Color, Movement, and Space 2025
The Color, Movement, & Space program highlights conceptually and stylistically innovative films across music, dance, animation, and fashion. From memories of an earthquake to abstract studies of adaptation and digital myth, they blur the boundaries between painting, performance, and sound to reimagine how motion shapes perception and emotion.
This year, the festival will take place at the iconic Cinema Village in New York City.
Sunday, November 16 • | Screening + Artist Q&A
Cinema Village in New York City.
Cihuacoatl
Director: Yojanan Montaño and Mauricio Rico
Synopsis: “Cihuacoatl” is a 16mm choreo-cinema piece that reinterprets the Mexica myth of the goddess Cihuacoatl through a dance that engages in dialogue with the cinematic language, creating a bridge between the ancestral and the contemporary. The piece explores the tensions between the sacred and the everyday and invites us to witness an echo of the past that resonates in the present.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Salve, Anima
Director: Juan Zuloaga Eslait
Synopsis: A Deaf Ballerina with the illusion of dancing like she once did experiences her world morphing into a fantasy, after discovering the possibility of bringing the music back into her life.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Girl Loves Me - Soap&Skin
Director: Ioan Gavriel and Anja Franziska Plaschg
Synopsis: “Under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold me: There lie they, and here lie we Under the spreading chestnut tree.” George Orwell
To look at the outside world from your hideout, while madness reigns around you. Emotionally in the thick of it, yet fully paralyzed and sinking into inaction. Spinning and spiraling. A harbor, a safe place, yet a deadly prison at the same time. Does “breaking out” mean committing to the direct opposite state of being? Surrendering to the allure of chaos? Tying oneself to the unstoppable pull of destructive stimulation? Two relationship models, two spheres of consciousness, collide, leaving behind hollow shells clinging to themselves while wandering off into the dark night.
Cinema Village in New York City.
FALLEN HOUSES
Director: Gianluca Abbate
Synopsis: A personal story set against the backdrop of the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, narrated by a father to his own son. This event becomes a universal paradigm to explore the history of those who were forced to leave their homes and migrate. People are intrinsically tied to places, and these places hold the memories of those who inhabited them.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Kielo
Director: Sinem Kayacan and Janina Rajakangas
Synopsis: Kielo finds it hard to sit still in class. She takes a break venturing into the corridors of her imagination. “Kielo” touches on the subject of love and support, as well as contempt between young people in the school environment, with a focus on the convergence of neurodivergence and sisterhood/peer-hood.
Cinema Village in New York City.
"Making Monoprint"
Director: Michael Siporin Levine
Synopsis: “Making Monoprint” is an animation that explores the creative process, by documenting the development of a monoprint in the artist’s studio. As the artwork develops throughout the film, voices narrate the creative, intuitive, and absurd decision-making that go into the art-making process.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Let's Get This Party Over With
Director: Fanny Ketter
Synopsis: ANTHONY HEADS OUT AT DUSK TO PLAY A SET.
AFTER WAKING UP IN A DARK APARTMENT, WE FOLLOW HIM THROUGH AN UNTAMED NIGHTTIME ADVENTURE. UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS INVITE US TO REVEL IN THE CHAOS OF THE DANCEFLOOR.
ON A JOURNEY TOWARD ACCEPTANCE, OUR HERO CROSSES PATHS WITH PEOPLE THAT MAKE HIM FEEL SOMETHING AGAIN.
Cinema Village in New York City.
PUMP
Director: Valentina Khodnevich
Synopsis: An art film that delves into the intricate geometry of movement, drawing parallels between choreography, fashion, and the timeless art of string figures.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Mimikry
Director: Mario Cordero
Synopsis: A visual exploration of the line between adaptation and dissonance. “Mimikry” navigates the blurred boundaries where integration becomes imitation and transformation, distortion. In a world that demands belonging, mimetization turns into a forced choreography, each movement revealing the fractures of what it seeks to conceal.
Cinema Village in New York City.
ALONG THE LINES
Director: Pavel Buryak
Synopsis: In a contemplative exploration of art and human experience, Ukrainian artist Masha Reva embarks on a profound journey to weave her vision into a series of exquisite carpets. Through a delicate interplay of nature-inspired forms and the human body, Reva’s work transcends conventional design, delving into deeper reflections on existence and aesthetics creating a series of carpets from mere objects to profound statements of art and function.
Cinema Village in New York City.
CHIMERA
Director: Minsu Kim
Synopsis: A presence curls up behind a thin veil on stage. From below, a serpent’s head—’Chimera,’ a camera—slithers its way up. It transforms into a humanoid figure with serpent-like textured skin, coiling around the presence. Entranced by the serpent’s alluring exterior, the presence draws closer—only to find itself constricted, controlled.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Superposition
Director: Adora Wang
Synopsis: The concept of superposition in quantum mechanics posits that a particle can exist in multiple states simultaneously until it is observed. In the context of art, Marcel Duchamp’s theory on audience involvement emphasizes the role of the observer in completing an artwork. Thus, the concept of superposition—where particles exist in multiple states until observed—is transformed into the language of interactive fashion and wearable technology. The garment, as an art form, is not a passive entity but a dynamic one, co-created through illusory interaction, embodying how consciousness actively shapes reality.
Cinema Village in New York City.
THE BIND
Director: adrian suarez lopez de lerma
Synopsis: “THE BIND” is an experimental short film that explores human relationships and personal conflict, suggesting that unity within society can lead to stronger, more meaningful connections. Through a visual metaphor centered on women’s braided hairstyles, the piece reflects on how individual bonds can intertwine to create something greater together.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Two One Two
Director: Shira Avni
Synopsis: “Two One Two” combines shimmering clay on glass animation with personal archives in this deeply intimate, experimental animated documentary love letter to motherhood, parenting on the spectrum, and two headed monsters everywhere.
Cinema Village in New York City.
Dead Umbrella Bostonella
Director: Anya Belkina
Synopsis: Experimental animated music video about the fate of umbrellas on the windiest corner of Boston.
Cinema Village in New York City.
