Author: experimentalfilmfestival

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

Short Film: WALKSCAPE, 5min., Portugal, Experimental/Documentary

Filmed during several walks in Lisbon as an aesthetic practice, using image processing and time-lapse techniques. An experience on the visualization of improvised music as free as the music itself. Music by WELCOME TO SILKEBORG. Monsieur Trinité: several objects, Tiago Varela: electric piano. Project Links  Website  

Director Biography – Marcus Aubin (MINSTREL VS PUPPET)

My name is Marcus Aubin, and I’m a director and editor from Chicago IL. Living in this city has heavily encouraged my grit and perseverance. I am a highly driven and creative individual always looking to collaborate with others who push my limits to do great things. In three years, I have been fortunate enough… Continue reading Director Biography – Marcus Aubin (MINSTREL VS PUPPET)

Short Film: MINSTREL VS PUPPET, 6min., USA, Experimental

Minstrel vs. Puppet (MVP) short film is an artistic experimental piece that illustrates the internal conflict many women, particularly women of color, experience surrounding the topics of brains and beauty. It also depicts how this same conflict manifests externally with some women identifying with and relating more to their own internal level of intellect while… Continue reading Short Film: MINSTREL VS PUPPET, 6min., USA, Experimental

Director Biography – Yelena Gorn (ONE TIME)

Yelena Gorn was born and raised in Ukraine, USSR. She was educated as a classical guitar teacher and received BA degree in Music – Classical Guitar Pedagogy and Folk Orchestra Leader from R. Glier Kiev Institute of Music. Upon completion of her degree she worked as a music teacher in her native Ukraine for 8… Continue reading Director Biography – Yelena Gorn (ONE TIME)

Director Biography – Jesse Haaja (ONCE AN ANGEL)

Jesse Haaja is an multi-award winning director, producer and a writer. His first full length film Rendel was released 2017 and it was sold to over 60 countries. Haaja has a background in commercials as Graphic Designer and Art Director. In 2009 he founded the company Haaja & Arwo Design which grew to be the… Continue reading Director Biography – Jesse Haaja (ONCE AN ANGEL)

Short Film: ONCE AN ANGEL, 2min., USA, Experimental

The White Angel and the Black Angel Film Type: Short Genres: Musical, Thriller Runtime: 2 minutes 23 seconds Completion Date: April 19, 2019 Production Budget: 4,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Shooting Format: 1080 Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope Film Color: Color

Director Biography – John J.A. Jannone (SOLDIER ONLINE)

I am an audiovisual installation and multimedia artist, composer, and have a background as a performer, improviser, and creator in music, theater, and hybrid performance forms. I’ve been teaching for over 20 years, most of that time at Brooklyn College, but also at Osaka University, Hunter College, Pratt Institute, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. My current… Continue reading Director Biography – John J.A. Jannone (SOLDIER ONLINE)

Short Film: SOLDIER ONLINE, 5min., USA, Music Video

Official music video for Old Robes (Subtle Soup Records) “Soldier Online” from the album The Spider and the Spectator. Software Art / Realtime Cinema: generative, audio-responsive animation. Who is the Soldier Online? A gamer, lost in their own exciting but unreal world? A drone pilot, far removed from the too-real destruction they are causing? A… Continue reading Short Film: SOLDIER ONLINE, 5min., USA, Music Video

Director Biography – Arsen Arzumanyan (FURNACE OF THE BIRDS)

I am a Filmmaker originally from Latvia who has been working as a sequence designer and digital cinematographer in Hollywood films and Commercials for the past 10 years. My goal is to use new technologies and methods to try to recreate dreams capes and take the viewer on strange but enjoying journey. Director Statement This… Continue reading Director Biography – Arsen Arzumanyan (FURNACE OF THE BIRDS)