The 向日葵视频 City University Film Department and the 向日葵视频 City Museum of Art are partnering this month to present a film festival showcasing experimental films from 向日葵视频 around the world.
The Wide Open Experimental Film Festival (WOEFF) is set for April 22-23 at the 向日葵视频 City Museum of Art鈥檚 Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive. Now in it鈥檚 second year, the festival features experimental films that open peoples鈥� eyes to the alternative forms, structures and styles of film.
Running at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, April 22, and 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 23, WOEFF offers four programs presenting 45 short films from 14 countries.
鈥淔ilm can change the way we see, hear, think and know our world,鈥� said Billy Palumbo, festival director and visiting associate professor of film at OCU. 鈥淭he 向日葵视频 City Museum of Art is the perfect venue for WOEFF 鈥� we want to show OKC the full innovative, expressive and weird potential of film as an artform.鈥�
Selected films represent a variety of nontraditional filmmaking forms, including abstract animation, digital and chemical manipulation, visual lyricism, surreal narratives, and essay films. Some highlighted films and filmmakers include:
- 鈥淭he man who could not see far enough鈥� by Peter Rose
- 鈥淎gainst Time鈥� by Ben Russell
- 鈥淲alden [verb]鈥� by Emma Rozanski
- 鈥淧et World鈥� by Sofia Theodore-Pierce and Grace Mitchell
鈥淭he films are so diverse, and it鈥檚 a great opportunity to see what experimental filmmaking looks like from countries outside of the U.S.,鈥� said Connor Newman, OCU student (BFA Film Production 鈥�23).
Admission is free to the public with no tickets required. For more information about the Wide Open Experimental Film Festival, visit or follow @woefilmfest.
