experimentalfilmfestival

Director Biography – Dylan Montalbo (THE VIRGIN FLOWER)

Born in Manila on 11/22/1997. Often called the “One-man-Film-Crew” or the “Young Version” of Robert Rodriguez. Director Statement I remember in 2013 when I played an indie-game on my Psvita that was highly recommended by its fans, so out of curiosity I tried it for the first time and then after that I was completely… Continue reading Director Biography – Dylan Montalbo (THE VIRGIN FLOWER)

Short Film: THE VIRGIN FLOWER, 5min., USA, Animation/Experimental

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 standby, so he takes up matters into his own… Continue reading Short Film: THE VIRGIN FLOWER, 5min., USA, Animation/Experimental

Director Biography – Hadi Moussally (BELLYDANCE VOGUE)

Hadi Moussally was born in Lebanon in 1987. By age 18, he decides to go study film direction in France where he acquires a first master’s degree in “Fiction Cinema” from Paris-Est Marne la Vallée University. Moussally then chooses to take on a complementary masters in “Documentary and Anthropological Cinema” from Paris X Nanterre University,… Continue reading Director Biography – Hadi Moussally (BELLYDANCE VOGUE)

Short Film: BELLYDANCE VOGUE, 5min., France, Dance

“My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020, and for the first time, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one” The film was made during quarantine. Project Links Instagram

Director Biography – Peter Böving (DER UND DIE)

Peter Böving, geboren in Mülheim/Ruhr, gelernter Tischler, lebt seit 2001 in Thüringen. Seit Mitte der 80er Jahre freischaffend als Musiker, Filmemacher, Komponist und Produzent im Bereich Film, Theater und Hörbuch. Ausgedehnte Tourneen (u.a. über die Goethe-Institute) mit eigenen Literaturprogrammen in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Werbefilmproduktionen (Viral) zwischen 2007 und 2011. Mit Gründung des Klötzchenkinos (2010) erobert… Continue reading Director Biography – Peter Böving (DER UND DIE)

Short Film: DER UND DIE, 9min., Germany, Experimental/Animation

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. Project Links Website News & Reviews “Jandl ist wie… Continue reading Short Film: DER UND DIE, 9min., Germany, Experimental/Animation

Director Biography – Chantal caron (CLEMENTINE)

For over ten years, Chantal Caron has been the choreographer and artistic director of Fleuve | Espace danse. She has developed a unique artistic approach intimately bound to the lifeblood of her own environment highlighted by the omnipresence of the Saint-Laurent river. Since 2012, she is an ambassador of the David Suzuki Foundation and, in… Continue reading Director Biography – Chantal caron (CLEMENTINE)

Short Film: CLEMENTINE, 7min., Canada, Dance

« Clémentine » a scream from beyond the viscera between mineral, beast and man, an unusual encounter with matter, our shadows and light merging into one, crossing through sequins and mud leading to a pure and natural state where our memories are wrecked in order to free the soul. Project Links Website Facebook Twitter… Continue reading Short Film: CLEMENTINE, 7min., Canada, Dance

Short Film: BOXED, 9min., USA, Experimental/Documentary

This documentary explores the trauma and emotional aftermath experienced by sexual assault survivor advocate Barbara Handel through poetic and performative reenactments.

Director Biography – Jenn Ravenna Tran (REMEMBER ME)

Jenn Ravenna Tran is a queer Asian-American emerging film director and cinematographer based in Seattle, Washington. Her goal is to connect people to one another through shared emotional experiences by visual storytelling.