Witness this new batch of wild, weird, transgressive and experimental short films by the new wave of underground filmmakers. The emotions range from funny to touching to creepy, and each film rejects convention in it's own way. Come to LA's Arts District to find out what's been brewing in Hollywood's dark dark shadow.
VISIONS, in collaboration with Main Film, presents THE AFTERLIGHT by Charlie Shackleton, a film that itself exists as a single 35mm film print. Further eroding every time it screens, the film is a living document of its life in circulation. Eventually it will disappear entirely.
On the 19th of May at 7pm at la lumière collective
Due to their opposing characteristics, light and dark have been employed throughout the history of filmmaking to create shadow and visual effects. However, the visual characteristics of “black” often make us “blind” to it. From a re-exploration of the development of filmmaking techniques, there is ubiquitous use of black in film production and screening, from the effects of metallic silver grains to the evolution of formal film language and the arrangement of screening spaces.
Dates:
Friday, May 20, 2022 (All day) to Sunday, May 22, 2022 (All day)
The boo launching event, scheduled to happen from 3pm BRT on, proposes a sharing of the Bcubico experiment and the process of making the material — the QR code of the event’s poster links the e-book .
IOM projects is excited to present Kabayitos Microcinema as part of The Clemente’s Open Studios 2022, taking place on May 21 & May 22, 2022.
We are accepting experimental short film submissions with a maximum running time of 10 minutes. Our selection will be based on artistic expression and poetic form. Entries should be thought-provoking, unconventional, and original.
