Mexico, Horror / Bizarre, 2006, 35mm, Color, Dolby SR, 00:02:39
Two individuals savour the instant before the inevitable climax.... more info
USA, Science Fiction, 2006, 00:04:30
King Kong, besieged and trapped by the urban New York landscape, loses control and destroys even what he loves (the Gagosian Gallery) until he is shot and killed. ... more info
Canada, Animation, 2006, digital video, Magnetic Stereo, 00:10:00
A stop-motion animated film about an Android trapped inside of a large maze. The maze is vast and filled with many surprises. A complex labyrinth consisting of traps, deceptions, and puzzles. Even 207, a sophisticated android, becomes overwhelmed by confusion and frustration as it struggles to navigate through the twisted maze of white walled corridors having no idea what fate awaits it around each and every corner.... more info
USA, Experimental, 2006, digital video, Color, 00:11:43
Drug of Choice -- an experimental narrative that follows a young man named Johnathan (Matt Lengerich), struggling to live with himself. After a recent break-up with his girlfriend Mackenzie (Megan Harrington), he finds his life turned upside down. His thoughts haunting him, and no family to love him. Not a single ounce of motivation left in this young-man...What will he do? How does he carry on?... more info
France, Experimental, 2006, HD video, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:01:00
Une construction filmique dont la ligne directrice est la traduction d'angoisses et de peurs infantiles… A filmic construction guided by the translation of the anguishes and infantile fears… ... more info
USA, Experimental, 2006, HD video, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:04:00
A music video/short film shot on 8mm. Commissioned by the Norwegian musician/composer KAADA for the release of his 2006 album: Music for Moviebikers. The cinematic music was the inspiration for the film which was shot primarily in post katrina New Orleans with some footage in Oslo, Norway. The film is an open ended non-chronological story of obsession, disillusionment, and quite possibly, revenge - depending on the viewers' point of view.... more info
USA, Experimental, 2006, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:04:37
Filmed within an actual abandoned house, Whisper examines memories of pain and loss as evidenced by clues scattered throughout the house. Every room within the space attempts to tell the secrets that have been hidden for years. Listening closely we hear a sad story whispered through the walls of a mother and the loss of her son.... more info
New Zealand, Comedy / Satire, 2006, HD video, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:10:29
Lucy tells the story of how she has come to be eating jelly made from an unusual food source in this live action/stop-motion animation film. Defining food incidents from her past unfold in a series of surreal tableaux, and Lucy tries to sort through memory and whimsy to get to the bottom of her strange relationship with what she eats.... more info
Canada, Animation, 2006, digital video, Color, Dolby A, 00:04:30
A woman and a small but dangerous monster play out their co-dependent relationship in this hand-drawn animation. Using cartoon humour and horror, this nervous little film explores the emotional turmoil of a rather vicious cycle.... more info
USA, Experimental, 2006, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:03:15
Thread is an experimental short visual poem that follows a fleeting memory into the depths of the unconscious and back. From a sip of water to the memory of the rain on a windshield, thread follows a simple and its circular nature.... more info
Netherlands, Animation, 2006, 35mm, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:08:29
An oversea phone call, a supposition and a totally wrong assumption, leads in this animation film to the inevitable. But what is there to expect, words are totally personal, and therefore actually not suitable for communication. So welcome to the age of email, mobile phones, internet, chat and game-consoles! Where the amount of face to face contact is minimized to a level where a paramecium would look like a communication miracle.... more info
USA, Art / Artist, 2005, digital video, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:07:10
Desiree Holman’s “Troglodyte” is a short experimental art video. In a comic and ridiculous gesture, the video attempts to investigate human emotion and behavior by having its’ actors pretend to be chimpanzee. The term ‘troglodyte’ describes a simpleton or brute who may live in a hole in the ground or in a cave. A troglodyte is emotionally reactive and potentially dangerous; s/he is without acute powers of reasoning. Pan troglodyte is also the scientific name of the chimpanzee. Holman first constructed eight life-size, hollow, latex, hair and fabric, ‘chimpanzee’ sculptures. To create the video, Holman worked with a group of dancer/actors who wore the chimp-like sculptures. Edi... more info