Author: experimentalfilmfestival

Festival occurs 3 times a month! Showcased the best of experimental short films and music videos from around the world.

Short Film: INSIDE OUT TERRAIN, 4min., USA, Experimental

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. The composition by Turkish musician and composer Duygu Demir was written with… Continue reading Short Film: INSIDE OUT TERRAIN, 4min., USA, Experimental

Short Film: EGO, 10min., UK, Dance

  Most of us have an alter ego hiding under the surface. We try our best to keep it in, but sometimes it escapes. In EGO, we get a front row seat into the psyche of a relationship. Using world class ballet, krump, popping & bboying we witness different moments played out in pure contrast… Continue reading Short Film: EGO, 10min., UK, Dance

Short Film: SOCIALLY DISTANT, 8min., USA, Music VIdeo

Socially Distant is a visual album following artist Jeremi “Dende” Lewings through his time during the COVID-19 pandemic with struggles from past loved one & moving on. Dende is premiering unreleased music throughout this short film produced by Dende himself during Stay Home order. Project Type: Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short Runtime: 8 minutes 23… Continue reading Short Film: SOCIALLY DISTANT, 8min., USA, Music VIdeo

Director Biography – João Afonso Vaz (COLD)

The first steps into filmmaking we’re taken in a NYFA Hands-on Course and few months later in a University in Portugal in a Cinema course. As a working filmmaker he developed work manly as Camera Operator, Cinematographer and Director for Tv series, Short Film and Documentary. He started Maus da Fita, a production company with… Continue reading Director Biography – João Afonso Vaz (COLD)

Short Film: COLD, 10min., Portugal, Dance

Dance work that dresses the theme of alienation, loneliness and cruelty, focusing on the human being and its essence. The bodies and their broken integrity are driven by memories and dreams. Cold explores the curves in the soul, the darkness, the silhouette, sweeps in deeply and causes the spirit to come out of the body.… Continue reading Short Film: COLD, 10min., Portugal, Dance

Director Biography – POWEI SU (ANPU – ZOEA)

Awards 2018 20minmax 2018 [Art & Experimental Award ] YALDABOATH ”作牙” BISFF 2018 [Animation, Experimental] YALDABOATH ”作牙” 2017 Interfilm 2017 [Visions & Voyages – Trips & Animation] YALDABOATH ”作牙” TIAF 2017 [ International Competition] YALDABOATH ”作牙” 2016 Golden Melody Awards [The Best Music Video / Nominated] Eternal Summer Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in… Continue reading Director Biography – POWEI SU (ANPU – ZOEA)

Short Film: ANPU – ZOEA, 5min., Taiwan, 5min., Music Video

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 attributed to overharvesting and pollution. as a result, their existence has… Continue reading Short Film: ANPU – ZOEA, 5min., Taiwan, 5min., Music Video

Interview with Filmmaker Yijun Pan (RED THREAD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

RED THREAD was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the February 2020 Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Yijun Pan: Red Thread of Fate is a belief in Asian culture that, according to the ancient myth, the god ties an invisible red cord around the finger of those […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Yijun Pan (RED THREAD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

HARPOON [2019] — 500 CRAPPY WORDS A DAY!

Harpoon is director Rob Grant’s most conventional film of his decade-long career given his past experimental approach to film-making. Harpoon is hardly experimental and therefore much more accessible, though it retains the staunchly independent qualities that define his work. This latest effort possesses the barest of plots: the basic notion of survival when stranded […] via… Continue reading HARPOON [2019] — 500 CRAPPY WORDS A DAY!