To prevent the absence of sense from becoming an absence of image, the image obtained on the retina after passing through the pupil and the lens must pass through the blind spot before arriving at the optic nerve. A dark room is a blind spot in an image.
A short film as a draft, an exercise, or maybe the first segment of a long-term project tracing the evolution of my nephew's voice as he grows. In the film, he talks about when he built a snowman called Snow Ice Monster which was then torn down and rebuilt by other children. He listens to a recording of his voice and notices that he sounds like a certain Minjung, who does not exist in real life.
AL Farming is a short film that follows the inspiring journey of Chellette Henderson, who inherits land in rural Alabama and envisions transforming it into an educational hub for youth.
In this haiku-film, Giordanno Bottezini recounts his experience with death from Rabies Lyssavirus and the split-second moment between the complete deterioration of the brain and death; a moment after existence but included in experience.
"Ancestors! We’ve gotten stuck here. Can you help us find the way home?” pleads Yukan, an Atayal teenager lost in the forests of his forefathers. Bullied at school and weighed down at home by his dad’s drinking, Yukan is eager to escape it all. When his best friend, Watan, invites him on a hike, a physically and emotionally bruised Yukan grabs his machete and the two boys head into the woods.
Two performers take a journey to make their opening night however, upon receiving a note from their new boss they notice that they only have 5 minutes to make the journey. Will they make it on time regardless of the obstacles thrown their way?
Distorted images of Plymouth's post-blitz cleanup, contemplating the transformative power of rebuilding amidst devastation. A visual ode to the indomitable human spirit.
Sensus Communis: The circumstances of the artists associated with their workshops are very diverse. At a time when it is difficult to occupy even a square meter of residential space due to unequal economic and social conditions, artists who own or rent studios to produce art have continued to walk a tightrope between thought and reality. How is it possible to do what you want? Depending on the type of work and socio-economic conditions, the occupation method, space size and use are very different. - Studio Score: Artists experience physical and movement perception in space and time, right in the studio. The place is used, the body is treated as an important element and the boundary between art and life is broken, leading to new aesthetic experiences.
The film follows two fictional immigrant ancestors as they explore our subjective perceptions of a shared American past. Set in the late 19th Century, these inhabitants perform their required daily tasks while searching for each other and a greater meaning to their existence. The story is told through highly cinematic images with no dialogue and in settings ranging from a 18th Century mansion to a fire-scorched prairie, the enigmatic storylines of the two characters remain separate but interwoven.
At Wisconsin Dells, the world capital of water parks, foreign students are employed on summer work visas. This programme, presented as an immersion into American culture, is also a way of profiting from cheap labour. An inspired portrait of contemporary America through the eyes of this young generation.
Friends and athletes Artem Vladimirov and Sergey Bastrykin went on an unprecedented expedition to the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Khakassia and Tuva. This segment of the route runs along the R-257 Yenisei highway, which is why friends called it the Yenisei Marathon. In a month, they traveled more than 1,100 kilometers, spent the night in tents and risked their lives more than once. Why and at what cost did they get this extraordinary journey?
