art & experimental
“Limbic” By Jordan Findlay
“Limbic” is an experimental short film that examines the quantum physics phenomena of quantum entanglement.
“DO BUTTERFLIES REMEMBER BEING CATERPILLARS?” By CARAZ
A childlike man embraces a dance journey that leads him into various set-ups of adulting. Making the viewer wonder if he is a child becoming a man or a man seeking to be a child again.
“The Best Ain’t Happened Yet” By Felicia Manning
“The Best Ain't Happened Yet” is an ode to freedom, nature and lightness. The experimental dance film uses the vast open space of the stunning and tranquil Placerita Canyon to showcase movement as a way to release the tension and anxiety built up during lockdown. Shot on 16mm film and featuring the synthetic soul sound of artist Chiiild.
“Terra Cene” By Rodrigo Inada and NONO
“Terra Cene” is a remembrance of things past and an observation of the interconnected nature of time on Earth.
“Gold Token” By Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah
"Gold Token" is an experimental musical poem that explores Black ancestry, culture and cyclical growing pains.
“Where to Find?” By Danilo Pontes & Leo Trinti
At a crucial moment in life, a girl questions herself about what she knows, about 'the absolute truths', what she understands about herself and her spirituality.
“The Way” By Christopher Hanany
Life is a line we walk on. No matter what choices we make, life always moves forward. Let's finally take the time to contemplate the path that brought us here. Because in the end, what counts is the path taken and not the destination.
“Somewhere in the Middle” By Louise de Nexon
This piece is an experimental portrait that aims at visually capturing Ben's journey in exploring the different facets of his identity. In a world that demands a strong sense of self, Ben celebrates the feeling of floating in between different versions of himself.
“Hidden identities” By Markus Miarka
"Hidden identities” is an experimental short about painter, dancer, and musician Selassie. The film introduces a song called "Never Seen Before" from his new mixtape “Hidden identities”.
“Kindred Bodies” By Tony Wang
Shot in one-take, “Kindred Bodies” is a representation of the delicate relationship between vulnerability and empathy.
“Hey Babe” By Axel Bonnot
A taste of nostalgia, a desire to go back into the idealized 80’s.
“Sisters” By Pavel Brenner
This is branded content for Alexander Wang. The film features three sisters in their own worlds, each world reflects Alexander Wangs sub-collection for Summer 2021
“A BODY IS” By Jaime Dezcallar
Antonio José Martínez Palacios was going to be the biggest Spanish musician of the 20th Century. Unfortunately, he was incarcerated and executed without a trial at the age of 33, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, with an unfinished vast body of work. Marco Flores Dance Company and director Jaime Dezcallar pay tribute revisiting and rethinking his music.
“Somebody” By Jordan Blady
An adaptation of the poem "Somebody” by Czech literary poet and model Bad’a Diaby.
“Nowness” By Quenne Eric Nonde
Shaken by the demons of her present life. A young artist is thrown into a dance with her inner demons.
“Alex” By Luca Spreafico
“Alex” tells us of a woman reliving and working through a trauma. Inspired by EMDR therapy, the film looks at abandonment during childhood as something that is likely to accompany us into adulthood.
“Cycles” By Stefan Pecher
Some days we find ourselves on an obscure road of eternal darkness. You don‘t know who you are and where you want to go. Your own reality becomes distorted and the perception of ordinary things suddenly becomes abstract. You carry a heavy ballast with you, a shadow that you cannot encounter.
“Shadows Roses” By UMBRA Directors
“Shadows Roses” is a visual representation of texts extracted from works by Ingeborg Bachmann. From the poems 'Shadows Roses' and 'Storm of roses' we create a dreamlike world that speaks about the search for the primal essence, the need for freedom and the confrontation with one's own ghosts.
“To The Girl That Looks Like Me” By Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah
“To The Girl That Looks Like Me” is an experimental poetry piece that celebrates black women, who continue to thrive in a system that was not built for them. This visual poem explores culture, self-love and self-discovery through a string of vignettes that combine dance, folklore, modern culture and spirituality.
“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.
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