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2021 FVNMAS Festival - Program 4 - Transits and Transformations

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16 films in package
Lazos de Familia (Family Ties)
A video diary about family dysfunctions, preserving family album archiving, and cherishing the love of family members.
Adrian Velazquez Q & A
Adrian Velazquez discusses Lazos de Familia (Family Ties) with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
Closed captions available
m:lk
A lone figure stands silently in a calm, isolated realm until they are disrupted by a droplet that falls from a faucet above.
weiß
A nameless individual stands reclined against the tiled wall of a clinical bathroom as they observe an I.V. inserted upside down in their hand.
conch
Nestled in the snow of a dark, forest opening, a hunched figure sits idly as an otherworldy creature quietly circles around them.
orr Q & A
orr discusses m:lk, weiß and conch with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
Closed captions available
Eidolon
Dealing with the loss of her father, a young woman working at a laundromat reconstructs her father out of warped memories, old clothes and old death masks.
Cosmo Coffey Q & A
Cosmo Coffey discusses Eidolon with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
Closed captions available
Last One
It can be the last one, or the only one, the isolated one, the most enjoyable one.
Goodnight/Good Morning
Goodnight/Good Morning explores the early memories of a failed relationship by revisiting the places the couple fell in love.
Calla Flanagan Q & A
Calla Flanagan discusses Goodnight/Good Morning with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
Closed captions available
Once More (한마디)
An individual handling negativity during COVID-19.
Jay Jung Q & A
Jay Jung discusses Once More (한마디) with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
Closed captions available
The Genealogy of Light
"The Genealogy of Light" meditates on the disintegration of a family tape; the deterioration of a memory and the decay of a body.
Closed captions available
Zoe Butler Q & A
Zoe Butler discusses The Genealogy of Light with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
Closed captions available
The Knight in Air
A digital hand-drawn narrative animation about the experiences of taking internation flights.

The hand-drawn, animated short film “weiß” is a brief introspection of identifying the self in relation to their body in a moment where one becomes physically disconnected from their place of being. In this case, there is a loss of the self and an eagerness to reunite with a reformed -yet conflicted- identity discovered within the body; what may be described as an “outer body experience.” The film abruptly cuts just as the two begin to unite and separate as to distinguish themselves from one and the other, leaving the finality of their relationship obscured. “weiß” plays with time, color, and setting between transitions resulting in moments of minimal lines and absence of space to heavily defined detail work and distortion between character and environment as to emphasize the figure’s overall expression.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    1 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    orr
  • Filmmaker
    orr