The Fire Cycle - A Reading from the Book of Regenesis
Director: Clay Steakley
Country of Origin: United States
Defy Year: 2022
Synopsis: The Fire Cycle is a multidisciplinary artwork consisting of films, poetry, music, and visual art. It's a call to stop, to breathe, to return to elemental things and the ritual of the year. This short film accompanies both a poem and song titled "A Reading From the Book of Regenesis," which sets the stage for The Fire Cycle—a regenerative cycle in which large fires cause changes in weather that can lead to other fires, elsewhere. In the process, they bring life and take it away.
Nail Clippings: World Without Sun
Director: Artemis Evlogimenou
Country of Origin: Cyprus
Defy Year: 2023
Synopsis: Dark Comedy Experimental Short starring Konstantina Skalionta. Our immersion into the surrealist world of emotions, brings to light how constructs of reality can be affected by our detachment from: nature, ourselves and others, when dealing with loneliness and depression.
