Director Biography – Hiroshi kizu (14)

https://www.pics.tokyo/people/hiroshi-kizu/ Majored in Visual Arts at the Kyoto College of Art. During his studies, he was deeply impressed by Takashi Ito’s experimental video, Kazuhiko Hasegawa’s “The Man Who Stole the Sun,” and Evangelion. Joined MTV Japan in 2001, and during the next 5 years he created many program openings, station-IDs, etc. Left MTV Japan in… Continue reading Director Biography – Hiroshi kizu (14)

Short Film: 14, 3min., Japan, Dance/Music

The fear of being hurt, being alone, The desire to be released from its shell expressed in emotional changes through dance. The action emphasized by editing it becomes a sound and forms a rhythm in the head of who sees this Experimental video where the image became a rhythm track. News & Reviews “Public Prize” CINEMATICA FESTIVAL… Continue reading Short Film: 14, 3min., Japan, Dance/Music

Director Biography – Virginie Kahn (THE SHE-WOLF)

Artistic director for press magazines and communication agencies up to 2012, I have been working for several press magazines such as Beaux-Arts magazine, Télérama, Géo, L’Equipe quotidien et magazine, Canal +, as well as for communication programs related to youth, education, children’s rights, in particular for the General Council of Seine-Saint-Denis. I still occasionally work… Continue reading Director Biography – Virginie Kahn (THE SHE-WOLF)

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.

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)

Short Film: KADDUME, 3min., Canada, Dance

“Kaddume” is an expedition that recognizes San Basilio de Palenque’s past and future relationships. It’s a look to and from the body, the land they live in and the voice of their female ancestors. The same ones that opened new paths in search of freedom. This dance is a new approach through rhythm and movement,… Continue reading Short Film: KADDUME, 3min., Canada, Dance

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental & Music & Dance Festival – September 5, 2019

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BLACK LIVES MATTER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM: PASSAGE BEST PERFORMANCES: THANATOS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: TOO MANY BODIES BEST MUSIC: EMERGENCE Them of night: “Transformation” Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: BLACK LIVES MATTER, 9min., USA, Experimental DANCE WITH DEATH, 6min., USA, Experimental EMERGENCE, 5min., USA, Dance FLORETS, 4min., USA, Music Video GEOMETRY, 2min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Experimental & Music & Dance Festival – September 5, 2019

Absolution Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Sept. 2019 Experimental Festival in LA

ABSOLUTION, 7min, USA, Dance Directed by Stirling Matheson & Sarah Farnsley The House of the Rising Sun is a place of transition in music and folklore. It’s a purgatory where travelers, vagabonds, and lost souls cross paths before continuing toward their life after. Absolution is a snapshot of that purgatory, that waiting room, where souls must… Continue reading Absolution Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Sept. 2019 Experimental Festival in LA

Unremedied Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Sept. 2019 Experimental Festival in LA

UNREMEDIED, 2min., USA, Dance Directed by Alayna Jennings Sexual harassment is an epidemic. I wrote this piece as a way to relieve the screams I felt suppressed in my own skin. I created this work for anyone who felt they were hiding in their bones too. We can not silence the monsters of our society by… Continue reading Unremedied Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Sept. 2019 Experimental Festival in LA