Category: Short Films at Festival

Cemetery Song Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019

  An animated reflection on mortality, “CEMETERY SONG” explores a day in the life of inhabitants of a cemetery as they explore the power of memories, existential dread and finally a peaceful acceptance. Project Links

Short Film: KA・TA・O・RI・HA, 1min., Japan, Music Video

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Director Biography – Namewee (OUR MEMES)

Namewee 黃明志 – A patriotic and multi-talented generation-Y Malaysian who builds his own unique brand through creating his own unique brand of Web 2.0 content including music, documentary and film through his own platform. 我叫黃明志, 來自地球, 是一名人類. 本身有一雙手一雙腳兩顆眼睛一個鼻子一個嘴巴一個大頭一個小頭, 最特別的是我手上還有五根手指頭, 最長那根叫中指. 我平時最愛陽光空氣水, 每天都在呼吸, 吃飯喝水睡覺是平日的消遣活動, 偶爾會拉拉屎小

Short Film: OUR MEMES, 5min., Malaysia, Music Video

Music Video: A mash-up of various of internet memes into this music video. Lyrics: I still remember the day we met in the cyber world and became online friends Following every single bit of you Break ups – Graduation – Vacations and even shopping I even knew you bumped into ghosts while in the public… Continue reading Short Film: OUR MEMES, 5min., Malaysia, Music Video

Short Film: RED OMEN – ED ROMAN, 4min., USA, Animation/Music

Award winning Canadian singer songwriter Ed Roman along with animator extraordinaire Nelson Diaz from There Be Dragons Creative Media in NYC have created an exquisite animation to the title track of Ed Roman’s latest album Red Omen. The message is for awareness of Dyslexia. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter News & Reviews “EXCLUSIVE! Ed Roman… Continue reading Short Film: RED OMEN – ED ROMAN, 4min., USA, Animation/Music

Director Biography – Vasco Diogo (WALKSCAPE)

Vasco Diogo was born in Lisbon in 1970. He has a degree in Sociology by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, a master degree in social sciences by Universidade de Lisboa and a PhD in Communication Sciences by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, with the thesis: “Video: specificity, hybridity and experimentation”(scholarship by FCT, 2008). Since 2008 he is… Continue reading Director Biography – Vasco Diogo (WALKSCAPE)

Short Film: WALKSCAPE, 5min., Portugal, Experimental/Documentary

Filmed during several walks in Lisbon as an aesthetic practice, using image processing and time-lapse techniques. An experience on the visualization of improvised music as free as the music itself. Music by WELCOME TO SILKEBORG. Monsieur Trinité: several objects, Tiago Varela: electric piano. Project Links  Website  

Director Biography – Marcus Aubin (MINSTREL VS PUPPET)

My name is Marcus Aubin, and I’m a director and editor from Chicago IL. Living in this city has heavily encouraged my grit and perseverance. I am a highly driven and creative individual always looking to collaborate with others who push my limits to do great things. In three years, I have been fortunate enough… Continue reading Director Biography – Marcus Aubin (MINSTREL VS PUPPET)

Short Film: MINSTREL VS PUPPET, 6min., USA, Experimental

Minstrel vs. Puppet (MVP) short film is an artistic experimental piece that illustrates the internal conflict many women, particularly women of color, experience surrounding the topics of brains and beauty. It also depicts how this same conflict manifests externally with some women identifying with and relating more to their own internal level of intellect while… Continue reading Short Film: MINSTREL VS PUPPET, 6min., USA, Experimental