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)

Director Biography – Ryan K. McNeal (THE FIRE WITHIN)

Ryan K. McNeal is a director and colorist based in Los Angeles. He graduated Columbia College Chicago in 2012 with a BA in Film Directing. Most recently he works as a freelance colorist on music videos, commercials, and film. As a director, his passion lies in telling stories that explore pain and loss, but are… Continue reading Director Biography – Ryan K. McNeal (THE FIRE WITHIN)

Director Biography – Fiona Tinwei Lam (PLASTICPOEMS)

Fiona Tinwei Lam has authored two poetry books and the forthcoming Odes & Laments (Caitlin Press, 2019). A finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award, she edited The Bright Well: Contemporary Canadian Poems on Facing Cancer and authored the illustrated children’s book about Alzheimer’s, The Rainbow Rocket. Her work appears in over thirty anthologies,… Continue reading Director Biography – Fiona Tinwei Lam (PLASTICPOEMS)

Director Biography – Burke Heffner (LEADING ME STRAIGHT)

Burke Heffner’s stills and motion work have appeared at The Sundance Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival, as well as in LA Times, Village Voice, Timeout New York, Playboy.com, and more. When he’s not creating visual poetry for TV, commercials, and music videos, he enjoys long walks in the woods of New York with his… Continue reading Director Biography – Burke Heffner (LEADING ME STRAIGHT)

Short Film: THE SHE-WOLF, 10min., France, Dance

Marion mysteriously appears in a clearing populated by marauding wolves. Attracted by the melody of a cello, a strange dream brings her to the heart of a wonderful forest. But as she tries to get closer to the cello, their bodies gradually cover themselves with a strange bark-colored skin.