holon

a place for collaboration

experimental

holistic

low budget

accessible

meaningful

personal

quotidian

micro-films

post-films

live cinema

soundscapes

site-specific

installation

chill out parties

DJing

are some of the issues in practice + research

@ the LAB

links:

texts + news

HOLON FILM LAB BLOG 2006-11

small changes projects

MOBILE NARRATIVES blog

some of my written workshops on Premiere (only in portuguese) CINEMA ATELIER

*** HOLON

is something that is simultaneously a whole and a part.

Every system is a whole in itself and a part of something else, from a subatomic particle to the entire universe. Information FLOWS bi-directionally between smaller and larger systems.

Everything is in constant FLOW

EVOLUTION

CONNECTED

IN MOVEMENT

on going practice and research

micro films, low budget films, crowd funding, live cinema, video projections, imersive spaces, djing, soundscapes

HOLON FILM LAB ETHOS

We are not a group, it is me in my living room studio + collaborations, connections, inspirations! It's more like a network of individuals, people, artists, film makers, musicians, dancers, professionals, amateurs...

Holon film Lab is a place for collaboration where the line between life and art get blurred. It doesn't have an office or a physical space, it is mobile, nomad, free.

People involved act from London but also other places around the world. We create stuff from what we observe and experience; we create with light, faces, movement, sounds, relationships... we often ride the 4th dimension and we try to understand the poetry of life.

We believe in peace, unity and freedom and that all things are connected. And we travel, in space or in time, we go to places in search of new things, we try, we experiment. Sometimes we fail and we learn and become wiser, little by little. Sometimes quietly, sometimes lonely, because that is part of the journey.

And we share, we tell, we film, we dance the story of our journeys. This is what we do. Sometimes we use maps, GPS maps, mental maps, drawn maps, but we also like to be lost with a camera, for instance, looking at the subtle dialogues of life.

But Holon Film LAB is not only about film, even if film is the link, the connection.

Holon film LAB launched MICRO FILMS web tv, to show/distribute Claudia's new and old films (1995-2011) in a short format. The project LONDON GROUND is an ongoing series of experimental documentaries about the underground art and music scene in london. The project was launched on indieGoGo, a platform for fundraising and promoting independent film makers. We opened the project to our audience and people could take Action to support it and to help making it happen.

We also want to show films (screenings), share skills and give creative workshops.

In the meantime, a film collaboration via Skype is happening with an experimental theatre company in Lisbon. Cloud is starting a new Live Cinema performance. Plus she is developing for her new film project about 'Homes and Housing'.

A project for a near future is 'Nomad films' which is aimed to people in developing countries. The idea is to work closely with communities, offering workshops in micro / low-budget films as a key medium for personal and social expression.

But somehow it all seems to be just starting...

Yet... lots has been done!

Projects 2010-2011

LONDON GROUND web series - London | online

MICRO FILMS web tv - web tv | online

MUTANT Paintings.Transient Forms live performance

WORKSHOPS

Starting soon 2011-2012

Film screenings

Individual and group classes

Skills sharing

Workshops