Projects in categories: Artist Project and Video / Experimental

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A woman’s life has been turned upside down ever since she noticed those strange floating strings in her sight.

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Two out of work actors attempt the impossible task of mounting a full production of Hamlet inside the ultra violent world of Grand Theft Auto, shot entirely in game. It’s January 2021. The UK has just entered its 3rd lockdown and all theatres remain closed. For actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak. As the pandemic drags on Mark, who lives alone is increasingly socially isolated, while Sam is panicking about how he is going to support his family. They channel their midlife frustrations by immersing their avatars in the horrifically violent yet beautifully rendered virtual world of Grand Theft Auto online. They steal cars and shoot strangers, but also find moments of calm reflection walking through meadows of wildflowers. In one gaming session they stumble across a theatre and have an idea. Why not stage Hamlet inside the game? Well, there are several reasons why not, chiefly that most people in the game are intent on murderous destruction, not polite appreciation of a theatrical production. But wasn’t theatre just as dangerous and rowdy a business in Shakespeare’s time, and isn’t Hamlet, a play about revenge the perfect choice for this place? Official selection SXSW 2024 - Documentary Competition - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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MIRAGE - EIGENSTATE weaves together analogous investigations into the nature of reality, positioning Western science as just one methodology among many in a constellation of pluralistic worldviews. The film explores different interpretations of reality, from Sufi mysticism and Monorealism to theories of quantum mechanics. Edited in the style of American astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan’s 1980s television show, 'Cosmos', which sought to explain the origin of life and the fourth spatial dimension, MIRAGE - EIGENSTATE references scientific mass communication, where complex concepts are described in straightforward ways, often through images. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Forum Expanded - International premiere

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An animated exploration of bipolar disorder, based on testimonials. An avalanche changes a polar bear's life, setting him on an adventure through the highs and lows of life on a fantasy planet.

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Transfeminine 'freak-show' performer Mona Guyard has built a cult audience in Europe. We follow Mona from a rural childhood, through her discovery of drag and freakshow, to the development and premiere of an astonishing new performance. A visceral and beautiful exploration of pain, healing and transformation in the queer community.

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An experimental short documentary film, which was shot during the filmmaker's early days of motherhood. This film is not a typical video diary but a deeper conversation about what does it mean to be a mother and the expectations that come with it.

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A daring deepfake short that follows Sean Connery's unravelling after he witnesses Marilyn Monroe's return from the dead. The film raises compelling questions about truth and power, and satirises some of the more histrionic narratives pushed by the media regarding deepfakes and their contribution to the 'decline of truth'. Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024 - World premiere Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2024

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An experimental short film that delves into the archival and historical footage of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, depicting a symbolic narrative surrounding the ritualistic act of animal sacrifice, known as 'Besmel'. It serves as an allegorical representation of a nation's sacrifice amidst the backdrop of political transformations.

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A short experimental film comprising of three stereoscopic experiments, with accompanying experimental soundtracks. The film continues the artist filmmaker's phenomenological investigation into the perceived soul-giving properties of animation, stereoscopy, and analogue materials. Official Selection Busan Short Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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If the Pennines are the backbone of England, the Helm Wind is the shiver that runs down the spine. An embodied investigation into Britain's only named wind - The Helm - WHEN THE CROWS WALKS HOME takes the viewer on an immersive journey with (and by) the Helm Wind.

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La signora Aetna, (Etna), is bored and boredom can be a dangerous thing for those around you when you are a volcanic goddess.

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Two women, one from the African Diaspora, the other from the East Asian Diaspora, recall the risk, and fearless endeavour made on their behalf. A story of self-sacrifice, self-awakening, and self-expression. They embarked on treacherous journeys across precarious seas, unified in a desire to be all that they can dream.