Author: experimentalfilmfestival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: ROCK COUNTRY BEST DANCE FILM: LIMINALITY BEST ANIMATION FILM: GAKU BEST MUSIC FILM: THE REST OF MY DAYS BEST PERFORMANCES: PANDEMIA BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE CIRCADIAN CYCLE BEST SOUND & MUSIC: DIVIDED WE SCROLL Theme of night: Desire to evolve and change NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: October 10, 2020 (Toronto)

THROUGH THESE EYES, 3min., USA, Dance Directed by Armeara Blackwell This video expresses the emotions and frustrations of individuals regarding the recent events. Events like the protests/rioting, police related killings/deaths, racial related killing/deaths, and the justice that has not been served for those who have lost their lives. Through this video we hope to open… Continue reading Short Film Trailer: THROUGH THESE EYES, 3min., USA, Dance

ANPU – ZOEA, 5min., Taiwan, 5min., Music Video Directed by POWEI SU Mitten crabs have long been viewed as an environmental index for assessing the ecological state of rivers and streams in taiwan. The species has a unique spawning migration pattern, the species has seen a gradual decline in population over the past few decades,mainly… Continue reading Anpu – Zoea Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental, Dance, Music Sept. 2020 Festival

INSIDE OUT TERRAIN, 4min., USA, Experimental Directed by Samia Zaidi A global collaboration between artists in quarantine. The poem written by London based poet, musician, and actor Shay Khan and the performance art by Najah Rizvi of Amman, Jordan were a reflection from each artist and their respective places within South Asian diaspora.

DER UND DIE, 9min., Germany, Experimental/Animation Directed by Peter Böving A love poem by Ernst Jandl is the basis for a musical “Tête-à-tête” between a Dresden woman and a Martian. In a rental car it comes fast to a rushing love scene, which ends in total chaos in the environment of a violent Monday demo.

INVERTED GLOAMING, 7min., Chili, Music Video Directed by MATIAS ALVARADO For this video clip, TARGET takes the concepts from their latest album Deep Water Flames to bring them to the screen, in an artistic piece that reflects the fight against the tide, in this case represented by the fight for equality of women in this… Continue reading Inverted Gloaming Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental, Dance, Music Festival Sept. 2020

BOXED, 9min., USA, Experimental/Documentary Directed by Olivia Adelman This documentary explores the trauma and emotional aftermath experienced by sexual assault survivor advocate Barbara Handel through poetic and performative reenactments.

THE VIRGIN FLOWER, 5min., USA, Animation/Experimental Directed by Dylan Montalbo Based upon the best-selling indie video-game “Hotline Miami”, The Main Character “Jacket”, receives a message about a gang that has kidnapped an innocent young girl, whom they plan to do horrendous acts to. Jacket, on the another hand isn’t the type of guy to just… Continue reading The Virgin Flower Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental, Dance, Music Festival Sept. 2020

COLD STORAGE, 9min., Finland, Experimental/Dance Directed by Thomas Freundlich Cold Storage is a short dance film that pays homage to the virtuosic physical performances and melancholy comedy of the classic silent screen. On a desolate arctic shore, a lonely fisherman discovers his prehistoric counterpart frozen in the ice, and thaws him out as his newfound… Continue reading Cold Storage Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental, Dance, Music Festival Sept. 2020

THROUGH THESE EYES, 3min., USA, Dance Directed by Armeara Blackwell This video expresses the emotions and frustrations of individuals regarding the recent events. Events like the protests/rioting, police related killings/deaths, racial related killing/deaths, and the justice that has not been served for those who have lost their lives. Through this video we hope to open… Continue reading Through These Eyes Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental, Dance, Music Festival Sept. 2020