A film-poem created for Counterclock Journal's 2023 Patchwork: Film x Poetry fellowship, featuring an original poem by Mackenzie Duan and animation by Evan Bode.
The story of five Bashkirs who have to go through two wars - the Russian-Swedish and the Patriotic War of 1812. The French called them Northern Cupids in honor of the deity of love, Cupid, because the horsemen were armed with bows and arrows. They unexpectedly attacked the enemy and just as sharply went to the rear, remaining elusive.
A grieving 12-year-old Peter is now in the care of his grandfather after enduring the loss of a parent. Upon hearing stories of a wolf on the loose, Peter decides to explore the vast meadow and forest nearby to try and find the wolf himself. Along the way he encounters creatures who help him on his quest while contending with hunters aiming to win a prize for capturing the wolf.
Yara (13) has a special talent for drawing, but is shy and therefore lonely. That changes when, in her anger, she finds her superpower and puts an end to the sadistic injustice of her teacher.
At Grandpa's funeral, the granddaughter is overwhelmed by her memories of the old days with Grandpa. From her viewpoint, a glimpse is taken into the past when a young man went to Taipei struggling for a living under the changes in the early era in Taiwan.
Work with black, unreliable outlines and the whitest of spaces. The straight black line transforms into a humanised image and a cube. Now, the two test each other. “Attempts at destroying the obstacle turn into acceptance, when the character recognises the obstacle as part of itself,” is how the director describes the film’s plot laconically.
In the deep countryside of Latgale, Latvia, relatives and neighbours, near and far, come together to celebrate the last important ritual of human life. A series of events and details reveal a picture in which two different eras overlap.
Two little birds live happily together in a tree. One is white, the other is black. One day, some red birds happily fly into a hole at the top of the tree. The two birds try to get in but are rejected. They will do everything they can to be accepted.
Single mother Paulette decides to make up for her mistake by cooking a chicken with peppers for her daughter—only she can't cook and shopkeepers are on strike.
Gisberta Salce, called Gis by her friends and family, was a Brazilian trans woman who was tortured for days and at last brutally murdered by 14 young men in Portugal in 2006.
On the heels of successfully escaping a deadly digital trap, the members of the Justice League emerge in their own world to discover that Grimm, ravenous creatures from Remnant, have overtaken Earth! In order to defeat the monsters, they must call on their new friends – Team RWBY – for help!
In 1980s Hollywood, action star Johnny Cage is looking to become an A-list actor. But when his costar, Jennifer, goes missing from set, Johnny finds himself thrust into a world filled with shadows, danger, and deceit. As he embarks on a bloody journey, Johnny quickly discovers the City of Angels has more than a few devils in its midst.
The Rubbings of Trajectories is an intimate documentation about space and memory. Drawing inspiration from travelling around the globe, the film invites the viewers to slip into a person’s consciousness and experience the relationship between one’s inner and outer worlds.
SCALA!!! Programmes - is an animated love letter that uses the Scala’s infamous poster-sized programmes to celebrate the feature length documentary, SCALA!!! Directed by Jane Giles & Ali Catterall and the music of by Barry Adamson (It’s Business as Usual).