Category: Experimental Short Films

Short Film: MAKING MEN (10′), 10min., Belgium, Dance

Making Men examines the question of masculinity. This dance film zooms in on 4 individuals in the process of becoming men. As is expected, they proceed unquestioningly into manhood through various stages of their lives, adopting the clearly coded characteristics allowed by society. However, a feeling of unease, in the very depths of their being,… Continue reading Short Film: MAKING MEN (10′), 10min., Belgium, Dance

Director Biography – Dorian Electra, Weston Allen (ADAM & STEVE)

Rising pop star Dorian Electra (pronouns: they/them/theirs) makes music that defies gender norms. Their work, always accompanied by larger-than-life, hyper-stylized music videos directed by Electra in collaboration with directing partner Weston Allen, has gained a queer cult following and led to Electra being named a must-know talent by Buzzfeed, Dazed, Pitchfork, The Guardian, Paper and… Continue reading Director Biography – Dorian Electra, Weston Allen (ADAM & STEVE)

Short Film: ADAM & STEVE, 3min, USA, Music

Rising pop star Dorian Electra’s music video for Adam & Steve rewrites homophobic religious rhetoric into queer empowerment. Taking the anti-LGBTQ slogan “God made Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve” and subverting it, Dorian instead imaginatively re-writes biblical “history” through a subversive queer lens. Co-directed by Electra and creative partner Weston Allen, “Adam &… Continue reading Short Film: ADAM & STEVE, 3min, USA, Music

Director Biography – CS Fischer (THE IDENTITY OF PAS DE DEUX)

CS Fischer grew up in a small, rural, Illinois town, where everyone knew everyone and the most popular club in high school was the Future Farmers of America. Fischer knew early that such a town would not hold her imagination, and so she set off to explore the world, from Costa Rica to Wales, trying… Continue reading Director Biography – CS Fischer (THE IDENTITY OF PAS DE DEUX)

Director Biography – Sibel Guvenc (ONE STEP APART)

Sibel Guvenc is an award-winning and internationally-acclaimed Turkish-Canadian director, writer, and producer based in Toronto. Sibel has recently earned an MFA in Film from York University. She has an Honours BFA degree in Integrated Media and Film from OCAD University, and a High Honours B.Sc. in Statistics. Sibel is a TIFF Talent Lab, and WIDC Director… Continue reading Director Biography – Sibel Guvenc (ONE STEP APART)

Short Film: ONE STEP APART, 4min., Canada, Dance

A couple struggles with a past secret that puts their relationship on the verge of separation. Their emotions are revealed through dance where they are trying to get out of this infinite loop of anger and sadness.ONE STEP APART is a hybrid fiction dance/drama short film about different levels of communication in a relationship. Project Links… Continue reading Short Film: ONE STEP APART, 4min., Canada, Dance

Director Biography – Lee Siu Lung (HELLO BABY)

Lee Siu Lung, an award-winning director has extensive experience having produced thousands of videos on TV and various networks in the last 15 years. His films have been nominated in overseas film festivals like “HollyShorts” in Hollywood and last year, he directed the microfilm for “DiDi”, for which was awarded the “Top YouTube ads Hong… Continue reading Director Biography – Lee Siu Lung (HELLO BABY)

Short Film: HELLO BABY, 24min., Hong Kong, Thriller/Suspense

Every mother should be happy while seeing their child in the first eyesight… Crystal is pregnant, and she moves into an old rented apartment. The strange things keep happening since the first day she moves in. Master “Kind Heart” indicates that the last abortion of Crystal causes all of the supernatural events. The Infant Spirit… Continue reading Short Film: HELLO BABY, 24min., Hong Kong, Thriller/Suspense

Experimental Film Festival Testimonial – May 15 2020

Lisa Le Lievre This festival is unlike any other that I have been a part of. I was unable to attend but the follow up has been incredible. The audience feedback video is a wonderful window into the views of the audience and the filmmaker interview is a great opportunity to talk about the details… Continue reading Experimental Film Festival Testimonial – May 15 2020