2021 Maryland Film Fest

DIVERGING FORMS

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8 films in package
VALID & LITERAL MAGIC
Utilizing a crystal ball to symbolize the essence of Black Girl Magic.
MORNING SICKNESS IN THE USA
In MORNING SICKNESS IN THE USA, the director shares the story of her grandmother, who was quarantined in 1961 after seeing a doctor for inexplicable nausea.
NEWS FROM NOWHERE
"Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not misery but refinement.” - William Morris
ANIMAL TRIALS
Sifting through blurred images, animal attacks, and survivalist fever dreams, two friends discover true-crime connections between the owl theory and the origin of evil on election night.
THE CANYON
A portrait of the urban residential development as it slips into oblivion.
Closed captions available
MALEMBE
Through its rhythmic montage and mix of observational and surreal imagery, MALEMBE forges oblique linkages between the United States and Venezuela, conveying the strange dissociation of being uprooted, of living between places.
ANOTHER HORIZON
A short experimental film that sits between documentary and narrative. About the horizon, about death.
Q&A—DIVERGING FORMS
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This program of experimental film and video works unpacks and studies the medium of moving image itself, along with a wide array of subject matter and concepts. From stories including pregnancy, urban life, the “owl theory”, and self-affirming rituals, this group of artists inventively plays with new and compelling methods of filmmaking.


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Total Run Time: 73 minutes


This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.


Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.


Content Considerations: Strong language, implied violence.

"Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not misery but refinement.” - William Morris

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Filmmaker
    Ben Balcom
  • Cast
    Grace Mitchell (Voice)
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