Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Short Film: a film called black: King’s Speech
Best Micro-Short: THE ARCHITECT OF THE LIMINAL
Best Story: BREAKING OUT
Best Art Film: neurodiversity
Best Music Video: THE CLOTHESLINES
See info for each film:
a film called black: King’s Speech, 20min., USA
Directed by Cam Be
‘a film called black’ is an evolving film. Each screening presents different elements to an ongoing conversation. Blackness. ‘King’s Speech’ is a short film that resides within the entirety of ‘a film called black.’ ‘King’s Speech’ centers around the conversation of Blackness – What is Blackness? Who gets to define it? Additionally asking Black father’s what it means to be a king? All while telling the parallel story of Chicago artist Cam Be & Neak’s creation of the song and visual story of ‘King’s Speech.’
http://afilmcalledblack.com/https://instagram.com/afilmcalledblack
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THE ARCHITECT OF THE LIMINAL, 3min., Canada
Directed by Deb Ethier
An artist struggles to find her way in this quirky and off-kilter micro short from Deb Ethier. Taking some inspiration from classic silent films, it combines super 8 footage with 2D/3D animation and motion graphics.
Music by Esther Garcia.
https://rustybolttheatre.zyrosite.com/
https://www.facebook.com/rustybolttheatre/
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BREAKING OUT, 6min,. USA
Directed by David Glass
“Breaking Out” is centered around a tumultuous piano improvisation David Glass recorded several years ago. The short film is a psychological rollercoaster containing a variety of footage that express a wide range of intense emotions and strong forces of nature, and yet there is a beauty to the chaos. As in a ballet, the music is in synchronicity with the dramatic scenes.
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neurodiversity, 7min., South Korea
Directed by Seung il-Chon
The innovative development of artificial intelligence technology is creating a new intersection between reality and virtuality. Now, Internet platforms, artificial neural networks, data algorithms, and generative technologies are making a big difference in art creation and communication.
http://www.iloveautomata.com/https://www.facebook.com/chon.seungil/
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THE CLOTHESLINES, 9min., USA
Directed by Yazan Al-Hajari
The Clotheslines” takes you through a journey of memory, loss, nostalgia, and human hope, reflecting the human struggle and suffering through the poignant symbol of deserted clotheslines. with a profound performance, and recorded by the exciting Moscow Metropolitan Orchestra, this visual poem captures the vast landscape of human sorrow, hope, loss, and nostalgia.
https://yazanalhajari.com/
https://www.facebook.com/yazan.hajari/
https://x.com/YazanHajar98484
https://www.instagram.com/yazanhajari/
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Experimental Film & Music Video Festival 