07/2019 New Entries

Hello, World

The project is inspired by Plato’s allegory of the cave in which prisoners chained from birth in an underground chamber interpret the shadow they see on the wall is the whole of reality. For many years, human beings lived in the dark ‘cave’ of restricted access to information - the only way to learn reality is to touch the real world. Whereas nowadays people are passively spoon-fed virtual ‘reality’ from new media which may be controlled by others in propose. It seems to me that the access to true information is still restricted, and we are still in the cave like the prisoners of the Plato’s Cave. However, on the other hand, the virtual ‘reality’ reconstructed by the new media has gradually become one part of the real world. It becomes a true reality. We cannot leave new media in this era. It makes us see far and hear more. It changed our DNA to "New media DNA". We are not people. We are ‘New media’ people. The person who does not use new media to learn the world seems to be the one who is in the cave. For people coming from ‘Newer media’ era, we are still in the cave, but for the world without new media, we have already escaped from the cave. Probably there is no cave at all. Only the next generation of people will think the former one is in the cave. Actually, there is only endless evolution of media, people and the real world… Directed by Jiaxin Wang (UK)

07/2019 New Entries

Zulay and Her Little Wood House

Zulay Figuroa has a mountain home in Utuado, Puerto Rico, which is in the mountainous region of the island. Originally from Venezuela, Hurricane Maria was her first hurricane she has experienced. The day after the hurricane, it took her eight hours to travel back up the mountain to see her home. In her mind, because her house was made out of wood, she thought it was going to be completely destroyed. But miraculously, when she got to her plot of land, she was surprised to see her house still standing. Unfortunately, Utuado was not prioritized in delivering supplies, and many houses were destroyed by the winds and the floods. Zulay believes the hurricane opened up people’s eyes to how the government did not help, but rather the people who supported each other during this time. Directed by Cuquis Robledo (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

Maria

On September 2017, Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, causing the whole island to blackout for several months. Because of the trifecta of Hurricanes that hit North America in 2017 - Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria - the stories about the people of Puerto Rico affected by Maria were forgotten. It's been over a year later and while most areas have recovered, there are still some areas outside of the capital of San Juan that still need help, and people's stories need to be heard. This documentary tells different perspectives of people and tells the stories by the people from different parts of the island who were affected by the hurricane. The biggest takeaways are that Puerto Ricans are resilient people who came together to help each other and that Puerto Rico is ready for people to visit the island for tourism. The more tourism the island has, the greater the chance they have to recover from Hurricane Maria. This is the introduction video to the Maria Documentary Series. Directed by Cuquis Robledo (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

Jupiter 001

It combines the digital art of artistic works and the exploration of digital motion pictures in contemporary art practice. The original image was produced by Chinese artist Zhang Xiaowei, and the short film was produced by artist Rui Zhang and the designer team. The work derives a new story from the original work under the background of Jupiter, which not only deepens the audience’s understanding and imagination of the work, but also takes advantage of the new way of expression in the field of images. Different from the traditional animation and digital media, the digital short film using new media is produced with artistry and imagination at its core. Directed by Rui Zhang (China)

07/2019 New Entries

Airplane Garden

This film was trying to exploring the boundaries between art and experimental film, which is relates to the fiction and reality subjects by the theme of "Dream". Rui was dreamed a garden and an airplane in the lake. She found her classmates when she was student in the memory and had a short conversation in the dream. After her walked through the garden she found they moved to another place, which is resembled the museum and island, then she saw the ice house with the colorful glasses in the mountain. It depicts the subconscious in the experience of her life, including the innate desire of the study and pursue of art when she was young. Therefore, dream is more like a remedy and it reflects the relationship between desire and imagination and how it affects human beings. Moreover, the first application of AE and combined with the images into real circumstances, which is challenge the animation field and building a new trend for moving image in the contemporary art practice. Directed by Rui Zhang (China)

07/2019 New Entries

Wish

A man’s life is suddenly changed, for better or for worse? Directed by Kaustuv Mukherjee (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

Always Hope

Written by Janice L. Walker (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

Ryoko’s Qubit Summer

Quantum butterflies with Qubit wings, The same technology was used to create Kanuma, an experimental world of Artificial Intelligence inside a quantum computer.  Then one day, AIs began using words unknown to man. Scientists saw this as a threat and decided to "delete" Kanuma. Directed by Yuichi Kondo (Japan)

07/2019 New Entries

Rivaj”

"RIVAJ' - Sainte-Marie",  (Shore - Sainte-Marie) is an aerial drone audio-visual poem describing the confrontation between Earth and Water, under the aegis of the Wind. An explosive and heavenly dialogue that resonates with the soul and whose music emphasizes universality. Directed by Koreen Valard (Martinique)

07/2019 New Entries

Into Daylight

Into Daylight focuses on the intimate relationship between a young man, Mark, and his deaf girlfriend, Emma. While spending an evening at the beach, Mark teases Emma about the surprise he has planned for her birthday the following night. With some help from his deaf sister, Sam, Mark surprises Emma with a romantic dinner. Afterwards, Mark gives Emma a silk nightgown as a gift. She stays the night and they have sex for the first time. Mark believes he planned the perfect night, but realizes that Emma does not feel the same way when she rushes out of his apartment. Through a discussion he has with his sister, Mark discovers that he unintentionally raped Emma. In attempts to right his horrific wrong, Mark rushes over to Emma’s house and apologizes. Emma and Mark are left on opposing sides of a fence, not certain of how to move forward. Directed by Stephanie Botelho (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

The Interrogation

An interrogation turns into a business pitch when two enforces found out they are with a famous chef. Directed by George Sayah (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

You Can’t Escape Your Past

A man finds himself traveling back in time ten years every time he falls asleep. He reaches out to a psychologist to help make it end. Written by Scott Nelson (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

Helping You To Forget

A man goes to a clinic that promises to help him forget a traumatic memory, but doing so causes unintended negative consequences. Written by Scott Nelson (USA)

07/2019 New Entries

The Rundown with Ronny Diarrhea

The Super Smash Countdown Starring Ronny Diarrhea who hosts an NPR/PBS style show on WTRD 91.1 Directed by Joe DeBolt and Sam Van Horn (USA)