Official Selections
Experimental Titles and Directors
Harmony
Pieter Markus, Director
United States
An experimental microfilm based on the symbology and dichotomies of the Yin Yang.
Parts of this film are meant to pay homage to Maya Deren.
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Abiosis
Logan Himango, Director
United States
An animation of motion graphics, design and illustration.
Director Biography
Logan Himango is an animator, motion graphics artist, graphic designer and illustrator from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Currently the Content Manager at Yardbird Outdoor Furniture, Logan's passion for design in motion has led him to the world of commercial media and advertising.
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The Border
Desirée Jung, Director, Writer
Canada, Filmed in Brazil,
Language, Portuguese
A Video-poem about conceded desires.
Director Statement
My intention in this film is to immerse into words. Writing my biography is a bit like witnessing the spectrum of my own gaze – an impossible task, due to its volatile and vulnerable contingency. For that reason, I let the poems speak for myself, signing my desire: for place and belonging. I can add that I’m a Brazilian-Canadian artist, lover of beauty and everything (but not-all) that comes from a feminine space. I want to thank you for your visit and the time dedicated to the words. I hope our encounter holds the possibility to unleash silences. If that occurs, take the letter with you, and never let go of it again.
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Bob's Day Out
Moda Doe, Director
United States
Bob travels in a peculiar stairwell, and ends up in a race against time to escape.
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Colorful & Creative Leipzig
Martin Rieger
Germany
Experience the city’s museums and art spaces as an immersive tourist. Don’t know what to expect? Just put on your headphones and listen to a completely new version of the sounds of Leipzig in 3D audio.
Director Biography
Martin Rieger specialized in sound for extended realities, since 1916. His company VRTonung offers a holistic approach to immersive 3D audio recordings all over the world and post-production in Munich’s studio facilities.
He is a leading content creator in this field, having worked for over 40+ productions in 15+ countries. He is also a board member of Extended Reality Bavaria e.V. (XR Bavaria), Committee of South German section of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and member of GEMA as well as the Film sound Association e.V (BVFT)
Director Statement
I'm using state of the art 3D audio technology and combining it with creative storytelling to create immersive experiences.
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#Hashtag That / Say Their Name
Margarett Perry, Director
United States
#Hashtag That - Say Their Name featuring Karla Mosley. Words by Brian Dykstra - Music by Terry Delsing w/Jamieson Trotter. A song from the new musical CrazyMakeCrazy -- a litany of reasons for where America now finds itself.
Director Biography
Margarett Perry is an award-winning director of new plays and works primarily in the theatre. But she has ventured into the short film and music video world for passion projects such as #Hashtag That-Say Their Name. She has directed and developed new work Off-Broadway and in regional theatres across the country as well as in Scotland and London. Recent world premieres include Born in East Berlin by Rogelio Martinez, The House by Brian Parks, Education by Brian Dykstra, Banned from Baseball by Patricia O’Hara and Seared by Theresa Rebeck. Margarett is an Artistic Fellow at The Lark where she works with a variety of writers developing new work. Last year she began exploring watercolor when New York City closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and her work has been licensed by the New York Historical Society and was a finalist in the 2020 Brush & Lyre Prize. www.margarettperry.com
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First Note
Ziyao Susan Xie, Director
Key Cast Likun Jing
United States
A silent film shot in black & white 16mm film. A performance preparation in the late afternoon. A peaceful and graceful moment in a cramped living room during a lockdown.
Director Biography
Ziyao Susan Xie was born in Tianjin, China in 1994.
She moved to Shenzhen, China and has lived there since then.
She graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2017, with a double major in Film and Media Studies and Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
She is now pursuing an MFA degree in the Film and Video Program at the California Institute of the Arts.
She considers herself as an experimental filmmaker who indulges in exploring the possibilities in visual art.
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Lemonade
Eduardo Rufeisen
Key Cast Stella Rufeisen
Brian Zinola, Original music
United States
Every challenge we face can bring perspective to our lives.
Director Biography
Eduardo Rufeisen has international experience producing, directing and leading creative teams and crews. He worked as the Senior Advisor of Advertising for Bosch-Blaupunkt group in Brazil, where he directed ad campaigns for print and TV. As marketing manager of MTV-Brazil, he created advertising campaigns for television and managed the sales accounts. He also worked as producer in charge of budgets and ratings for the Brazilian Television Network, BAND. At the Academy of Art University he was the Director of the Motion Pictures Department and also directed hundreds of scenes and shorts for the acting students portfolios.
Since completing his MBA in Marketing and Advertising in Brazil and his Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in Motion Pictures and Television at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Eduardo taught film and television for classes for Foothill College, Menlo College, City College of San Jose, West Valley College and worked as a producer/director for film, television for various clients in Northern California. His films have been screened and awarded in United States, Canada, Germany, England, France, Italy, Belgium, Romania and Brazil.
Currently, he independently produces and directs documentaries, films and animations for his own company.
Webpage: http://eduardorufeisen.wix.com/portfolio
Director Statement
I believe that the obstacles in our lives could be an opportunity to gain perspective on all we might be missing.
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