Los Angeles to Seoul is 5973 miles, but the distance of a loved one lost is so much further. When my father was mentally and physically suffering while I was in California and he was across the ocean, I learned that the idea of “grief” is neither simple nor easily dismissed. The feelings of sadness, anger, and guilt – in the face of pressure to “move on,” – get imprinted in the body and in one’s interactions with the world.
Lovers of the unusual, NFU has returned! Experience this eighth screening of bizarre and experimental shorts carefully selected by Take Your Medicine and Smile from the local underground scene. You will see new surrealist, expressionist and cult films made by both NFU veterans and newcomers.
The Future is Memory | CALL FOR FILMS10 July 2023 - 31 August 2023
The 16th edition of Archivio Aperto is dedicated to the future of memory: which forms narrate the past, redefine it, or even forget it? What images to remember together, to perform the collective act of (re)creating the world? The Future is Memory.
From 77 year-old Sandi, to formerly incarcerated Lori, to guinea pig lover Tracy, Long Haulers defies stereotypes and gives a platform to women who have often been marginalized and type-casted. Sharing their sorrows and triumphs, viewers learn who these women are, and what keeps them trucking.
House Of Reasoned TruthsRecent Video Art from AfricaCurated by Kisito AssangniSeptember 16th to October 28th, 2023Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept 16th, 3 - 6pmFeaturing works by: Halida Boughriet (Algeria), Cesar Schofield Cardoso (Cape Verde), Djibril Drame (Senegal), Victor Mutelekesha (Zambia), Nyancho NwaNri (Nigeria), Harold Offeh (Ghana),Minnette Vari (South Africa), and Haythem Zakaria (Tunisia).
Dates:
Saturday, September 16, 2023 (All day) to Saturday, October 28, 2023 (All day)
The annual seven-day event returns November 13 – 19, 2023; there are no entry fees, and artists worldwide are invited to submit through September 22, 2023.
The accordi @ DISACCORDI – International short film festival, since 2000 one of Italy’s leading short film events packed with screenings, exhibits, workshops, and entertainment, returns November 13 – 19, 2023. accordi @ DISACCORDI has announced that submissions are now being accepted.
