Sit Down - Zoe Napurano
5:07, Digital, Color, 2024

Spend the night on an old river boat. Rock away on the rolling ocean and let the waves lull you to sleep. Rain or shine, the wheel keeps spinning. So sit back, lay your head down, and let your thoughts fly away in the wind.

Zoe Napurano is an artist and student director for film and animation. She works with physical and digital media leans towards stop-motion, focusing on paper cutout and puppetry. She grew up in Natick, Massachusetts, and now study Film/Animation/Video at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.

To Your Hands - Elyse Kelly & - Ana Mouyis
11:11, Digital, Color, 2024

On the divided island of Cyprus, the quiet motion of hands shaping lace and making cheese shed new light on a decades old conflict. TO YOUR HANDS is an experimental animated documentary that weaves together the stories of Cypriots who continue these handmade traditions, passed down for generations. Through intimate imagery and hand painted animation, the film reflects on how shared culture endures beyond political borders.

Ana Mouyis is an Animator, Filmmaker, and Educator. She grew up in Nicosia, Cyprus and spent much of her adult life living and working in New York City. She is now based in Boston, MA where she works as Assistant Professor of Animation at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has screened at the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol, England, Animation Block Party in Brooklyn, NY, KLIK! Animation Festival in Amsterdam and numerous other film festivals and galleries all over the world.

the shape of an unlit horizon - Takahiro Suzuki
3:14, Digital, Color, 2025

I asked ChatGPT to come up with a two to three minute abstract experimental film idea based on my work. The title, fonts, aspect ratio, imagery, and soundscape are all derivative of the AI's suggestions. - TS

Takahiro Suzuki (he/him/his) is a Maine-based artist and educator. His works have shown nationally and internationally. Suzuki is an Assistant Professor of Art at Colby College and also collaborates with Janelle VanderKelen to run aCinema, which presents experimental film and video screenings at Woodland Pattern in Milwaukee, WI.

[sun]film - Derek Taylor
3:10, Digital, Color, 2025

An arrangement of found image sources from the 16th Century onward, the film looks at the changing representations of the giant star at the center of the solar system. From celestial maps to telescopic photos, the film traces the sun as a natural constant, a mirror of human curiosity, and a radiant symbol of mystery.

Derek Taylor creates films that explore the intersection of documentary and experimental filmmaking, with a particular emphasis on themes of history and landscape. He often examines the tension between the temporary and the enduring aspects of lived experience, using formal and textural elements to explore this dynamic. His films, frequently created using analog and photochemical techniques, have screened at festivals around the world and invite viewers to reflect on how we observe and remember the world around us. Taylor holds a M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is currently based in Connecticut, USA.

The Mill | Minsk, Maine - Mike Stuttman
11:50, Digital, Color, 2025

The Mill is set in the fictional town of Minsk, Maine. "On a river. Processed trees, rocks, earth and sweat into other stuff. Built in the 19th century. Continuously operated until 1981 when it was sold then mothballed. While mysterious pockets of industry persist, the site is now mostly abandoned"

An animator, educator and digital arts evangelist, Mike is the Creative Director of Vacationland Animation. His work has been shown at an assortment of odd and interesting film festivals including the Coney Island Film Festival, the Big Apple Film Festival and the Atlanta Underground Film Festival.

Snow Crystals - Lisa McCarty
5:01, Digital, Color, 2025

125 years apart, two sky gazers are united by their fascination with snow. A prismatic encounter combining microscopic views from the 19th and 21st centuries; ephemeral splendor in the tradition of Joris Ivens and Jean Painlevé. Look closely. Even closer. Closer, still. Each crystal is singular, never to be seen again.
Images By: Wilson A. Bentley & Lisa McCarty
Music By: D. Edward Davis

Lisa McCarty is a photographer and filmmaker based in Boston. She has participated in over 100 exhibitions and screenings at venues such as Microscope Gallery, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, Carnegie Museum of Art, the Wexner Center for the Arts, the University of Colorado Boulder, Duke University, UnionDocs, and the Visual Studies Workshop. McCarty’s videos have also been screened in a variety of festivals including the New York Film Festival, Onion City Experimental Film Festival, Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Cosmic Rays Film Festival, Lusanne Underground Film & Music Festival, Cairo Video Festival, Mimesis Documentary Festival, & Small File Media Festival.

Legacy - Leyla Mandel
4:53, 16mm to Digital, Color, 2025

What appears to be an old 16mm film reel uncovered after years of being kept locked away, documents the degradation of the natural environment and its effects. Fires rage, floods swallow the frame, while chaos and destruction unfold in flickering fragments. This is all that’s left behind.

Leyla Mandel is an emerging visual artist and filmmaker. She is pursuing a combined degree in film and political science at Tufts University and has a certificate from the Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Her work explores environmental themes, the impact of far-right media, and the cultural significance of religion.