Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award:
Best Feature Film: CATABASE FIRST PART: AD LOVE
Best Dance Film: RESISTANCE
Best Experimental Film: Ectropy
Best Musical: longing/belonging
Best Music Video: Until the last minute
Best Story: Zero Sum Game
Best Performances: Ikigai
Best Cinematography: One Human Show
Best Art Film: These Things
Best Sound & Music: Into the Gamba-Verse
Best Poetry Film: Lettre à ma fille
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CATABASE FIRST PART: AD LOVE. 97min., France
Directed by Nicolas Pereira
Two lovers fall into madness.
https://www.instagram.com/nicolaspereiratheater/
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Ikigai, 3min., UK
Directed by Marina Waltz
http://www.marinawaltzfilms.com/
https://www.instagram.com/waltzmarina/
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One Human Show, 8min, USA
Directed by Yue Zhu
“One Human Show” delves into the essence of life, exploring diverse forms, gender roles, and societal constructs. Through the symbolic cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, the film reflects on equality, transformation, and the interconnectedness of existence. It questions traditional hierarchies, offering a thought-provoking exploration of how cultural customs shape our understanding of life and renewal.
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RESISTANCE, 7min., South Korea
Directed by SU IN GOK, JI HOON YOO, SEOK JIN Noin YANG
One isolated in the waves, helpless against an overwhelming force.
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Zero Sum Game, 8min., USA
Directed by Scott Cook, Liz Dibble
A rumination on the break down of civil discourse in society, the damaging nature of contention, and the profound importance of peace making.
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These Things, 4min,. USA
Directed by Stephen Davis
These Things is a short film about four dancers who experience an event that leaves them feeling scared, sad and confused.
http://www.thesethingscinedance.com/
https://instagram.com/thesethings.cinedance
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Into the Gamba-Verse, 6min., USA
Directed by Julianna Emanski, Christophe Skupien, Joy Bollinger, Molly Hammond
In 2024, Lumedia Musicworks and Bruce Wood Dance Dallas joined forces to create “Into the Gamba-Verse”, a visually captivating short film that merges the timeless resonance of early music with the dynamic artistry of modern dance. Filmed at Dallas Texas’s RX video wall studio, the film features choreography by Bruce Wood Dance’s Artistic Director, Joy Bollinger, set to Marin Marais’ “Chaconne en Rondeau”.
http://www.lumediamusicworks.com/
https://instagram.com/Lumediamworks
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Until the last minute, 3min., Ukraine
Directed by Ilya Noyabrev
A Ukrainian woman sees her husband off to war. She prays for her husband’s return and makes a folk amulet (a motanka doll) with her own hands. In her prayer, the woman promises her husband to be with him until the last minute. (The video uses real photos from the beginning of the war in 2022).
https://www.instagram.com/anna_khanina/
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Lettre à ma fille, 4min., Benin
Directed by Michael Maurissens
Unfolding on the beaches and streets of Benin, a heartfelt letter from a mother to her future daughter expresses the challenges and joys of growing up as a woman. Through song and dance, a tribe of women dispel fairy tales myths to center embodied values of feminine power: strength, independence, and self-worth. Their rebellious spirits find freedom and joy through the rhythms of their bodies as hands clap, shoulders shake, hips swirl, and feet stomp out their bold dreams of womanhood.
https://www.instagram.com/michael_maurissens/
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Ectropy, 20min., USA
Directed by Jordan Schulz
“ECTROPY” follows the Artist, a member of the Timeless Presence species who struggles to see his potential. Aided by the young Gaia, the Artist faces existential challenges and immense pressures as they paint the fabric of nature.
https://instagram.com/sirdanielwinnscreationseries
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longing/belonging, 3min., Canada
Directed by Rachael Withers, Niamh Wilson
longing/belonging follows a queer femme struggling to break out of the mold of their straight relationship and their journey to discovering identity and community.
https://instagram.com/longingbelonging.film
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Experimental Film & Music Video Festival 