Author: experimentalfilmfestival

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

Director Biography – Virginie Kahn (THE SHE-WOLF)

Artistic director for press magazines and communication agencies up to 2012, I have been working for several press magazines such as Beaux-Arts magazine, Télérama, Géo, L’Equipe quotidien et magazine, Canal +, as well as for communication programs related to youth, education, children’s rights, in particular for the General Council of Seine-Saint-Denis. I still occasionally work… Continue reading Director Biography – Virginie Kahn (THE SHE-WOLF)

Short Film: THE SHE-WOLF, 10min., France, Dance

Marion mysteriously appears in a clearing populated by marauding wolves. Attracted by the melody of a cello, a strange dream brings her to the heart of a wonderful forest. But as she tries to get closer to the cello, their bodies gradually cover themselves with a strange bark-colored skin.

Director Biography – Cass Mortimer Eipper (BRUTE)

Cass trained at the Australian Ballet School and has performed with the West Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, and was co-director of the Australian dance/media company, Ludwig. He won the Helpmann award for ‘Best Male Dancer’ in William Forsythe’s Quintett. His other awards include ‘Most Outstanding Performance’ at the Rome International Choreography Competition’ for ‘Solo… Continue reading Director Biography – Cass Mortimer Eipper (BRUTE)

Director Biography – Danielle Peers, Alice Sheppard (INCLINATIONS)

DANIELLE PEERS is a community organizer, an artist, and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. They have made seven activist-oriented films, co-curated three art shows, and co-founded two arts collectives (KingCrip Productions and CRIPSiE). They have co-choreographed three dances, and have performed for eight years… Continue reading Director Biography – Danielle Peers, Alice Sheppard (INCLINATIONS)

Short Film: INCLINATIONS, 5min., France, Dance

Choreographed, directed and shot from disability perspectives, this dance-on-video short contrasts the playful connections when disability aesthetics, community and a ramp meet the institutional histories and discordant inclinations that can lurk just below the surface. News & Reviews “I Dance Because I Can written by Alice Sheppard” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/opinion/disabi

Director Biography – Álvaro José Peña, Sergio López Guevara, Rodrigo García, Roberto Ávila (KADDUME)

Director Biography – Álvaro José Peña, Sergio López Guevara, Rodrigo García, Roberto Ávila Álvaro José Peña was born in Cali, Colombia on January 17, 1991. He studied Communication Sciences and Audiovisual Production at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá, Colombia, where he received an Honorable Mention for his outstanding Thesis “Bogotá: Music District, a web documentary… Continue reading Director Biography – Álvaro José Peña, Sergio López Guevara, Rodrigo García, Roberto Ávila (KADDUME)

Short Film: KADDUME, 3min., Canada, Dance

“Kaddume” is an expedition that recognizes San Basilio de Palenque’s past and future relationships. It’s a look to and from the body, the land they live in and the voice of their female ancestors. The same ones that opened new paths in search of freedom. This dance is a new approach through rhythm and movement,… Continue reading Short Film: KADDUME, 3min., Canada, Dance

Short Film: ANIMAL, 7min., France, Dance

This short film is an adaption of the performance Animale (choreography by Lisie Philip, music by Laurent Tamagno). It was produced for an event in the MAMAC (the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice) called “la Nuit des Musées” in 2017. I perceived the show as a celebration of the vitality of the… Continue reading Short Film: ANIMAL, 7min., France, Dance

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental & Music & Dance Festival – September 5, 2019

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BLACK LIVES MATTER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM: PASSAGE BEST PERFORMANCES: THANATOS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: TOO MANY BODIES BEST MUSIC: EMERGENCE Them of night: “Transformation” Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: BLACK LIVES MATTER, 9min., USA, Experimental DANCE WITH DEATH, 6min., USA, Experimental EMERGENCE, 5min., USA, Dance FLORETS, 4min., USA, Music Video GEOMETRY, 2min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental & Music & Dance Festival – September 5, 2019