Category: Experimental Short Films

Director Biography – Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)

Chantal Cherry is a queer South African dance choreographer and performer with a BFA in South African Contemporary Dance from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and an MFA in Choreography from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department, Los Angeles. Chantal’s choreographic research is currently centered around queer identity and its representation in art… Continue reading Director Biography – Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)

Short Film: TAKE ME THERE, 3min., USA, Dance

Created as part of the Experimental Film Virginia residency and festival program in Cape Charles, Virginia, with dancers from Italian Dance Company Equilibrio Dinamico, Take Me There is a dance film about self-discovery. A dancer ventures out into the unknown — excited, determined, and ready for the adventure that awaits. Journeying in forward motion along… Continue reading Short Film: TAKE ME THERE, 3min., USA, Dance

Short Film: CREATURES, 4min., USA, Dance

With our short fashion dance film, we would like to take you back in surreal pre historic times. Capturing the tale of mysterious creatures living on earth. Pure in their emotions and expressions. Following them on a journey of identity and self expression. Fashion as a tool to bond, it makes us belong, it makes… Continue reading Short Film: CREATURES, 4min., USA, Dance

Director Biography – Brynn Bodair, Lauren Delisle (HIS PARTY)

Brynn Bodair, a versatile performer and choreographer, hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She trained extensively with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s principal dancers and received private coaching from The Kirov Ballet’s Jutec Kasamon. She studied with the Atlanta Ballet, Texas Theatre Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet. She has performed in several classical ballets, and with Maria Caruso’s Bodiography Contemporary… Continue reading Director Biography – Brynn Bodair, Lauren Delisle (HIS PARTY)

Short Film: HIS PARTY, 4min., USA, Dance

“His Party” is a short film following six women in a 1950’s home setting. This movement infused short film explored the trope of Romantic Paternalism, a past societal norm deeming women as fair, gentle creatures to be gently handled and cared for, through exploring the isolated roles of women in the 1950’s. Amidst the controlling,… Continue reading Short Film: HIS PARTY, 4min., USA, Dance

Director Biography: Lawrence Fung (COHORT 707)

Born in the concrete jungles of Hong Kong, architectural lines, fashion, martial art films, and international culture has always been a significant influence on Lawrence. Spending his adolescence years in the Southwestern State of Arizona, Lawrence picked up Breaking as a past-time passion while pursuing a degree in Finance and Supply Chain Management. He even… Continue reading Director Biography: Lawrence Fung (COHORT 707)

Short Film: COHORT 707, 6min., USA, Dance

What does a society cling to when its structures exist only in remembrance of unity? Cohort 707 depicts women who face this question in the shelter of a fallen community. When dirt becomes home, the only things worth valuing are hunger and fear which keep these women alive along with the strength they find in… Continue reading Short Film: COHORT 707, 6min., USA, Dance

Director Biography – Christopher Huth (DUET NO. 4)

Christopher Huth is a video editor and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY and usually found installed at his desk at Union Editorial. Huth’s award-winning commercial work includes the Cannes Gold PR Lion-winning Honey Maid “This is Wholesome” campaign for Droga5 and the Cannes Lion Grand Prix-winning campaign for Google “Demo Slam,” for Johannes Leonardo. He… Continue reading Director Biography – Christopher Huth (DUET NO. 4)