Category: Short Films at Festival

Short Film: SARAVA, 3min., Brazil, Music Video

A music video for music SARAVÁ from Funk Buia & Arcanjo Ras feat. Paula Pretta. Produced by Pitchô Z’África Brazil. Film Type: Music Video Genres: Culture, Afro Runtime: 3 minutes 14 seconds Completion Date: July 31, 2017 Production Budget: 1,500 USD Country of Origin: Brazil Country of Filming: Brazil Film Language: Portuguese Shooting Format: Digital… Continue reading Short Film: SARAVA, 3min., Brazil, Music Video

Short Film: FOR REST, 16min., Japan, Experimental

A feast is laid out on a table nestled among the roots of a tree in a forest. In a 16mm time-lapse the food gradually rots. Watching this time pass, our imagination conjures images of various things, including death, and spins its own tales until eventually, as the table becomes a mound of grass and… Continue reading Short Film: FOR REST, 16min., Japan, Experimental

May 2018 EXPERIMENTAL Short Films

ROSIE, OH, 8min, USA, Experimental/Family THE BUS TRIP, 13min., Sweden, Animation AFTER LOVE, 6min., Hungary, Experimental/Romance MARY & MARSHA IN THE MANOR OF MADNESS, 3min., USA, Animation THE FLOWER GATE, 15min., Israel, Fantasy HANDS, 6min., UK, Experimental/Dance **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel… Continue reading May 2018 EXPERIMENTAL Short Films

RSVP Experimental Film Festival – Thursday June 28, 2018 – 7pm

The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2018.. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Kierston Drier. Showcasing a festival twice… Continue reading RSVP Experimental Film Festival – Thursday June 28, 2018 – 7pm

Director BIO: Julian Friedrich, Katharina Potratz (01)

Director Biography – Julian Friedrich, Katharina Potratz Born in March 1976 as the only son between the German actor couple Gundi Ellert and Daniel Friedrich. Growing up between Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf in a theatre family, Julian Friedrich started out as an actor himself. He switched to music at the age of twenty. Record contract with… Continue reading Director BIO: Julian Friedrich, Katharina Potratz (01)

Short Film: 01, 7min., Germany, Experimental/Animation

01 Sergam is a little boy. A refugee. His boat’s stranded on the coast. His mother didn’t survive. Instead, a young woman takes care of him and they both set off on their way through a nightmare. Second Truth An international short film concert series by julian friedrich illustrators, photographers, painters, choreographs, artists and film… Continue reading Short Film: 01, 7min., Germany, Experimental/Animation

Director BIO: Tim Ballard (OH MY…)

Director Biography – Tim Ballard Animator, Illustrator, Documentary Filmmaker currently living in Brooklyn, NY. Director Statement Michael’s beautiful music made me imagine a dream journey. So I conceived of this animation as a mythology for any who need one. It is a prophecy of resurrection. When we find ourselves lost in a wasteland, may we all… Continue reading Director BIO: Tim Ballard (OH MY…)

Short Film: OH MY…., 4min,., USA, Animation/Music Video

Music Video for the song “Oh My’ by Bodhi’s Wish. A post-apocalyptic dream journey and promise of rebirth through imagination. See more about the Musician here: http://www.bodhiswish.com https://www.facebook.com/BodhisWish/ http://www.michaelpickard.net More about the Animator here: http://timballardcreations.com https://www.facebook.com/timballardcreations/ Project Links  Website  Facebook

Director BIO: Roman De Giuli (LAND OF MINE)

Director Biography – Roman De Giuli Roman De Giuli is a German photographer, filmmaker and lecturer for media production at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is specialized in organic visual arts, that is creating practical effects with everyday ingredients without the use of computer generated imagery. His compositions mainly consist of fluids, powders and colors which are applied… Continue reading Director BIO: Roman De Giuli (LAND OF MINE)

Short Film: LAND OF MINE, 4min., Germany, Experimental

“Man must rise above the earth – to the top of the atmosphere and beyond – for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.” (Socrates) LAND OF MINE is an experimental macro short which is made with acrylic paint and ink on paper. The idea was to recreate the unique… Continue reading Short Film: LAND OF MINE, 4min., Germany, Experimental