Author: experimentalfilmfestival

The Oasis program was a fleet of fuel carriers dispatched through space. This gave scouting ships the opportunity to refuel and explore deeper parts of the galaxy. The crews were strictly women in order to maximize chances of survival and longevity of the missions. Years go by, maybe decades. No sunrise nor sunset. Lost forever… Continue reading Short Film: SPACING OUT, 2min., USA, Fashion

Yann Lagoutte a.k.a MindPictures has been a VFX artist for the past 17 years, working on feature films like Alexander and Silent Hill and more recently The last Duel, as well as numerous commercials. His first own short was 2012’s experimental black and white film ‘Dedication’. Now he is creating and directing animation and live… Continue reading Director BIO: Yann Lagoutte (FALLEN ANGLE)

An experimental animated metaphor about Stained Glass and Birth. Project Links  Website  Twitter  Instagram

Lika Nadir, directorShe was born in the Crimea. At the age of 14, she began writing: short scripts and stories. An art historian by training. In 2019 she got accepted to the Moscow School of New Cinema (workshop of Dmitry Mamulia). In her works Lika raises social themes, and also seeks the aesthetics of naturalness… Continue reading Director BIO: Lika Nadir (THE HUMAN CHILD)

Our life balances between internal freedom and belonging to others. The inner measure of truth never lies, like the human body.Try to live your life so as to penetrate through it the truth for those who will come to this world after you. Project Links  Instagram

Taso Papadakis, Director / Cinematographer: Taso Papadakis is a commercial art photographer and filmmaker.He currently makes images for LA Opera, UCLA Opera, and AMDA. His photo work is often published in the LA Times.Taso’s motion film work is in the collection of the Joseph Campbell Foundation.His fine art photography has been featured as decor on… Continue reading Director BIO:  Taso Papadakis (RAYNE RANEY, VERSE 1)

Rayne Raney dances on a historic stage, straight from his heart. Music by acclaimed Belgium saxophonist Erwin Vann, with Pierre Tanguay and Michel Mergaerts.

An intimate glance into the Burmese life and culture in the months preceding the 2021 military coup. A meditation on Freedom & Peace to support the People of Myanmar in their painful struggle towards self-determination and a more equal society. This short film was shot with the generous participation of the people of Bagan, a… Continue reading Short Film: GUARDIANS OF PARADISE, 12min., Switzerland, Experimental Documentary

Nasir Simmons A London-based 21 year old writer, director and (occasional) actor, Nasir was born and raised in Bermuda, where he has won the English Speaking Union of Bermuda’s William Zuill Memorial Writing Competition for his stage play script: Sea Salt and Sell Swords. At the age of 16, Nasir moved to Pune, India to… Continue reading Director BIO: Nasir Simmons, Lillianna Johnson (TENTACLE HEAD)

A homeless teen with tentacles on his head struggles to survive on the streets of a cold, strange, industrial dystopian city with the help of a kind homeless woman who aids him in defining his identity for himself.