If Heaven Allows (2024)

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Shot on 16mm film in New York and composed in Berlin, the work explores polarizing themes of the metropolis. Audibly and visually, the viewer is put in a flicker between serenity and intensity; harrowing ambience cut with sharp beeps, vulnerable steps mashed in high velocity.

Before Noon

An unfinished short student film about dreaming

Borgoño

Sienna struggles with dreams of an unknown and scary place after receiving a dress that belonged to her late grandmother, who commited suicide years ago

Por si vuelves...

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The Things You Said On That Cloudy Day

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What remains

one-minute video made by students of the UNA Artes Audiovisuales

The Sounds of 7am

This short film follows an intoxicated character's journey through the mystery, beauty and eeriness of his environment.

Dam$els of Luxury

Amanda's stoner slumber party is put to a halt when one of her guests is nowhere to be found.

Lost Footage

How would a found footage film look if the footage was never found? This conceptual art experiment questions the very nature of film and cinema while serving as an ironic tribute to the found footage horror pop culture. The found footage format provides the narrative justification for such a film to exist: the non-existence exists because the footage existed yet it was lost and never found.

Resonances

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Lohengrin

A short experimental film shot on Super 8, inspired by the music of Richard Wagner.

Experiments of Colour and Substance

A young artist's desire to reach new heights with his creations is pushed to the limit as he decides to take a different substance each day to see how his craft is affected.

Dos Galhos Prateados

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INFRASTRATA

A study on the concept of super-organisms, and the relationship between structure and nature, INFRASTRATA is the solo debut of British filmmaker Ethan Rees.

AHAM

Aham is a Sanskrit term which means "self" or "I." Aham Brahmasmi is a popular saying used in the Upanishads, the ancient philosophical texts of Hinduism. With Brahmasmi referring to Brahman, or the Absolute Reality. We focused on the self. We chose not to have any dialogues. Silence offers opportunities for self-reflection and daydreaming, which activates multiple parts of the brain. It gives us time to turn down the inner noise and increase awareness of what matters most. And it cultivates mindfulness — recognition and appreciation of the present moment. The ability to focus on different tasks is often accompanied by a little background noise, the BGM will guide you through the film.

Cormorant

A 16mm experimental short film loosely following a cormorant as it attempts to dry its wings.

Bye Bye Analog World

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Second Sight

A young man becomes inundated by strange visions and a local homeless man while he and his acquaintances deal with the aftermath of a major disappearance in their city.

3 Minute Warning

Three characters unknown to each other, experience a supernatural entity slowly unveil itself.

Ghosts at the Window

Lights away from the glass. "Ghosts at the Window" is an experimental short film about the texture and plasticity of the image, mixing the camera's digital capture with a natural space modified by the device. Shot on a Motorola g22

Synchronicity

A daring physicist travels into the past to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his invention. But once there, he uncovers a surprising truth about the machine, the woman, and his own fractured reality.

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

An experimental shortfilm in line with "Lux Æterna", showcasing the footage from Cecil B. DeMille's "King of the Kings". A voiceover pronunces word "Relax" in a hypnotic tone, which was Lux Æterna's working title. It was shown only once in Paris at L'Étrange Festival, at the opening of "Lux Æterna".

Black hole

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Ground Control

A journey to an unknown star, a children's theatre play, an untalented writer and the fear of becoming the worst version of oneself. A mixture of live-action footage and animated scenes. A stream of (un)conscious stereotypes.

Each of Us

A Short Film/VFX School Project by Anders Heiene and Ragna Aasen, inspired by the Blender artist Exequiel Martina, exploring a surreal story blending CG and Live Action.

El Retiro

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Those Who Wander

What are they? What do they seek? When all the lights go out, they will wander. And you will never see them.

The Abyss of shadows

Ayush suffers from sleep paralysis and dark hallucinations, haunted by shadowy figures that represent his repressed fears. Trapped between dream and reality, he confronts these manifestations of his inner turmoil.

Boy Waits

A boy waits in the same street every day with his bags packed. What is he waiting for?

Escuro da Alma

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ART MADE ME DISAPPEAR

A young artist is caught in a physical and mental battle against a supernatural entity that forces him to free it from its dark prison, ¿or is it just his imagination?

Voyeur

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escape

A dreamlike depiction of fleeting aspirations.

Butterflies

A short piece written by Chris Villafuerte in January of 2024, "I want the audience to create a story for themselves but also focus on the butterflies. I had fun editing because fun fact, I also did the score for this short. Im considering making my own music going forward"

Cant Cant

An anthropomorphic creature has trouble sleeping.

DARKMAN

Seeing himself as a form unable to experience intimacy, he is given the chance when brought to the household of twin sisters.

Ossessione

Two Italian brothers, Franco and Giovanni, are marked by envy and resentment. While Giovanni, a talented painter, gains recognition in Brazil, Franco stays in Italy, enjoying the attention of their parents —attention that was always denied to the younger brother. When Franco asks Giovanni for a painting during a brief trip to Brazil, the bitterness between them reaches a breaking point, revealing a truth as painful as the artwork created.

The Hanging City

Experimental film "Presence has all the things that life can have in itself. But living as a stranger in today's arena, how much does it desire to communication?

Double Exposure

A photographer girl enters a street to take street photographs as usual and takes a few photos that she thinks are normal. When she washes the photos and hangs them, she sees that she is actually in one of the photos and goes in search of that person.