Performance Movies

Miloš Šejn: lying down, awake. And above all, creating. This documentary essay follows an artist whose work is “born of...

A Brazilian performance artist Vanesa Cardoso living in Newfoundland, Canada explores the figures of her Pochinko clown, discovering a desire to...

The Shape of Those Days is an experimental short film about impermanence, youth, and fluid identity. Shot across London, Tokyo, and Singapore, the...

Based on an original concept by John Cameron Mitchell, this stunning sand animation merges haute couture with the magic of ephemeral art. Through the...

Sand animation by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

Developed in collaboration with scientific laboratories in Japan, Germany, Russia and Belgium, Camera Lucida (chamber of light or lucidity) is a...

Upon enlarging a picture, a large amount of grain can be discerned. It's like another world or dimension, as if numerous people are moving in a...

In this landmark performance, Barbara T. Smith collaborated with computer scientist Richard Rubenstein to generate 3,000 unique computer-produced...

A clown is confronted with the reality and difficulties of being a street artist in the digital age. In his search for online fame he makes a...

A ten-minute musical Movietone short featuring dancer Ruby Keeler.

A rising musical theatre star struggles with his changing voice during his gender transition. With the help of a singing coach, he learns to trust...

Sand animation by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

Through vocal play and performance, this work by Alain Pelletier explores the concept of Asexual reproduction.

Behind every electrifying performance lies a story of sacrifice and passion. Before the Spotlight journeys behind the scenes of the dynamic Dauntless...

Inside Revolution proposes a journey at the heart of a process of creation. Montreal artist, filmmaker and painter, Yoakim Bélanger, reveals...

Anxiety frightens, but can it be used to improve ourselves?

Where do I go from here is a performance arthouse-style film exploring the nostalgia of the concept of home in terms of home as a feeling rather than...