SCHERAZADE'S CLOAK, 7min., Italy
Directed by Michele Stella
A prince called Kalendar falls in love with a prostitute, Scherazade, who's under the protection of an evil witch. Thanks to his friends and the help of a goddess, he frees Scherazade

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HERMES - PONY DANCE, 1min., France
Directed by Julie Mathieu
Appearances can be deceiving!
The house is celebrating its equestrian heritage with an astonishing show in which the roles are reversed. Belts replaced bridles, hooves became boots and silk squares replaced ribbons. PonyDance brings the...

VOGUE WORLD - LONDON, 1min., France
Directed by Julie Mathieu
https://colorscolors.tv/project_vogue-world_121

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CIRCULATION, 5min., China
Directed by Yun Yan Zeng
The male protagonist's hallucinated soul tells the story of his violent process as a victim. The goldfish is hidden under the pillow by the little boy, and in the name of love, she cries silently inside the tightly closed door

(WA), 2min., China
Directed by Yun Yan ZENG
”Listen, her voice is an ancient echo from the future“
This time, we explore the mountains and forests to find the power of ethnic women, and explore the origin of the Wa ethnic group in China. The mythological legend "Sigangli"

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YOURS, 9min., UK
Directed by Flaminia Graziadei
The body of a dying old woman lies in a bed in stillness, while her soul is dancing on the magic stage she dreamt to be all her life. The blinding lights and the clapping of an imaginary audience, accompany her to the final curtain call. In this poe...

STIGMA, 8min., Canada
Directed by Reilly Michael Saso
Confronted with a devastating diagnosis, stigmatized and shrouded in despair, a young man desperately grapples with the dark specter of mortality and societal rejection in his tender teenage years. Thirty years on, he reflects on his extraordi...

NOMADIC MYTHOLOGIES, 20min., USA
Directed by Laura Perdrizet
“we are the dream the city is having about itself.” ~ “the city is the dream we are having of where we belong” Nomadic Mythologies is a genre bending tale of a woman and the imagination of the city. As she maps each site with her body, ...

EAT YOUR YOUNG, 4min., USA
Directed by LaKesha Sowell

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Get to know the filmmakers Skye Todaro, Evan Beek, LaKesha Sowell

What motivated you to make this film?

Skye Todaro - I am usually the one that is in front of the camera and not a part of the creative pr...

THE BREATH, THE FIRE, 9min., New Zealand
Directed by Kelly Nash, Nancy Wijohn
Two M?ori dancers engage in the abstract circling's of 'Te H?, Te K?" the breath and the fire, seen here as many fangled creatures who whip around the various landscapes of Aotearoa, NZ together.

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cor·re·spond·ence, 20min., USA
Directed by Akwi Nji
cor·re·spond·ence is a hypnotic exploration of our human quest for connection, intimacy, and the elusive sense of geographical and spiritual home. Drawing inspiration from transatlantic letters exchanged between a Cameroon-based father and his U...

WEST WIND, 9min., New Zealand
Directed by Kelly Nash
The movement is influenced by Butoh, a practice that among many things can be viewed as a turn away from the Western styles of dance, ballet and modern, to create an aesthetic that embraces an earthbound physique and natural movements.

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YOU CAN'T DO A THING, 4min., Singapore
Directed by Taufiq Amaran, Genevieve Ho
We scrutinise and curate how we move through the world for fear of the undesirable and unpredictable in ourselves surfacing. But when we repeatedly recognise this fear as part of ourselves do we shed the instinct to ov...

LIKE A DUET, 9min., Israel
Directed by Dganit Sahar Harpaz
The story of a man taken captive, tortured, and imprisoned in solitary confinement, not knowing if or when he will be released — and his wife, who is left at home, their only connection being through letters. Can love survive without seei...

OPTING TO BE PULLED, 5min. USA
Directed by Emilie Silvestri
Inspired by Alex Katz's five-panel painting "Pas de Deux", Opting To Be Pulled explores the push, pulls, and patterns of the five posed couples featured in the Katz source material, interpreted and expanded upon by the choreography of Co...

THE DISTANCE, 3min,. USA
Directed by Zoran Prodanovic
"The Distance" is a 3-min knockout film collaboration between Choreographer Marisa f. Ballaro and Cinematographer Zoran Prodanovic. "The Distance" film was "Round 8" in the live dance production of the same name produced by Ballaro Dance at Th...

IN THE BASEMENT OF APOLLO HALL, 16min., Sweden
Directed by Hans Appelqvist
A furry TV host, an opera diva, and a music expert come together to answer the simple yet impossible question about the origin of music.

http://sifantin.net/
https://www.instagram.com/hansappelqvist/

EPICYCLE, 7min., Canada
Directed by Deb Ethier
A surreal experimental animated allegory of the cyclical rise, fall and evolution of social order.

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PAINFUL FLAVOURS, 22min., UK
Directed by Julian Hand
There was no plan. I found some pages I had written over twenty years ago. I read the words whilst Oli and Joe slipped deep into an improvised, ambient jam - a cognisant, responsive soundscape conjured up to bring the prose to life. It was all ...

HUMUS, 15min,. France
Directed by Claire-Marie REOT, Amaury REOT
With the application of clay to the body we are witnessing a ritual of acceptance. To let go absorbed by te matter, and lose your stigmata to be reborn more humble, harmonized.

https://soulmagnet.fr/
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Inclusion: The Story of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Directed by Shelly Simmons
Lack of accommodation in buildings and streets is challenging for persons with disabilities; lack of awareness on the part of society, more so. Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities ...

Lil' RED is RIDING the wrong way in the HOOD!, 8min., USA
Directed by Venus Jones
This short film with a long title is a Hip Hop twist on a classic cautionary tale starts with an adventurous little boy getting lost on the wrong side of town. Childhood labor and public safety may sound like heavy ...

BIRDIE, 1min,. Ireland
Directed by Declan Davis
Birdie is a story of a bird overcoming her fear of flying for the first time.

MAJDRESCHER, 3min., France
Directed by Antoine Gandubert
This film crew was initially filming a TV add for a Tractor... but the shoot went wrong.