Student of the Ukrainian Film School, Director in the international art group ТАЭТ VREMYA https://www.taetvremya.com/ Choreographer, artist “Apache Crew” (UA) Finalist of the international festival of experimental dance Open Your Mind (Eindhoven) 2017, 2018. Exhibitions: Personal exhibition in independent gallery of modern art “Spichka” 2017 Group exhibition “Krepatura” in Holzmarkt25, Berlin, Germany 2018 The director… Continue reading Director Biography – Maksym Kotskyi (UNEXPLAINABLE SUBSTANCE)
Category: Short Films at Festival
Short Film: UNEXPLAINABLE SUBSTANCE, 5min., Ukraine, Music
Mister Governor couldn’t even imagine how thoroughly she has been preparing for him to pay a visit. A total reimagining of Franz Kafka’s creation “The Metamorphosis”, inspired by the music of Gibkiy Chaplin. Project Type: Experimental, Music Video, Short Genres: Experimental, Avantgarde, Music, Surrealism, Musical Runtime: 5 minutes 41 seconds Completion Date: December 9, 2019… Continue reading Short Film: UNEXPLAINABLE SUBSTANCE, 5min., Ukraine, Music
Short Film: THE FIDDLE PLAYER, 10min., USA, Music/Drama
‘The Fiddle Player’ is a story about an exceptional violinist who cannot find a job. When she is about to give up her dream she finds hope in an old high school friend, who turns the tables on their friendship and her career. Project Type: Short, Student, Other Runtime: 9 minutes 57 seconds Completion… Continue reading Short Film: THE FIDDLE PLAYER, 10min., USA, Music/Drama
Director Biography – Jessie James (LOST)
Jessie James, originally from the USA, has worked across all genres of the dance community. From the Stage to the Big Screen. After her early success as a young dancer, it became clear she would pursue a career in dance. Her professional career started at 17 and since then, Jessie has worked with and/or performed works… Continue reading Director Biography – Jessie James (LOST)
Short Film: LOST, 3min., USA, Music/Dance
Lost is a short dance film featuring two dancers. The female dancer is consumed inside her own struggles that it takes another to remind her of her spirit and purpose. Memories of happy times are tainted by her demons that ride her shoulders like constant companions. Project Type: Short Genres: Dance, Choreography, short film… Continue reading Short Film: LOST, 3min., USA, Music/Dance
Short Film: IN THE SAME DIRECTION: JEFF PIFHER & SOCRATES’ TRIAL, 17min., USA, Music
From the inception of a musical idea, through the recording process and live performance, this short documentary tells the story of Jeff Pifher and his band Socrates’ Trial and their idea of what jazz can be today. Project Links Website Facebook
Short Film: UNDER THE WATERFALL – THE AVENER, 3min., France, Music
This video clip shows an explosive passion between two lovers, punctuated by an elegant and a contemporary choreography in the streets of Paris where buildings are changing into real waterfalls. It is an hymn to love that uses the metaphor of water for its fluidity and storms. Director – Sebastien Caudron
Director Biography – Greg Osei (SEARCHING FOR WONDER)
Greg Osei is a Ghanaian-American, New York-based singer-songwriter and filmmaker. Through radical honesty, in his work he seeks the intersection of the social, the spiritual, and the deeply personal, particularly through an Afro-cosmopolitan lens. Director Statement Shortly after the U.S. presidential election in 2016, a dear friend and fellow artist wrote my friend Abdiel (the… Continue reading Director Biography – Greg Osei (SEARCHING FOR WONDER)
Short Film: SEARCHING FOR WONDER, 6min., USA, Music
Searching for Wonder was inspired by conversations with fellow artists who have diverse relationships to the African Diaspora. These discussions highlighted how we all feel lost in different ways, because history, slavery, colonialism & fear have left many of us feeling disconnected, searching for something we can’t fully articulate. Searching for Wonder deals with the… Continue reading Short Film: SEARCHING FOR WONDER, 6min., USA, Music
Director Biography – Tiffany Rhynard (BLACK STAINS)
Tiffany Rhynard is an artist, activist, and mother compelled to make work that reflects current social issues. Her professional labels include filmmaker, choreographer, dancer, and educator. Having created over 60 works for stage and screen, Rhynard’s choreography, dance films, and documentaries have been presented nationwide from NYC to San Francisco, and internationally in Europe. Her… Continue reading Director Biography – Tiffany Rhynard (BLACK STAINS)
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