If Any
by Adam E. Stone
A one-minute poem film that offers a meditation on time, memory, the spectral, the animistic, and the presence and absence of faith. Directed, written, filmed, read, edited, and produced by Adam E. Stone. Filmed in Carbondale, Illinois, August and September, 2020. Painting by Saribenne Evesong (1931-2009). Text of poem:
Only spirits, if any, stay forever,
the corporeal always pivot away.
A raucous goodbye, or a misunderstanding,
"Good luck, old friend!" or "Good riddance, old fool!"
I pedal faster, to a hum on a breeze,
a flutter along a long-darkened hallway.
I name the ghosts, as if I can still see them,
a crush ... a friend ... an inspiration.
You called me silly, poked at my gloom,
said "There's no such thing as being alone!"
And even today, I want to believe you,
but I fail every test, again and again.
Copyright 2021 by Adam E. Stone. All rights reserved.
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Swell
by James Kilpatrick
It is a struggle to let go.
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Tribute
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A performative poetry film about pecunia, passports, paradises and privilege.
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Safe Passage (for Sheila)
by Erin Fussell
On the surface, Safe Passage (for Sheila) is a look at living alone during the pandemic in a 2 1/2 minute story about a spider.
In a deeper sense, it challenges the femme fatale stereotype.
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ANCESTORS
by Anthi Kougia
My house is under occupation. An army of tiny porcelain figurines is everywhere. I never chose to have them, just -inevitably- inherited them. And they are many and heavy and quite useless. Almost like aliens to me. These objects become the protagonists of this work which is an act of reconciliation and an attempt to turn the thick ancestral darkness -to the extent that i can- into light.
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AIYOU
by Mike ØFrost
The future is just like you imagine it...
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