SEMEFO IN MEMORIAM
A clown serving his country
A clown is confronted with the reality and difficulties of being a street artist in the digital age. In his search for online fame he makes a discovery that radically shifts his perspective about meaningful work and life, forcing him to change his ways.
Clonage
Through vocal play and performance, this work by Alain Pelletier explores the concept of Asexual reproduction.
Because I Have To
Miloš Šejn: lying down, awake. And above all, creating. This documentary essay follows an artist whose work is “born of wonder” and who effortlessly navigates his longed-for path out of the city. Instead of an endless stream of sensory input, the film offers a space for concentration and mindfulness—a space that may well extend beyond the seventy minutes spent in the cinema
Ring Up the Curtain
Stage hand Harold falls in love with the leading lady of a visiting theatrical troupe.
Shakuntala DuBois
The Broke People's Baroque Peoples' Theater engages questions of economic inequity, artistic patronage, and a culture of excess (or excess of culture). It is: obsessed with classical allusion, doomed to camp, adorned in costume, engaged in masquerade and surrounded by sculpture. With a queer attitude toward cheap materials, the Broke People's Baroque People's Theater decorates itself in a hyper-feminine aestheticism to undermine class(y) distinctions of taste. A wealth of poverty, the chintzy is rich.
Beatbox - Alternate Take
Created in collaboration with the New York beatboxers Kid Lucky and Shockwave, and the spoken word artist Vocab, “Beatbox” portrays sound and movement as self-expressive navigational tools. In the style of city symphonies, the beatboxers have created the entire soundtrack of the film by interpreting and imitating the sounds of their surroundings. A mysterious spotlight shows the urban space as a stage where, following the words of Vocab, “every street corner has the ability to tell a thousand stories”.
My Name Is The Sound I Use To Introduce Myself
A group of young men waltz in pairs, balancing with a glass between their foreheads. In this captivating setting, director Albert Rask crafts a new code of conduct - an allegory reflecting the experience of growing up. A playful yet poignant exploration that reframes the burdens of responsibility, expectations and the rules of adulthood.
Am I Funny Yet?
A comedian confronts his own thoughts of suicide on stage, turning his personal crisis into an uncomfortable comedy.
Before The Spotlight
Behind every electrifying performance lies a story of sacrifice and passion. Before the Spotlight journeys behind the scenes of the dynamic Dauntless Movement Crew, diving into the lives of three of its standout members, Sienna, Chris and Manu. In a tough industry defined by fierce competition, fleeting opportunities and constant audition cycles, these performers are faced with uncertainty. To challenge them further, the risk of financial instability is significant in a high demanding economy. Yet, their passion grows stronger, fuelled by the support from the community. But what makes the risk worth it?
Back At It
There are thousands of comedians in New York City, performing every night, working hard for laughs from the world's toughest audience. What happens to them when the city that never sleeps grinds to a halt? When the comedy clubs close and no one is laughing? "Back At It" is a chronicle of the tumultuous summer of 2020 in New York, through the eyes of a diverse group of comedians who hustle to keep their comedy alive and to stand out from the throng. It follows them as they take to the streets, rooftops, and parks to entertain a city ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. It asks how the art of standup changes when the traditional systems and established hierarchy no longer exist? Who will evolve and raise their voice?
Really Happy Someday
A rising musical theatre star struggles with his changing voice during his gender transition. With the help of a singing coach, he learns to trust himself, reclaim his career, and reconnect with the people he loves.
Entre chiens et louves par le Cirque Le Roux au Bon Marché Rive Gauche
東京シンデレラ娘
Spanish Dancers in Castille
The Martinez sisters performing a spanish dance
Storia dell'uomo
Two men lock into a bizarre power play to reassert the hierarchy of appearances.
Roots
Liliya Syvytska's very personal film exploring the painful challenges of temporarily displaced Ukrainians in foreign lands.
Northern Fantasy
A gift for all Nothern folks. A sand tale by Kseniya Simonova based on the Norvegian Epos.
RMB City Opera
RMB City Opera is an experimental theatrical play inspired by the ‘Eight Model Works’, a propaganda opera from the Chinese Cultural Revolution. On the borderline between past and future, between classic and contemporary realities, the performance explores the connections between real and virtual identities, using both physical and virtual spaces as a stage for interaction between actors and avatars.
Pianowork 2
Pianowork 2 is an animated recording of me playing Jürg Frey’s ‘Klavierstück 2’ at Mimic Productions in Berlin on 22 June 2023. It was a very hot, early summer’s day. Mimic created a ‘digital double’ of me, scanning my head and hands. It was the first time I’d used a computer-generated figure with my own likeness. I played the piece at an upright piano, wearing a sensor-filled Lycra onesie with a head-mounted rig holding an iPhone a short distance from my face. I tried very hard to do what Frey’s score asks. I counted the beats in the vast rests, the 468 instances of the same fourth, the precisely instructed micro-shifts of tempo. I worried about and tried to depress the keys with the correct pianissimo dynamic to follow the previous decayed chord played 40 seconds prior. This agonising pace makes for a terrific mounting of anxiety.