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Director Biography – Cass Mortimer Eipper (BRUTE)

Cass trained at the Australian Ballet School and has performed with the West Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, and was co-director of the Australian dance/media company, Ludwig. He won the Helpmann award for ‘Best Male Dancer’ in William Forsythe’s Quintett. His other awards include ‘Most Outstanding Performance’ at the Rome International Choreography Competition’ for ‘Solo… Continue reading Director Biography – Cass Mortimer Eipper (BRUTE)

Director Biography – Danielle Peers, Alice Sheppard (INCLINATIONS)

DANIELLE PEERS is a community organizer, an artist, and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. They have made seven activist-oriented films, co-curated three art shows, and co-founded two arts collectives (KingCrip Productions and CRIPSiE). They have co-choreographed three dances, and have performed for eight years… Continue reading Director Biography – Danielle Peers, Alice Sheppard (INCLINATIONS)

Short Film: INCLINATIONS, 5min., France, Dance

Choreographed, directed and shot from disability perspectives, this dance-on-video short contrasts the playful connections when disability aesthetics, community and a ramp meet the institutional histories and discordant inclinations that can lurk just below the surface. News & Reviews “I Dance Because I Can written by Alice Sheppard” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/opinion/disabi

Short Film: ANIMAL, 7min., France, Dance

This short film is an adaption of the performance Animale (choreography by Lisie Philip, music by Laurent Tamagno). It was produced for an event in the MAMAC (the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice) called “la Nuit des Musées” in 2017. I perceived the show as a celebration of the vitality of the… Continue reading Short Film: ANIMAL, 7min., France, Dance

Short Film: REDEMPTION, 7min., USA, Experimental

Redemption is my third and final non-narrative experimental film that deals with the death and resurrection of the human essence. This is not about a physical death but a spiritual one. The themes are my abstract interpretations of actual events that I have experienced. Those experiences dealt with the death of hope and spirit and… Continue reading Short Film: REDEMPTION, 7min., USA, Experimental

Short Film: GEOMETRY, 2min., USA, Experimental

Geometry is a visual music animated piece. Inspired by Oskar Fischinger and John Whitney, Geometry combines graphic shapes with music to show a ball’s journey. Film Type: Animation, Experimental, Short, Student, Other Runtime: 1 minute 32 seconds Completion Date: January 17, 2018 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Shooting Format: Digital… Continue reading Short Film: GEOMETRY, 2min., USA, Experimental

June 2019 Winning Films

Submit via FilmFreeway:   SHINRIN-YOKU, 6min., USA, Experimental TOM, 8min., USA, Experimental/Horror NOBODY’S HOME, 4min, Canada, Music Video GET BACK, 3min., USA, Experimental DO NOT SING TO ME, MY BEAUTY, 6min., Netherlands, Music PASSAGE, 6min., France, Experimental FLORETS, 4min., USA, Dance/Music Video WATERMORPHOSIS, 4min., Germany, Dance UHAMBO, 5min., Australia, Dance WEIGHTLESS, 5min., Canada, Dance HAPPY… Continue reading June 2019 Winning Films

Director Biography – David Javier (FLORETS)

Ambitious and creative, Kristin McQuaid is one of today’s hottest choreographers. For more than 15 years, she has wowed audiences as an actor, dancer and choreographer and has just added designer to that list. Kristin was born in Marlton, New Jersey and moved 9 times, including a stop in Denver where she discovered her love… Continue reading Director Biography – David Javier (FLORETS)

Female Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading of Dream by Randall Talton

Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLB9T8tqJaY In this scene Elliott, overcome with guilt, has a dream about the child he abandoned. Anais, the child’s Mother offers no sympathy CAST LIST: NARRATION – KAT SMILEY Elliot – STEPHEN SANDQUIST Anais – JESSICA BOWMER **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson…