A studious Boy finds himself bogged down by his uninspired and mundane chores and responsibilities. Suddenly, the beautiful Terpsichore appears and whisks him away to a dreamscape where she beckons him into a romantic pas de deux. Project Links Instagram News & Reviews “Media School, Jacobs film collaboration features ballet dancers, original choreography” Indiana University… Continue reading Short Film: SHIFT, 8min., USA, Dance
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Takako Vs Nine Lives Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019
Takako Vs. Nine Lives is screen dance that uses a hybrid dance language and multiple camera perspectives to create parodic feminist interpretation of a three act balletic pas de deux/ three round wrestling match. The choreography, performed to an original score, draws upon vocabulary and aesthetic imagery from professional wrestling, classical ballet, comic books and… Continue reading Takako Vs Nine Lives Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019
R.A.W. Tuba Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019
This film is about a Baltimore child who experienced intermittent homelessness but went on to become a world-class symphony musician and professor. As a child, Richard Antoine White (R.A.W.) slept wherever he could, sometimes in abandoned rowhomes where he was chewed on by rats during his sleep. Now in his 40s, he still has the… Continue reading R.A.W. Tuba Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019
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: 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
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)
Director Biography – John J.A. Jannone (SOLDIER ONLINE)
I am an audiovisual installation and multimedia artist, composer, and have a background as a performer, improviser, and creator in music, theater, and hybrid performance forms. I’ve been teaching for over 20 years, most of that time at Brooklyn College, but also at Osaka University, Hunter College, Pratt Institute, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. My current… Continue reading Director Biography – John J.A. Jannone (SOLDIER ONLINE)
Short Film: BODY LANGUAGE, 5min., Netherlands, Dance
The philosophical fashion short film consists of three sceneries, in which the protagonist finds herself in three different environments, ultimately affecting the manner in which she moves her body. The three different settings are a metaphor for fashion brands, each embodying different values and objectives, changing the body language of the protagonist. Basic movements such… Continue reading Short Film: BODY LANGUAGE, 5min., Netherlands, Dance
Short Film: THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE, 5min., Music Documentary
The Blessing and the Curse is the surprising and inspiring story of folk, Americana, and rockabilly musician Lance Canales, who rose from humble California Central Valley farmworker beginnings to prominence in the international music scene. Starting from his modest upbringing in the small campesino town of Orosi, California, we follow Canales on his journey from… Continue reading Short Film: THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE, 5min., Music Documentary
Director Biography – Lauren Wolkstein (TAKAKO VS NINE LIVES)
Lauren Wolkstein is a NYC-based filmmaker originally from Baltimore, Maryland. In 2017, her debut feature THE STRANGE ONES, starring James Freedson-Jackson and Alex Pettyfer, premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim. She co-directed the film with Christopher Radcliff, based on their Sundance short of the same name. Lauren’s previous shorts, including SOCIAL BUTTERFLY (Sundance ’13) and… Continue reading Director Biography – Lauren Wolkstein (TAKAKO VS NINE LIVES)
Experimental Film & Music Video Festival 