Author: experimentalfilmfestival

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

Director BIOS: Amie Dowling and Austin Forbord (SEPARATE SENTENCES)

Director Biography – Amie Dowling, Austin Forbord Amie Dowling creates dance and theater for the stage, for film and in community settings. For the past 17 years, her work has considered the politics and representation of mass incarceration. Well Contested Sites, a collaboration Austin Forbord and Bay Area artists, some of who were previously incarcerated, won the… Continue reading Director BIOS: Amie Dowling and Austin Forbord (SEPARATE SENTENCES)

Short Film: SEPARATE SENTENCES, 15min., USA, Experimental

Incarceration is not a single or discrete event, but a dynamic process that unfolds over time and affects families for generations. Separate Sentence (2016) is a 15-minute dance/theater film that draws upon individual experiences and physical memories of a cast comprised of Bay Area artists– some of whom are fathers or sons who have experienced… Continue reading Short Film: SEPARATE SENTENCES, 15min., USA, Experimental

Short Film: SARAVA, 3min., Brazil, Music Video

A music video for music SARAVÁ from Funk Buia & Arcanjo Ras feat. Paula Pretta. Produced by Pitchô Z’África Brazil. Film Type: Music Video Genres: Culture, Afro Runtime: 3 minutes 14 seconds Completion Date: July 31, 2017 Production Budget: 1,500 USD Country of Origin: Brazil Country of Filming: Brazil Film Language: Portuguese Shooting Format: Digital… Continue reading Short Film: SARAVA, 3min., Brazil, Music Video

Short Film: FOR REST, 16min., Japan, Experimental

A feast is laid out on a table nestled among the roots of a tree in a forest. In a 16mm time-lapse the food gradually rots. Watching this time pass, our imagination conjures images of various things, including death, and spins its own tales until eventually, as the table becomes a mound of grass and… Continue reading Short Film: FOR REST, 16min., Japan, Experimental

May 2018 EXPERIMENTAL Short Films

ROSIE, OH, 8min, USA, Experimental/Family THE BUS TRIP, 13min., Sweden, Animation AFTER LOVE, 6min., Hungary, Experimental/Romance MARY & MARSHA IN THE MANOR OF MADNESS, 3min., USA, Animation THE FLOWER GATE, 15min., Israel, Fantasy HANDS, 6min., UK, Experimental/Dance **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel… Continue reading May 2018 EXPERIMENTAL Short Films

RSVP Experimental Film Festival – Thursday June 28, 2018 – 7pm

The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2018.. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Kierston Drier. Showcasing a festival twice… Continue reading RSVP Experimental Film Festival – Thursday June 28, 2018 – 7pm

Director BIO: Julian Friedrich, Katharina Potratz (01)

Director Biography – Julian Friedrich, Katharina Potratz Born in March 1976 as the only son between the German actor couple Gundi Ellert and Daniel Friedrich. Growing up between Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf in a theatre family, Julian Friedrich started out as an actor himself. He switched to music at the age of twenty. Record contract with… Continue reading Director BIO: Julian Friedrich, Katharina Potratz (01)

Short Film: 01, 7min., Germany, Experimental/Animation

01 Sergam is a little boy. A refugee. His boat’s stranded on the coast. His mother didn’t survive. Instead, a young woman takes care of him and they both set off on their way through a nightmare. Second Truth An international short film concert series by julian friedrich illustrators, photographers, painters, choreographs, artists and film… Continue reading Short Film: 01, 7min., Germany, Experimental/Animation