EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS
A collection of the best experimental short films from around the world today.
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WHILE WE WAIT, 18min., USA, Experimental
An experimental dance film that charts the emotional journey of an ensemble who struggles to keep working after their 2020 world premier is postponed due to a global pandemic.
Written & Directed by Lukas Huffman
Produced by Hannah Dennison
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DREAM ABOUT ME, 4min., USA, Experimental/Poetic
A poetic reflection of a broken friendship
Written & Directed by Juan Aragon
Described by one contemporary as Visual Poetry, Dream About Me is the type of film no person wants to ever make. It is a deluge of raw, unfiltered emotions towards those we loved, but abandoned us.
While originally w...
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER, 3min., Australia, Animation/Experimental
Set in a rainy city this film focuses on the scavengers on the street and how the effects of sharing and being greedy can alter one's perspective in life.
Directed by Richie Valentino
Director Statement:
Art offers the ability to express one's inner self.
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BEHIND THE GLASS, 5min., Canada, Animation/Experimental
Behind the glass is an animated drama about a man struggling to overcome his own limitations, while facing the rejection of society.
Written & Directed by Pedro de la Llave
Director Statement
Behind the glass is a drama about a man struggling to overcome his own limitations, while facing the r...
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TOM, 8min., USA, Horror/Experimental
Experimental horror film studying a 'Peeping Tom' as he gathers footage and reviews his findings amidst a storm of psychedelic visuals.
Director - Joshua Nicholas Goodman, Justin William Houghton
Produced by Goody Bags
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ALWAYS THE SUN, 9min., UK, Experimental/Black & White
A short film based on a poem: always the sun by Keith Sargent. Wilderness, illness and the great British cretinocracy.
Written & Directed by Keith Sargent
Key Cast: Lindsay Seers
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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