FLORETS, 4min., USA, Dance/Music Video Directed by David Javier As I get older I keep realizing that so many things change in life. People go in and out. Trends go in and out. Relationships go in and out. We never know what our next path in life is and that’s what is so astonishing. I relate… Continue reading FLORETS Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from Experimental/Music/Dance Festival June 2019
Category: Experimental Short Films
May 2019 Winning Films
Submit via FilmFreeway: THE BROTHER, 4min., UK, LGBT/Comedy THE NOISE OF THE LIGHT, 23min., France, Sci-Fi BLOODBURN, 7min., Netherlands, Crime/Thriller THE PETITION IN BOOTS, 5min., USA, Documentary/Animation Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha… Continue reading May 2019 Winning Films
Short Film: FEEL REBORN HERE, 2min., France, Dance
Imagine a place where landscapes and feelings make you want to discover yourself, explore your surroundings, a place where you wish to reveal your inner self, leave the world behind and where you could live according to your true nature . With their energy and their grace, dancers express this urge to imagine a different… Continue reading Short Film: FEEL REBORN HERE, 2min., France, Dance
Director Biography – Sasha Chudacoff (MINE)
Sasha Chudacoff has spent her life training in many dance/movement disciplines and approaches. As a community based, multidisciplinary dance artist, she explores body and land through dance, film and photography. Sasha finds inspiration in physical images, touch, somatic dance practices, Butoh, and the spirit of place. Integrating dance practices for all bodies has been a… Continue reading Director Biography – Sasha Chudacoff (MINE)
Short Film: MINE, 8min., USA, Dance
A dance and music collaboration between sisters exploring a coal mining site from the 1920’s where an iconic structure called the Gronk still stands. Body based dance research and song writing were translated based on the mining history of this place. The sisters collected stories and myths on Peanut and Pershing Mine from elders in… Continue reading Short Film: MINE, 8min., USA, Dance
Short Film: HAPPY ENDING, 4min., Australia, Dance
In 1997 magician/psychic, Uri Geller tried to help Second Division football club Exeter City win a crucial end of season game by placing “energy-infused” crystals behind the goals at Exeter’s ground (Exeter lost the game 5–1). Although made famous by his spoon-bending theatrics throughout the 1970’s and 80’s, Geller was unable however to ever successfully… Continue reading Short Film: HAPPY ENDING, 4min., Australia, Dance
Short Film: WEIGHTLESS, 5min., Canada, Dance
What happens when we allow ourselves to shift perspectives? When we defy established concepts such as “direction”? Perhaps, just perhaps, up is not up, and we need to look down. Weightless is an invitation to create an alternative reality. To imagine a world where the rules we believe unbreakable are simply an option. We invite… Continue reading Short Film: WEIGHTLESS, 5min., Canada, Dance
Director Biography – Thubalethu Ndibali (UHAMBO)
Thubalethu Ndibali is an award winning director, with his introduction short film “UPHAWU” at Film it and Show it Festival in Sydney. He recently just finished his Bachelor in Dance and has been heavily involved in many projects this year. Born in Zimbabwe where his love for dance was slowly growing when he arrived in… Continue reading Director Biography – Thubalethu Ndibali (UHAMBO)
Short Film: UHAMBO, 5min., Australia, Dance
Uhambo is a short film about a youth embarking on a journey of discovery of his own culture after being in Australia for 10 years. It explores the idea of reconnecting with people of his origin, through dance and culture. Project Links Website Facebook
Short Film: WATERMORPHOSIS, 4min., Germany, Dance
Weightlessly, life moves through dark infinity, a mystical space without threat. The dance embodies the beauty of nature, appears innocent. But as suddenly as it arises, it becomes vulnerable and physical – life is suffocated by dead matter. Plastic. Reality. An estimated 5 – 12 million tons of plastic waste reach our oceans every year.… Continue reading Short Film: WATERMORPHOSIS, 4min., Germany, Dance
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