IFCT Schedule New York City

Thursday October 5th, 2006

Millenium film Workshop Screening Room

9pm-11 Experimental Film Shorts

Tickets to Experimental screening series $7

Hands Up Directed by Andrej Goutcharov US PREMIERE

An overly self-confident man is forced to go through the catharsis of facing a lion in the middle of the forest inNorth Germany- all by himself with nothing but his bare hands.

10 Doors Closing Directed by Dylan SheehanUS PREMIERE

10 Doors Closing is a poetry driven love story set at Leicester Square Underground Station. A mixture of myth and modernity it draws comparisons between enterig the underground and entering the Underground

Maps Directed by Andre Silva

USA Maps circularly explores the separations of time and space in an organic universe that does not acknowledge the division of these humanmade concepts.

Peace TV Directed by Rohan Bader

Canada Peace TV is one part music video, one part political commentary and one part adbuster all packed as an alternative tv sequence for viewers. This experimental short film treats audiences to a variet of audio-visual experience including counter-commercials and cover songs, all connected to the theme of peace.

Coke in the Goldroom Directed by Friekerike Hamann

Germany Jack Nicolson in the Shining is looking for a drink. “God I'd give my god-damned soul for just a glass of beer.!” Instead of beer, he's getting a glass of coke. "

The Holy Land Directed by Dafna Katz US PREMIERE

Israel Self portrat a face sppears through an imaginary door

Puppets in Love Directed by Eric Callero

US, Ayoung filmmaker falls asleep trying to come up with ideas for his latest film. In his dreams we see two sockpuppets who fall in love at first sight

Les Amours de la Pieuve Directed by Kirsten Hinkler

Germany, The black and white animated film translated the Love Life of the Octopus, combines the scientific ilf film of Jan Painleve with the aesthetics of the comic series “complain des land Perdues.” 

Avatare II Directed by Niklas Klotz

Germany,  The video is an animation of artificial humans (avatars) combined with real-world background movie. The figures hardly move but through their little gestures and facial expressions they appear alive.

Evinger Morgen Directed by Volker Krieger

On May 10th, 2003 the gas tank in Dortmind-Eving was blowed up-according the the official version.

InResonance Directed by Florian krautkraner

Germany A woman who lives in the projection beam, follows to the question, what film was or could be. Her position becomes comprehensible if one transfer it to the area of sound.

Starting Up Directed by Alex Stevens

UK About a guy getting off his lazy ass. Or motivation to get off the sofa can come from the most unexpected sources.  

Immaterial Directed by Stephanie Loveless

Canada A meditation on the ephemeral, the disintegration of the present, and nostalgia for what never was--created through hand-manipulation of the celluloid material.

Human Directed by Eytan Rockaway

A metaphorical peace that breaks the Empirical barriers of our existence and onveys our basic similarities.

Hallaig Directed by Neil Kempsell

Scotland-  A film describing the tragic loss and memories of a highland community on the island of Raasay. It depicts symbols of life and time. In Hallaig, there is something to protect.  The woods become alive as women, love is presented as a hunter, and time an apparitional deer. The land of the living and the land of the dead become pervious to each other. This film is a commemoration of home.

Kamikaze Directed by Nick Karner

US-A Dark Figure of pure evil pursues a young woman who just wanted to get high on drugs.

Ascension Directed by Ben Ferris

Australia- A young woman breaks free from the cycle

Be (bi:) Directed by Dill Gaelle US Premiere

France- Do we really exist? Is it a dream, a common dream? Sometimes we escape.

The Cummerband Directed by Shelly Wain

UK- A surreal visualisation of the nonsense poem by the Victorian poet Edward Lear.

Nasoot Directed by Sharhin Parhami

Canada- A poetic meditation on the death of three Iranian refugees who commited suicide in Ottawa

Au Quart de Tour Directed by Antonin DeBemels

Belgium- The man is moving along, to the accompaniment of a restless and compelling rhythm

Minema Cinema Directed by Tim Hope

Minema Cinema comprises 3 short films written by children from London and animated by Tim Hope. Mixing comedy, tragedy and the downright surreal, these films are inspired by children and to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages.

 

 

 

 
 
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