a film with sound (take three)
A father and daughter make a new movie after the daughter requests to make a film with sound after making a silent one the previous year.
Next Her Heart
Eternal recurrence and wisdom undone. The end or the beginning. Who are we that we. One and the same are the shadow cast and its cause.
A hypnotic journey through the seven valleys on the way to reach the abode of the Simurgh.
The Call
The Call is an eco-revenge film featuring unlikely protagonists who were observed and filmed over three years at airports across the United States.
The rebellion has been building for decades.
This is a call to action.
marratein, marratein
Letters to a maternal ancestor reflect on identity connected to ethnic heritage, while also embracing a broader notion of family beyond bloodlines. Weaving images and sounds from the filmmaker’s personal ties to two cities—Detroit and Beirut—the film poses the central question: How do we belong to each other?
The Shape of Things to Come (poetry mix)
"The Shape of Things to Come" is a four chapter art rock film that delves into themes of nostalgia for the future, uncertainties of technological progress, and the quest for authentic human connection. Through original songwriting, poetry, performance art, and insights of Terence McKenna, the film offers a creative exploration of our innovative nature and challenges us to consider how the very technology we create might ultimately pose risks to our well-being.
The Traveler
An experimental short film with theatrical Korean Texan flair, “The Traveler” is an exploration of an artist’s inner world. The Traveler is visited by several muses who in turn compete, collude, and inspire the Traveler’s creative process. The muses: the Fool, the Bride, the Dragon, the Lion, and the Smoking Tiger all represent different facets of an artist’s mental struggle and delight in their practice. The Traveler is joined by a steadily increasing cohort of muses until they disappear as abruptly as they entered the Traveler’s mind, before beginning the process anew.
Each muse dons a mask handcrafted by Hahn, who also developed, choreographed, and directed this film.
I Was There
I Was There is a haunting exploration of familial bonds, intergenerational memory, and the enduring impact of shared narratives. Filmmaker Kamila Kuc steps into the emotional stream of inherited family history as the lines between documentary, testimony, and fiction blur. She performs acts of bearing witness not just for herself but also on behalf of her grandmother. Together, they testify to their experiences and the reverberations these stories have over time. I Was There is a palimpsest - a layered tapestry where past and present intertwine in the intimate process of activating memory and vulnerability as forms of resistance. I Was There honours the testimonial object inherited from ancestors and the living connection that binds generations in the shared pursuit of justice and healing.
Father Never Approved of My Toys
The world through the lens of a child's imagination. This experimental short film follows a passionate child as she undergoes various inconvenient situations. She turns to her favorite doll as a means of coping, using her imagination to create a familiar, ideal world that reflects her feelings and aspirations. The film combines archival footage from the director's childhood with animated scenes to show the world from the eyes of a child.
The Diary of Valeria
This experimental short film is an adaptation of the fictional main character’s diary entry. This diary, belonging to a transgender woman named Valeria, deals with personal and existential anxieties about her body.
Capitol Limited
A couple’s wedding day and an Amtrak train route are intertwined in this personal exploration of marriage and contemporary America. An enormous story – a train journey, a wedding and a tragedy – all in two minutes. A remarkable example of cinematic economy of means, the film’s brevity does not deter from its impact. Based on true events.
You Can't Find Love
After attending The Nova Convention in New York City in 1978, I was inspired by Brion Gysin to write a few permutation poems.
This experimental film is based on a permutation poem I wrote in 1979.
My film explores selective viewing by overloading the brain with different presentations of the same poem.
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