experimentalfilmfestival

Dance Film: MOVEMENT NEVER LIES, 3min., France, Dance

A dance floor as a giant canvas and my own body as a paintbrush. With this project, I wanted to explore transdisciplinarity in art, by making a parallel between dance and calligraphy. In both domains, the movement is the most important. To draw a beautiful letter, the calligrapher must have a perfect hand gestural. More… Continue reading Dance Film: MOVEMENT NEVER LIES, 3min., France, Dance

Dance Film: THE VEIL OF ACUMEN, 3min., Canada, Dance

Dance video with a focus on questions around identity and its fluidity, meaning that culture and popular media create a define imprint on people’s unconsciousness and the way we see ourselves and others in the world In this piece is a visualization of how people see others in “a package.” We all have our own… Continue reading Dance Film: THE VEIL OF ACUMEN, 3min., Canada, Dance

Director Biography – Corynne Bisson (LET HER OUT)

Born and raised in rural northern Alberta, Corynne Bisson began her dance training at age 7. She trained in contemporary, jazz, hip hop, ballet, and modern. At the age of 18, with her sights set on further developing her multiple dance styles she moved to Calgary Alberta, a larger urban center to with a stronger… Continue reading Director Biography – Corynne Bisson (LET HER OUT)

Dance Film: LET HER OUT, 4min., Canada, Dance

Let Her Out is a non-linear and non-narrative portrayal of a woman with a necessity to move. This necessity to move comes from a deep examination of self, relationships and the world she is wrapped up in. A transformation place on screen as the dancer moves through her own examination and discovery of loss, hardship… Continue reading Dance Film: LET HER OUT, 4min., Canada, Dance

Director Biography – Adrian Hashimi (MIRAGE)

Adrian Hashimi is a director, conceptualist, illustrator & artist based in New York City. For more than 25 years he has actively created scenes, concepts & images for creative industries such as advertising, television and motion pictures. Amongst his noted projects are nominated movies such as, A Most Violent Year, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica… Continue reading Director Biography – Adrian Hashimi (MIRAGE)

Dance Film: MIRAGE, 6min., USA, Dance

In a life inundated with boundaries, the most difficult to overcome is the confinement of the mind. The film Mirage follows Dancer as she battles the conditions that keep her bound. Dancer is sometimes victorious and creates moments of freedom. These bursts of exuberance contribute to her growing anguish. As each scene develops, she finds… Continue reading Dance Film: MIRAGE, 6min., USA, Dance

Director Biography – Tim Jockel (HYPRA)

Tim Jockel is a Berlin based director and visual artist. Tim’s artwork deals with unseen relationships of shapes, structures and the process of transformation. He has a background in traditional graphic design and his fascination for typography, abstract forms and generative systems affects his approach to motion graphics and film. About Majid Kessab: Majid Kessab… Continue reading Director Biography – Tim Jockel (HYPRA)

Dance Film: HYPRA, 3min., Germany, Dance

HYPRA explores the relationship between dance and digital art. The dancers energetic expressions take the viewer on an accelerating journey while evolving light visuals react, intersect or reflect back on his movement. The end result is a dynamic system that merges music, dance and digital art. Project Links Website Facebook Film Type: Animation, Experimental, Music… Continue reading Dance Film: HYPRA, 3min., Germany, Dance

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental Festival – February 7, 2019

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: OF SILENCE BEST DANCE FILM: CAUGHT IN THE CHAMBER BEST PERFORMANCES: FRANCISZKA BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: PERSONA BEST MUSIC: LOVE IS WILD Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: OF SILENCE, 6min., Belgium, Dance “ROPPONGI BOYS” JET LAGZ, 2min., Poland, Music POSITIVE, 2min., France, Experimental ADORINE, 4min., Cyprus, Music FRANCISZKA, 8min., Canada, Dance SOMEWHERE… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental Festival – February 7, 2019

The Nature Of Consciousness Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK From Feb. 2019 LA Film Festival

THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, 5min., USA, Dance Directed by Jen Guy Metcalf A traveler explores a places between reality and dreams, control and chaos, the known and unknown, as she comes to a realization about her existence. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!