Projects in categories: Artist Project and Video / Experimental and with status: Post-production

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A chance visit at a historic murder/ suicide location in Manhattan inexplicably draws a film producer into the crime and inner world of the murderer, American visionary poet and sun mystic Harry Crosby. As her research spirals into obsession, her grip on reality frays, culminating in a harrowing burnout- until she discovers a shocking personal link to the killer. An original and emotional film dealing with the surreal nature of art and trauma.

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Juliet awakens from a fever dream. How did we get here? The lines between hallucination and memory blur as cinema and dance collide in a kaleidoscopic journey of belonging, defiance, and self-discovery – A vivid retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet brought to life by Scottish Ballet.

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Delving into themes of solitude, memory, and displacement, the film is crafted through a poetic and non-linear narrative. Set between imagined geographies, it speaks a cinematic language that transcends borders. An Adaptation of Norse Mythology, the film speaks of the epic from an Indian POV.

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The Canaries’ Experience Genre: Mixed Reality / Magical Realism / Emotional Drama Format: Immersive VR Film Synopsis: In a world where silence can be fatal, The Canaries’ Experience invites viewers into a deeply emotional and symbolic journey through the mind of Will, a young man silently battling despair. Guided by a mystical canary—an ancient symbol of safety in coal mines—viewers traverse a surreal landscape that blends memory, emotion, and myth. As Will’s inner world unravels, the canary’s song becomes a lifeline—its presence a sign of hope, its silence a chilling warning. Through immersive soundscapes, binaural audio, and haptic feedback, the audience experiences Will’s emotional highs and lows: from the suffocating silence of isolation to the transcendent transformation of the God Canary, a divine guide born from pain and resilience. Blending magical realism with therapeutic design, this VR experience is not just a story—it’s a meditation on vulnerability, connection, and the power of being heard. In the end, the canaries rise—not just as symbols of survival, but as beacons of collective healing.

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A non-fiction adaptation of the fairy tale book 'The Little Mermaid' (Hans Christian Andersen, 1837). Fed up with the polluted environment Little Mermaid is forced to live in, she decides to leave home for a better place, embarking on an adventure brimming with new findings. This is the third and final film of Liliana Colombo's 'Climate Trilogy' which started with ICEMELT PARK (2020) and EARTH THE NEW MARS (2022).

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A woman kills her fears and past to be reborn as her true self. "I am a coward. I look in the mirror and I see the person who is afraid. I look her in the eyes, I say nothing. Just look. She says nothing back. Her eyes have the colour of fear. My fear has almost consumed her eyes. I feel all rotten with a big hole inside of me and this hole is filled to the top with old heavy fears. They are soaking there."

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A tribute to British-French-Polish avant-garde artists Franciszka Themerson and Stefan Themerson. The director revisits the work of the Themersons, some 15 years after TRACES, her previous film about the couple - collecting new memories and featuring contributions from Michael Horowitz, Barbara Right, Nick Wadley.

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A film that hovers above the make-believe world of hope. Eden Kotting, dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz takes us on a journey from The Factory to The Silent Valley. Accompanied by a gaggle of folkloricists and workers in white coats the journey ends in The Toilet of Hope.

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How can you be accepted when you're hiding behind a mask? The film represents a journey of a woman overcoming fear of not being accepted: starting from her desire to correspond to societal female standards, through admitting that she always felt as a weirdo and looking for an outside validation, to understanding that she does not need people who do not love her as she is and finally to accepting that she is ‘not normal’ and that the only acceptance she needs is the self-acceptance.

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Freedom is our greatest need and our greatest fear. A story of one day from a life of a woman, everyday fighting with herself, trying to find freedom to feel, to enjoy, to make mistakes, to be a human being. A life happens not in epic events, but in everyday small steps. When we are 100% authentically ourselves, we are being told we are Too Much. This is a story of everyday fighting with yourself and for yourself, of trying to find freedom to feel, to enjoy, to make mistakes, to be a woman. From 20s to their 40s and more, women are put in cliche boxes suggesting what they should be at this age, at this life stage, in a certain country and culture. But we need to find a way to our true selves.

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An exploration of the filmic process in the context of if there is anything to be understood from philosophy!

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Jeff, an insomniac, discovers a mystical jellyfish creature one night in the alley by his house. Jeff, who’s haunted by the loss of his wife, reluctantly helps the strange being as it tries to escape the two hostile police on its trail. With themes of loss, memory and duty, the monochromatic film mixes experimental elements with nods to silent film, film noir and 1950s b-movies. Its dreamy feel is heightened by the frequent appearance of musicians who provide a live musical commentary to the action.