The Trap
Shane Europa | Ireland | 2017 | 27:30 Facebook We travel with Lana Cross through the hardest journey a person can face, that of facing themselves. Opting to pass on suicide, she chooses instead to face her demon and the trap into which she has been placed since childhood. Cast Janine Hardy Lola Europa Ray… Read more »
Under Water: Dive Deep (Debaixo D’Água: Mergulhe Fundo)
Lucas Paz | Brazil | 2016 | 17:00 Facebook What if you were to lose someone you deeply love? Under Water is a surreal drama that chronicles Sii’s fantastic journey to accept her son’s untimely death at sea. A Woman who has lost her son at sea returns to the place where her son drowned… Read more »
A Theory of Colours
Peter Jonas | Germany | 2017| 1:23:36 German with English Subtitles Expressionistic feature film about competing theories of colours. Some of the dialogues are composed of excerpts from Goethe’s theory of colours, prose, and lyrics. Other parts relate to Newton’s writings, in particular, to extracts from his theological and alchemical works. The protagonists/antagonists (John /… Read more »
Connections
Nikhil Ghodke | United States | 2017 | 9:00 The film is a visual comparative study between East and West by way of juxtaposing similar subject matter. Producer Nikhil Ghodke
Dyscrasia
Jac Kessler | United States | 2017 | 22:49 Facebook | Twitter Dyscrasia is a psychological thriller/horror that explores the mind of a young woman as she undergoes a traumatic event after leaving a commedia dell’arte performance. Cast Bridget Murray Taylor Watkins Sean Orlosky Barry McMullen Beau Thompson Jac Kessle Writer Jac Kessler Producer R…. Read more »
Elements 1, 2, 3
Tomaž Burlin | France | 2017 | 7:21 A trilogy composed of images from a tropical forest, water, and a building. Made of three short parts, three distinct periphrases, each characterised by a particular aesthetic and technical approach. The idea of periphrasis is articulated through the relation between moving images and music. Writer Tomaž Burlin… Read more »
In the Dark
Chris Furby | United Kingdom | 2016 | 1:18:00 English, French, German with English Subtitles An experimental feature that has a structure but no overall narrative. Every scene relates to being in the dark either psychologically, physically (at night), or metaphorically (we don’t really know what’s going on either at the local human scale or… Read more »
Natural Romance
Murray Robinson | Canada | 2017 | 3:05 Moments last only for a brief period. The camera at hand is the true way to preserve these passing memories. A couple and their dog hike through a trail only to capture the feelings that they truly express. Cast Murray Robinson Terri-Lynn Wright Nugget Producer Murray Robinson… Read more »
The Streets
Kelly Conlin | Canada | 2017 | 5:44 Website | Twitter A short experimental film examining the arteries of society. Filmed over six years throughout Canada, the United States and the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, The Streets is an auditory and visceral study into the pathways that divide and define our communities. Producer… Read more »
The Colour Out of Space
Patrick Müller | Germany | 2017 | 4:28 Website A meteorite, strange vegetation, a colour: an experimental take on H.P. Lovecraft’s spiral into madness, shot with a vintage camera on truly unique LomoChrome 16mm film. This is a beautiful exercise in the surreal. Writer H.P. Lovecraft Producer Patrick Müller