grab the Gherkin” Pickleball Tourney comes to Wilmington, North Carolina–four regional champions enter to compete for the Grand Gherkin Trophy and become legends in Pickleball history.
Cheyenne James, a spunky former southern beauty queen, teams up with Louis “Softie” Jackson to dominate the court with their smackdowns and dinks; while ruthless Aliyah Miles, current state Pickleball Champ with a "backhand to slap your mama”, pairs up with Lucky Luciano, ex- mobster from New York City, to claim the title for their own.
Needless to say, this Pickleball tournament is going to be as crazy as its competitors.
'D!NK' is currently circulating the 2023-2025 film festival circuit nationally in the US and internationally.
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Director and Producer, Rachael Silberman, is dedicated to using local talent, crew and vendors in and around Wilmington, North Carolina--showcasing the importance of creatives
coming together in ALL communities, big and small.
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