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Performed by Val Cole —– POEM: To A Friend Opening a Crematorium Bill “It turns out, it’s expensive to die,” You say. And I picture you, half in shadow, reading price lists like hymns, offering fire as mercy to your wife, who can no longer afford to lie still in peace. They’ve monetized the exit,… Continue reading GRIEF Poem: To a Friend Opening a Crematorium Bill, by Koren Zailckas

Performed by Val Cole —- POEM: Return to the Den I’m sorry I came at you like a wolf, spit flying from my curled back lips, teeth bared as I spat my grievances in your direction. Whether real or perceived, I see now, these obstacles I faced, they were mine to contend with. After all,… Continue reading GRIEF Poem: Return to the Den, by Becky Benson

Poetry by Val Cole — POEM: Ballad of Veronica You fixed the pipes and mended bikes, swept dust before the dawn; jackfruit smoked upon the fire, the kettle always on. You raised a daughter through the war, through jungle dark and town laid down; and sometimes, when the nights grew long, we asked: where’s the… Continue reading BALLAD Poem: Ballad of Veronica, by David Brickey Bloomer

A showcase of the best MUSIC films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS (From Feedback Festival): Best Dance Film: EDGE Best Performances: JINSHAN: Seams of Gold Best Direction: MER – OF OCEANS AND BODIES Best Visual Design: THE DUST OF THIS PLACE Best Story: CLOSURE CLOSURE, 9min., USA Directed by Dainique Jones In… Continue reading WINNERS: March 2026 DANCE Festival

A showcase of the best MUSIC films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS (From Feedback Festival): Best Feature Film: DEAF TO HAPPINESS Best Short Film: THE POMEGRANATE THEORY Best Direction: THE BEATS OF NOMADS The Pomegranate Theory, 10min., Canada Directed by Eliza Goodwin The Pomegranate Theory is a 10-minute short film in the… Continue reading WINNERS: March 2026 EXPERIMENTAL Festival

A showcase of the best MUSIC films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS (From Feedback Festival): Best Feature Film: WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS? Best Direction: PAINT A MIRROR Best Visual Design: THE PERFECT LIE Best Music Video: EPIPHANY OF LIMITS Epiphany of Limits, 4min., Japan Directed by Fuyubi Kusamori In golden… Continue reading WINNERS: March 2026 MUSIC Festival

A socially invisible college dropout in Maine is finally seen when coaxed into performing as The Unknown Stripper. Reveling in newfound attention, he sets off to make a name for himself at a famous Boston strip club. Battling insecurities and a malicious headliner, he gets one chance to win his place–or go home a nobody.… Continue reading EXPERIMENTAL Festival Best Scene: A Glimpse of the Moon, by James Wiliam Tuttle

Performed by Val Cole —- POEM: You got that midnight skin, that deep, dark water that takes the moon to pierce. I’ve thread my laugh on the end of a needle and stitched it between every breath. You don’t just kiss. You cut. Deeply. That Scorpio tail, swinging, venom soaked, with a hint of truth.… Continue reading FREE VERSE Poem: Half Me, Half You, Scorpio, by

Performed by Val Cole —- POEM: I love you the way money feels in my hands, the way it lays there, the thought of all the things I could do with it. Also, I love you the way money leaves my hand quick, quiet, then it’s gone. It doesn’t pack a bag it doesn’t think.… Continue reading FREE VERSE Poem: Circulation, by Kewayne Wadley

A showcase of the best EXPERIMENTAL films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS (From Feedback Festival)Best Experimental Film: SELF-MIMETICBest Art Film: PALANQUINS OF THE SOULBest Visual Design: EGGSECUTIONBest Animation: SIMPLE RANDOM WALKSBest Direction: DYNAMICSBest Poetry Film: HAIR TRAILS Palanquins of the Soul, 4min., South KoreaDirected by Seung-il ChonPalanquin of the soul (Youngyeo) is… Continue reading WINNERS: January 2026 EXPERIMENTAL Festival