EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS
A collection of the best experimental short films from around the world today.
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WATER DREAMS, 11min., Mexico, Experimental
Original language title: SueƱos de Agua
An old Mayan woman dreams about being a crocodile, in the nights an owl stalks her and does not allow her to dream anymore; tired of this, she goes in search of a shaman to ask for help.
Directed by Pablo Ortiz
Director of Photography: Alexander Jenkins
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ARIA (AIR), 3min., Italy, Experimental
Directed by Brace Beltempo e Barbara Sirotti
How are relationships changing during lockdown? Is time, still and truly, the only thing missing to understand each other?
So easily as a makeup mask following down her eyes, a woman tells her true shocking story, unfortunately similar to many others... -
LOVELY, 5min., Canada, Dance/Black & White
A woman remembers her worth and stands in her truth.
Directed by Yared Gebrekidan
Produced by Nathan Witte
Dancers: Cassandra Naud, Nasiv Sall, Nadia White
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LADY BE GOOD, 6min., USA, Dance/Music Video
A bartender reflects on one unforgettable night.
Directors: James Kinney and Pierre Marais
Producer: Straighten Your Crown Productions
CAST: Skye Mattox, Caleb Marshall, Ahmad Simmons, Alex Nordin, Jess LeProtto, Ramone Owens, Nathan Keen, Christian Borle
Lighting Designer: Curtis Shields
Wa...
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ANOMALY 4, 18min., UK, Animation/Experimental
There is no singular way to sum up this work. It does not really want to be explained by an elucidating text; it wants to rest in the medium that shapes it. It does not follow a convention of story telling that governs cinema. What it does follow is a freewheeling set of associations and the vaga...
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ANYONE, 5min., USA, Dance
A young woman, searching.
Directed by James Kinney
Produced by Nicole LaFountaine
Cast: Ryan Steele, Yesenia Ayala, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Blake Zeleznikar, Caleb Marshall, Arisa Odaka, Michael Graceffa, Cajai Fellows, Connor Schwantes,
Director Statement
Twelve years ago, I was commissioned to... -
TRACE, 4min., China, Dance
Directed by Yuxi Jiang
Performed by Yuxi Jiang