Next Generation Artists - YoungArts Shorts

TRANSFORMATIONS FILM SERIES

Variations On Breathing
Director: Jean Carlo Ramirez, 4 mins
How can we embrace our true selves amid an ocean of false social constructs and unconscious biases? Borrowing from Vrijmoet’s “Non-Ordinary Reality” painting series and Le Boeuf's compositions for prepared piano, Variations on Breathing leads the viewer from the deep sleep of unknowing through a physical and moral struggle to free the self. Metaphors for transformation are explored through the lens of Ramirez's immersive maximalist cinematography, improvised movement, the shedding of aqueous skin, and the transition from full immersion in water to surfacing for air.

HELL YOU TALMBOUT
Directors: Denzel Boyd, Tyler Rabinowitz, and Joseph Webb, 8 mins
In wake of the country’s social and political current events, Hell You Talmbout artfully addresses police violence, racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement through spoken word, tap dance, and most importantly, its impact from the perspective of our youth. The inspirational young dancers of Seattle's Northwest Tap Connection, a social justice-oriented dance studio, come together to confront the inescapable outrage that they feel living in a world plagued with injustices in the Black Community.

Tyler
Director: Dan Frantz, 7 mins
Tyler, set in present-day New Orleans, tells the story of a young girl who is turning into gold. The transformation triggers a mental conflict and strained self-reflection as the world around her responds to her physical changes.

Solitude, Darkness, Light
Director: Kayla Briet, 5 mins
In a blend of abstraction and realism, Solitude, Darkness, Light explores the confluence of place, time, people and emotions. Contrasting worlds of the future and the past and the still and the moving take the viewer across time in search of a new perspective on the present, as experienced through the lenses of sounds, animation and imagery.

To and From
Director: Kira Bursky, 6 mins
To and From follows three artists who feel trapped in loneliness, isolation and dissatisfaction. By experiencing a severe transformation that’s deeply connected to nature, each character gradually embarks on an inward and outward journey that leads to a united path of growth. The phenomena and power of connection stimulates the protagonists, adds purpose to their existence, and allows them to become a part of something much bigger than themselves.