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Short Film: CALO MESA – TECHNO HIPPIE, 3min., USA, Experimental/Music Video

Music video using nothing but old school video feedback manipulation with two dancers. Film Type: Music Video Runtime: 3 minutes 18 seconds Completion Date: May 1, 2017 Production Budget: 100 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Shooting Format: Digital + analogue Film Color: Color

Director BIO: Leigh Bloomfield (THE NIGHT SKY)

Director Biography Leigh Bloomfield is a writer, director, visual artist and a co-owner of Leap Productions based in London, England. Leigh recently filmed and edited the BBC2 TV series “The Retreat with Nick Knowles”. The show was received with great reviews and high ratings, and will later this year be having it’s second run on… Continue reading Director BIO: Leigh Bloomfield (THE NIGHT SKY)

Short Film: THE NIGHT SKY, 3min., Sweden, Experimental

A night looking up at the stars can reveal many surprises. Project Links Website Film Type: Experimental, Short, Other Runtime: 2 minutes 44 seconds Completion Date: May 15, 2017 Production Budget: 2,000 GBP Country of Origin: United Kingdom Country of Filming: Sweden Shooting Format: Canon 5K raw stills Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color

Director BIO: Alberto Nacci (VOICES)

Director Biography Born in 1957 at Trapani (Italy), lives and works in Bergamo since 1982. Former professor of Sound Design at Academies of Fine Arts in Bergamo and Brescia, after a long career musician with numerous musical productions and a rich concert activity, he dedicated himself to the production of art and culture documentaries, industrial… Continue reading Director BIO: Alberto Nacci (VOICES)

Short Film: VOICES, 6min., Italy, Experimental/Music Video

Seventh short film of the Body & Sound series by Alberto Nacci on the relationship between musicians and their musical instruments. A b/w film on the relationship between body and voice with the collaboration of the vocal quartet Leg’gio with Paola Milzani, Caterina Comeglio, Elena Biagioni and Simona Zambetti. WINNER • The Acccolade International Film… Continue reading Short Film: VOICES, 6min., Italy, Experimental/Music Video

Director BIO: Dazhi Huang (NIGHT LIVE)

Director Biography Dazhi Huang is a filmmaker interested in the moral struggles and personal choices in contemporary politics – and with mixing magical realism, fairy tales, and pop culture. He’s obsessed with films by Jean-Luc Godard, Krzysztof Kieślowski and Agnès Varda. Director Statement This film talks about the instant effects caused by internet communications, not… Continue reading Director BIO: Dazhi Huang (NIGHT LIVE)

Short Film: NIGHT LIVE, 7min., China, Experimental/New Media

A young gay man starts an online livestream with someone he just met on the gay social app, and of course, it leads to unexpected consequences. Project Links Website Project Title (Original Language): 普天同庆 Film Type: Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy Runtime: 7 minutes 44 seconds Completion Date: April… Continue reading Short Film: NIGHT LIVE, 7min., China, Experimental/New Media

Film Director: Mike Celona (WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND)

Director Biography Mike Celona is a Media Artist and VJ from Rochester, NY whose work has been shown around the world at festival, museum and gallery exhibitions over the past 15 years. In addition to exploring the unique textural and technical properties of the video medium itself through synthesis and live manipulation, he is also… Continue reading Film Director: Mike Celona (WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND)

Short Film: WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND, 6min., USA, Experimental/Music Video

An experimental abstract piece cultivated from three different live production sessions in which synthesized video images produced with Paracosm’s Lumen software were transferred to VHS tape, remixed through a circuit-bent Tachyons+ analog video processor and then subsequently reremixed back into a computer using Arkaos GrandVJ software. The title alludes to the signals going back and… Continue reading Short Film: WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND, 6min., USA, Experimental/Music Video

January 2018 EXPERIMENTAL Short Films

BE THE ONE, 5min., Switzerland, Crime/Music VideoWATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE WAVES, 4min., UK, AnimationWATCH Audience FEEDBACK OUR WONDERFUL NATURE, 3min., Germany, AnimationWATCH Audience FEEDBACK 21ST CENTURY HERMIT, 3min., UK, Documentary WATCH Audience FEEDBACK CITY OF MY HEART, 4min., Greece, Documentary WATCH Audience FEEDBACK STUPID SMARTPHONE THERAPY, 4min., Germany, ExperimentalWATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE FLOW, 3min., Belgium,… Continue reading January 2018 EXPERIMENTAL Short Films