art & experimental
“Weakness of the Flesh” By Kevin McGloughlin & Jacob Jonas
Los Angeles-based Jacob Jonas virtually co-directs with Ireland-based Kevin McGloughlin, intersecting dance and visual design.
“Torn” By Torben Loth
A visual exploration of the expectations of manhood and the internal fight and dialogue with the self, embodied by the three protagonists. While each of them fights for dominance they simultaneously expose their weaknesses, tearing each other down, lifting each other up and struggling to find support in moments of fading strength.
“Mirador” By VERSUS
Performance artist Angela Goh navigates the labyrinthian architecture of an imposing structure - becoming part of it in tactile and physical ways that make the building feel sensorial and the body dreamlike.
“PUZZLE” By Anastasia Sovashchenko
“Puzzle” explores the journey of creativity – what hinders it and what helps it. The inevitable push and pull and mental tribulations one may endure along the way.
“Sit Still” By Vincent René-Lortie
Alone in a vacant school, Montreal-based filmmaker Vincent René-Lortie directs seven-year-old Adeline Kerry Cruz on an intimate and exhaustive journey of self-expression. With choreography by Russell “Gutta” Ferguson, she navigates her emotions through the free and expressive street dance style Krump and to the original score by Brady Kendall of Alaskan Tapes.
“Same Sky” By Andy Hines
Directed by Grammy-nominated director Andy Hines, “Same Sky” explores the world in front of us, the differences amongst ourselves, and a likeness we see in others.
“Man in Bloom” By Adam William Wilson
Banks takes us on a journey into a visual metaphor for his creative psyche as he mines his past to express his artistry in the present. His joys, his pains are manifest in the way he moves.
“The Extinct” By Yury Vorobev
A self-deprecatory portrait of an endangered pickpocketer and his financial struggles resulting from the third quarantine in the country.
“Through the Storm” By Florine & Kim Nüesch
Three people. Each isolated to a wooden box. A raging storm of bad news. Is there a light at the end of this tunnel?
“A Feller and the Tree” By Kalainithan Kalaichelvan
A feller cuts down a forest until he arrives at the last tree standing. The tree confronts the feller.
“Edging Normal” By Andre Bato
A metaphorical tale of a man’s struggle in letting go of his past in order to feel completely free - we find our protagonist, portrayed by Desmond Richardson, stuck in a limbo-like cycle while attempting to achieve a breakthrough. This tale is a metaphor of the creative process and the struggle one goes through as an artist, while searching for an idea.
“We Above III” By Kiril Shmidov
Les Orphelins & 5S Content present “We Above III”, a glimpse of a world at the dawn of a pandemic: from the somber desolation of Chernobyl's ruins to Tibet's untouched majestic mountains, Siberia's glacial grounds and Mongolia's snowy desert dunes.
“WE ARE de aquí” By Ángel Arenzana & Guillermo Cantero
“WE ARE de aquí” is a short film about the willingness to create. A reflection on change, on being yourself and showing your talents to the world.
“TOKE” By NONO
Set in the urban metropolis of London, Toke, is an intimate portrait of Danish-born dancer Toke Broni Strandby. An inspiring story about triumph, Toke, is a celebration of the beautiful resilience of the human spirit.
“Encore Fitness” By Konstantin Kuchin
Unabashedly teeming with a retro style, “Encore Fitness” is a short branded film focusing on female self identity.
“IN MEDIAS RUSH” By Esben Persson
A young man celebrates his birthday while thoughts are multiplying. With an unwilling foot on the accelerator he is heading over the edge.
“Equinox” By Jonah Haber
“Equinox” is inspired by the concept of the two faces: the face you show the world and the face of who you truly are.
“Uncharted” By Boris Booij
The short film “Uncharted” is about the earth who separates itself from all human existence. The film follows the protagonists, who are facing their metaphysical journey and its downfall.
“FUTUR” By Petrus Koskinen
Are you ready for a new beginning? Futur - a short film by Petrus Koskinen.
“Air” By David Findlay
Through an observational and distinctly unconventional lens, “Air” studies the emotional resonance of significant instances of human connection when subtracting actual physical contact.
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