Category: Short Films at Festival

Director BIO: Nathan Johnson (CAUGHT IN THE CHAMBER)

Director Biography – Nathan Johnson Nathan Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist best known for his work as a film composer and director. His innovative music (acclaimed scores for Looper and Brick, among others) and short films (lauded videos for Son Lux and Lucius) consistently blur the lines between stage, screen, and audio-visual narrative. He has given… Continue reading Director BIO: Nathan Johnson (CAUGHT IN THE CHAMBER)

Short Film: CAUGHT IN THE CHAMBER, 7min., USA, Dance

Screendance with original score by composer Andrew Norman, performed by yMusic. Film Type: Other Genres: Screendance, Dance for Camera, Music Video, Experimental Runtime: 6 minutes 50 seconds Completion Date: April 3, 2018 Production Budget: 15,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Color: Color  

Director BIO: Jen Guy Metcalf (THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS)

Director Biography – Jen Guy Metcalf Jen Guy Metcalf (Director, Choreographer) holds a B.F.A. in Dance with a concentration in Ballet from Point Park University and an M.F.A. in Dance Choreography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She performed with Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, Jacksonville Ballet Theatre, Greensboro Ballet, Playhouse Dance Company, The Kearns Dance… Continue reading Director BIO: Jen Guy Metcalf (THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS)

Director BIO: Michael McCallum (LOVE IS WILD)

Director Biography – Michael McCallum “Michael McCallum is an award winning director/writer/actor/producer/editor who was born in Lansing, MI where he currently resides. He started acting in 1997 and started his film company, Rebel Pictures, in 1999. His first three feature films, Fairview St., Handlebar, Lucky, all screened at Celebration Cinema in Lansing, MI for week long… Continue reading Director BIO: Michael McCallum (LOVE IS WILD)

Short Film: SOMEWHERE IN THEIR HEADS, 13min., UK, Musical/Documentary

‘Somewhere In Their Heads’ is a short documentary about the recording of Curse Of Lono’s second album ‘As I Fell’. Shot and edited by acclaimed music film maker Gregg Houston (Noel Gallagher, Two Door Cinema Club, Michael Kiwanuka, Foy Vance), ‘Somewhere In Their Heads’ follows Curse Of Lono as they record between London and a… Continue reading Short Film: SOMEWHERE IN THEIR HEADS, 13min., UK, Musical/Documentary

Short Film: OF SILENCE, 6min., Belgium, Dance

A short dance film about the contrast between intimacy and vastness, conflict and freedom—and the individual yearning for a past long gone, in the face of a bleak collective future. Film Type: Experimental, Short, Other Runtime: 6 minutes 46 seconds Completion Date: December 30, 2017 Country of Origin: United Kingdom Country of Filming: United Kingdom… Continue reading Short Film: OF SILENCE, 6min., Belgium, Dance

Short Film: “ROPPONGI BOYS” JET LAGZ, 2min., Poland, Music

Film Type: Music Video Runtime: 2 minutes 12 seconds Completion Date: November 27, 2017 Production Budget: 3,000 EUR Country of Origin: Poland Country of Filming: Poland Film Language: Polish Shooting Format: Motion Capture Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color

Short Film: POSITIVE, 2min., France, Experimental

POSITIVE is a film and photo series starring three people with special skin conditions. Putting a spotlight on albinism and vitiligo through negative editing , the project aims to raise awareness of these skin conditions and the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination those with albinism and vitiligo face. By allowing the negative to empower… Continue reading Short Film: POSITIVE, 2min., France, Experimental