Experimental

Experimental cinema or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms and alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working.

U.S. and foreign films

The English film title, original title, country of origin and production year are listed. Foreign-language films are subtitled in English.

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Jan Chramosta | Czech Republic | 2017 | 3:33 A short vertical film about the power of advertisement and its impact on our lives. Cast Damian Odess-Gillett Writer Vanda Zaplatilkova Producer Janek Cingros

Clonal Renderings 2

Peter Sparling | United States | 2016 | 5:27 Composed for the screen as a 3-part canon, Clonal Renderings 2 weaves its cosmic dance with replicas of the same dancer (Sparling) as figures negotiating a landscape of found footage. Propelled by John Adams’s driving score, the three same duets complete their cycles 8 seconds apart,… Read more »

Clonal Renderings 3: Landscape with Clouds

Peter Sparling | United States | 2017 | 4:14 In the tradition of the fantastic panoramas of satirist Jonathan Swift or painter Hieronymus Bosch, this video landscape is over-populated with a breed of clones that eventually comes unmoored and spins off to other planets. Cast Peter Sparling

Deadzone

Rafe Karen | United States | 2017 | 21:57 Facebook A surly huntress with an affinity for retro jams and an inquisitive ex-medical student depend on each other’s skills to survive. Cast Jewells Blackwell Kim Whitfield Shaun Kennedy Ryan Christian Writer Rafe Karen Producer Julie Klimberg Rafe Karen

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Doktor

Arie Hirsh | Australia | 2016 | 7:10 Facebook |  Twitter A short expressionist horror film about an elderly man awake during surgery, triggering what seems like a hallucination but is really an allusion of a disturbing future. Writer Arie Hirsh Producer Arie Hirsh Cinematographer Michi Marosszeky Production Designer Robert O’Farrell Editor Simon Njoo Music… Read more »

Follow Me

Dieter – Michael Grohmann | Austria | 2015 | 5:14 The soul is a vast country. The film ‘follow me’ starring Shantala Pepe is solely anchored in this ‘vast country’. Attempting to escape from her inner self-followed by panic attacks as well as quiet moments, the protagonist eventually faces her demons. Afflicted by doubts and… Read more »

Isle of the Invisible

Kathy Rose | United States | 2017 | 4:29 Poetics in this video were generated by the Japanese Noh Theater…continued by me with a nod to Val Lewton and that which is heard, but Unseen Cast Katarina Poljak Luke Han Han Bit Kang

Nation Down

Liam Hendrix Heath | United Kingdom | 2017 | 14:57 Facebook |  Twitter On a strange world locked in a dystopian nightmare, an oppressive regime is met with riots and rebellion. Desperate to suppress chaos, the king triggers a perverse manipulative scheme before risking his dominance in a warped bid for companionship. Cast Tom Lincoln… Read more »

Object Love

Ayala Netzer | Israel | 2015 | 4:31 English, Hebrew with English Subtitles This is an autobiographical diary. Past, future, culture, religion, fantasy and reality all mixed together. One is put next to the other with no hierarchy and loses its value. Cast Ayala Netzer Writer Ayala Netzer Producer Ayala Netzer

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Pessim

TAKCOM | Japan | 2017 | 11:25 Facebook “Pessim” is a short film depicting city cultures that grew in suburbs of Japan, seen through the eyes of a lonely man struggling with his past. It’s a dead-end, between Japanese tradition and western culture. Cast Kyohei Mitsune Writer TAKCOM Producer Nao Matsutake