Tag: Experimental Film

Tribeca Film Festival 2016: Interview with Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser

Their immersive multi-screen experience “the bomb” explores the nature of nuclear weapons

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Debuting at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, “the bomb” explores the poetic yet lethal nature of nuclear weapons through a wholly immersive viewing experience. Creators Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser cite Charles and Ray Eames’ experimental work with multi-screen films as inspiration for their 360-degree mixed media installation, which layers Kingdom of Ludd animations and live music by The Acid onto a rigorously selected stream …

Tin Ojeda + Saturdays’ Expencive Porno Movie

A glorious experimental surf film, shot entirely on Super16

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People can be wary of experimental cinema, whether that’s for a perceived oblique message or a sense of isolation and confusion. That won’t be the case with Tin Ojeda‘s “Expencive Porno Movie,” because at its core, it’s some of what the director does best: capturing exquisite surf scenes that balance beauty and hyper-energy. The 45 minute film oscillates between waves, wonder and surrealist montage. Shot …

New Frontier

A look at the amazing work of the Sundance Film Festival's venue for experimental cinema and new media

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Amid all the hubbub of film releases and elbow-rubbing that will happen at the Sundance Film Festival this week there is a lesser-known venue with enormous potential. New Frontier is a multimedia installation space featuring cutting edge work from some of the world’s most interesting contemporary cinematic artists. Stepping outside the bounds of traditional cinema, New Frontier is a space that highlights experimentation, focusing on …