2021 film festival audience feedback videos.
We join storyteller and ramblin' boy Al Julian as he takes a typical day to walk us through an anthology of some of his favorite short films.
Director Biography
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Writer/Director/Producer ALEXANDER (AL) JULIAN of Feedback Filmworks brings his long careers in forensic psychology...
THE WAYDRELAND MERMAID, 2min., UK, Experimental Animation
Directed by Alan Howcroft
Perched on a rocky outcrop, a lively tavern entices revellers from the port of Waydreland, whilst a storm draws in.
AUTUMN LEAVES, 4min., Canada, Drama Animation
Directed by Elizabeth Lewis
Autumn brings bitter sweet memories. A woman, missing her husband, struggles to control the leaves and her emotions in this fully animated hilarious take on the classic song.
Director Statement
This is an interpretation of...
THE SPACE BETWEEN US, 3min., USA, Comedy Animation
Directed by Julianne Martin
A lonely spaceman's desperate desire for company seems bound to come true when a mysterious ship arrives at his space station.
Director Statement
"The Space Between Us," was a personal project that I wrote and storybo...
LUSEA, 4min., USA, Family Animation
Directed by Carly Dessain
Lusea is a hungry young sea lion on an eager quest for food. On the way, she tries to impress, but runs into unexpected hostility. Eventually she finds her place elsewhere.
https://www.instagram.com/lusea.film/
Director Statement
Lus...
THE SUN STILL SHINES, 4min., USA, Musical Animation
Directed by Rita Blitt
'The Sun Still Shines' explores the possibility of the sun reappearing each day, giving hope, despite the devastation of the global pandemic and environmental disasters.
https://vimeo.com/483843541
HAPPY EVER AFTER, 4min., Musical Animation
Directed by Leyokki
This movie shows and sings the tale of a poet; falling into dreams, travelling in fantaisies. A movie made of images generated by an artificial intelligence, giving to the movie the flickering texture of daydreams and memories.
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LAWLA, 4min., Belgium, Musical Animation
Directed by Guillaume Simonin
Music Video for Alix Pilot & Ghizlane Melih
https://vimeo.com/guillaumesimonin/lawla
Director Statement
"Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious."
Jean Cocteau.
IMPERFECT WOMAN, 6min., USA, Experimental Animation
Directed by Xiaomai Tian
I just want to be perfect by allowing this advertised product to alter my DNA, what could go wrong?
SYNTHETIC ME, 4min., Singapore, Musical Animation
Directed by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
An inanimate stuffed toy belonging to a teenage medical student desires a longevity in their companionship, that it may last for eternity. It is acutely conscious that as time passes...
ALWAYS PRESENT, 30min., USA, Musical Dance
Directed by Philip G. Anderson
An artist explores their relationship with fear in the creative process.
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ORAN NA H-EALA, 13min., UK, Dance
Directed by Steve Exeter
A vivid dream exploration of Moira Shearer's heart and mind, just before and after she agreed to star in Powell and Pressburger's beloved cinema classic "The Red Shoes", a decision that would change her life forever.
https://www.imdb.com...
(UN) SEEN, 7min., India, Dance
Directed by Anjana Ghonasgi, Pratik Iyer
'Tethered between her own worlds of captivity and escapism, Maya finds herself.'
Our relationship with time will remain an unsolved mystery. Some days it is moving too fast, on some other days too slow but on most days it is ...
PROVENANCE: A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER, 9min., Dance
Directed by Li Chiao-Ping
A short dance film about a transnational adoptee's personal experiences struggling with identity, belonging, and inclusion growing up in the Midwest of America. Directed and choreographed by Li Chiao-Ping, dancer Elisabet...
LAYERS, 8min., USA, Dance
Directed by Rose Sutton
Feelings of not belonging, isolation and displacement are unfortunate foundations of the Black experience. “Layers” is a retelling of that story through dance. Our main dancer has lost their spirit, feeling unsure of themselves and their identity ...
THE GAME, 5min., USA, Dance
Directed by James Kinney, Pierre Marais
Paying homage to classic film noir cinema, The Game brings together an unlikely cast of characters in a midnight game of cat and mouse. Set in a mysterious abandoned warehouse and told through a hybrid of jazz dance styles, allia...
THE BURNING HALLUCINATIONS OF MARY GRACE MCNALLY, 3min,. USA, Dance
Directed by Sam Mandich
"The Burning Hallucinations of Mary Grace McNally" explores the emotional state of loneliness, isolation, and comparison leading to burnout. We are constantly observing others, whether this be on social me...
KNOCK, 6min., Canada, Dance
Directed by Arrthami Siva-Kuruvinth, Kajanth Harendran, Neromie Sriragurajah
We are in this body with a mind that runs wild with thoughts, feelings, illusions and desires. What sets us apart from other beings is that as humans, we have an intellect. A faculty that all...
FOREVER BOUND, 7min., Italian, Fashion
Directed by Rob Bell
For Forever Bound, we wanted to explore the theme of fate’s adversarial role in a relationship, how destiny, if you believe in such a thing, plays an important role in how our lives turn out. It’s an exciting challenge solving the puzzle...
THE WIND IS CALLING MY NAME, 2min., Germany, Fashion
Directed by Stefanie Gartmann
http://www.gudrungudrun.com/
https://instagram.com/stefanie.gartmann.dop
Get to know the filmmaker:
1. What motivated you to make this film?
I have a personal passion for the far northern countries. And I love ...
MEND, 6min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Ned Farr
A woman, shredded by a bad relationship, tries to pick-up the pieces and put herself back together again...but once broken, can one ever be perfectly mended?
AN AVERAGE POET, 9min., USA, Comedy
Directed by Michael Kumar
A satire following the odd mindset of an every day poet.
https://www.instagram.com/mikethefilmmaker
ETHEREAL, 8min., USA, Experimental
Directed by Lanbing Lyu, Lamie Doan
Ethereal is a story about a social media influencer girl facing the pressure of being popular,
ALONE, 5min., France, Experimental
Directed by Victor Badreau
Mathilde has the impression that she is always followed and that she can never be alone. Her quest for solitude leads her to question her relationship with her twin sister.
https://www.instagram.com/victorbadreau/