Author: experimentalfilmfestival

Theatro Municipal de São Paulo is the biggest Opera House in Brazil and an important landmark of the city. With over 100 years old, it is a living patrimony that opens its doors to the city and its diverse public.The Opera House is a lavish building and has risen as an aspirational symbol for the… Continue reading Short Film: FEEL AT EASE (Sinta-se a Vontade), 7min., Brazil, Dance

Curtains open, interior director’s bio. I grew up during the golden age of cable television, and TV was the channel for my escape to find familiarity and comfort. I lost my dad to liver cirrhosis two days before my 14th birthday. I never really got to know him, he spent some years of my childhood… Continue reading Director Biography – Gi Gonzales (GOLD)

Experimental/Horror Five kids are approached by a stranger to play Russian Roulette with a twist.

BEEHIVE, 2min., Italy, Dance Directed by Luigi Coppola Beehive aims at focusing on the critical part bees plays in the biosphere as a deeply interconnected system. As pollinators, the bees make every sort of flowers and trees grow. Without them we are all lost. Read interview with the filmmaker: https://matthewtoffolo.com/2020/09/22/interview-with-filmmaker-luigi-coppola-beehive/

LAG: A ZOOMSICAL COMEDY, 10min, USA, Musical Directed by Haddon Kime During the COVID-19 Crisis, a class on meditation and self-care has made the move to Zoom. Four students and an instructor bravely attempt to attain inner peace in this new online classroom beset with all the distractions and frustrations of our new normal. Will… Continue reading Lag: A Zoomsical Comedy Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Experimental Festival

THE CIRCADIAN CYCLE, 16min., Australia, Dance Directed by Garry Stewart Filmed within the stunning South Australian landscape, The Circadian Cycle draws upon choreography from Australian Dance Theatre’s award winning mainstage work The Beginning of Nature.

WAKE, 8min., UK, Dance Directed by Katie Beard, Naomi Turner WAKE is a short dance film which explores and responds to modern attitudes around loss and grief, taking inspiration from different rituals and funeral traditions from around the world. Filmed on the stark and shifting terrain of Dartmoor, WAKE steers us through one’s woman’s journey… Continue reading Wake Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Experimental Festival

PANDEMIA, 4min., Germany, Music/Experimental Directed by Katerina Giaannakopoualou An experimental movie such as an art music video which shows the relationship between human kind and nature and how it has evolved through the artistic perspective of dance. The viral pandemic is the theme. I got my inspiration from the strange rythm of the music and… Continue reading Pandemia Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Experimental Film Festival

STAY INSIDE, 3min., Canada, Music Directed by Will Meadows

FLOOR FALLS, 3min., UK, Dance Directed by Jennifer Paterson, Lewis Gourlay, Abby Warrilow A women stands, takes a breath, and moves. Arching back extending further than seems possible, she steps forward, rising up onto the tip of her toe and over the threshold. We see blackness then she appears. Rotating and twisting, the camera and… Continue reading Floor Falls Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Experimental Festival