The Ļć½¶Šć University Film Department and the Ļć½¶Šć Museum of Art are partnering this month to present a film festival showcasing experimental films from artists around the world.
The Wide Open Experimental Film Festival (WOEFF) is set for April 22-23 at the Ļć½¶Šć Museum of Artās Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive. Now in itās second year, the festival features experimental films that open peoplesā 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.
āFilm can change the way we see, hear, think and know our world,ā said Billy Palumbo, festival director and visiting associate professor of film at Ļć½¶Šć. āThe Ļć½¶Šć Museum of Art is the perfect venue for WOEFF ā we want to show OKC the full innovative, expressive and weird potential of film as an artform.ā
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:
- āThe man who could not see far enoughā by Peter Rose
- āAgainst Timeā by Ben Russell
- āWalden [verb]ā by Emma Rozanski
- āPet Worldā by Sofia Theodore-Pierce and Grace Mitchell
āThe films are so diverse, and itās a great opportunity to see what experimental filmmaking looks like from countries outside of the U.S.,ā said Connor Newman, Ļć½¶Šć student (BFA Film Production ā23).
Admission is free to the public with no tickets required. For more information about the Wide Open Experimental Film Festival, visit or follow @woefilmfest.
