New Dance Horizons: Men in Dance

Posted by Mike Rollo on 07/01/2015 in Art, Dance

I will be performing with my dance group Fadaman in the upcoming Men in Dance Festival organized and programmed by New Dance Horizons. The festival runs from January 5 – 18 and features an eclectic group of male performers and creators. A full list of the artists can be seen HERE and an overview of the festival in the […]

The Hunter Hunted at 8Fest

The Hunted Hunted is screening at the 8Fest in Toronto, February 1st. The 8Fest film festival is a unique presence in the festival landscape focusing solely on small gauge work. This year’s edition features the films of Japanese experimental filmmaker Stom Sogo, an artist talk by Clayton Windatt and a Super 8 camera workshop with John Porter.

au bord de la rivière @ Antimatter [Media Art]

I’m pleased to announce my short film au bord de la rivière is screening at Antimatter [Media Art] October 22nd in the programme entitled Waveland. Antimatter is consistently progressive with its programming and I would like to acknowledge Todd Eacrett and Deborah de Boer for their persistent hard work over the years.

16e Festival des cinémas différents et expérimentaux

The Broken Altar is selected to compete in the International Competition component of the 16th edition of the Festival des cinémas différents et expérimentaux. This year’s edition focuses on the relationship between music/sound and image and features many interesting sound and visual artists. For more information about events and screenings – click HERE.

Future Identities: Bodies. Places. Spaces.

The Hunter Hunted is screening at the Venice International Experimental Cinema and Performance Art Festival, held at Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, from August 31 to September 02, 2014. The festival will be part of Future Identities – Bodies . Places . Spaces exhibition, held at Palazzo Albrizzi, from August 23 to September 07 2014.

Third Space Gallery

The Broken Altar is screening as a looped projection at Third Space Gallery in Saint John, New Brunswick from May 09 to July 04. My film is accompanied with two other films from Winnipeg: Treaty Number Three by Danielle Sturk and where the myth fails by Caroline Barrientos. From Third Space Gallery: These videos represent some of their newest […]

Upcoming Screenings: The Broken Altar

Posted by Mike Rollo on 21/05/2013 in Art, Film

The Broken Altar will be screening at two festivals in June! The first stop is the Haverhill Experimental Film Festival which runs June 8th and 9th in the lovely state of Massachusetts. Please check out their website for more details: haverhillexperimental.org From June 13 to 15, The Broken Altar will be in-competition at the Vidreres […]

Vhils

Posted by Mike Rollo on 28/04/2011 in Art

As the paint from my ceiling starts to bubble and the drywall cracking from the rain collecting on my roof (a problem that soon will be fixed when the rain stops!) I am reminded of the work from street artist Alexandre Farto (aka Vhils) and his portraits carved from decayed layers of brick and mortar. […]