UNFIX NYC Film Festival 2023 Announces Award Winners
UNFIX NYC held its 7th season this year. The festival aims to raise ecological awareness through the arts. In this year’s edition, UNFIX NYC was held in the form of a film festival that celebrated all voices and all art forms from the global community. The festival focuses on creating awareness of ecology through arts. Selected films reflect current social issues, including society and its established systems, interpersonal relationships, mental health, the environment, and human interactions with all of the aforementioned issues. This year’s season was held virtually, May 6 - 13, 2023.
The Festival’s BEST FILM award goes to “Refuse” by Rachel Dart & Hira Ismail
In the artist's own words- "Refuse is an expiration of our relationship with trash and how it impacts our ability to connect with ourselves, nature and each other.”
The Festival’s BEST FILM award goes to “Refuse” by Rachel Dart & Hira Ismail
In the artist's own words- "Refuse is an expiration of our relationship with trash and how it impacts our ability to connect with ourselves, nature and each other.”
(the photo above is provided by Rachelle Dart)
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“What happens when we refuse to see the refuse?”
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The full list of winners is below:
Best Film
“Refuse” by Rachel Dart & Hira Ismail
Honorable Mention
"Butoh. Dance of the Dark Soul" by Aida Miró
Audience Choice
“melting away_a dance with absence” by Juliana Spínola
Best Choreography
"Butoh. Dance of the Dark Soul" by Aida Miró
Best Physical Comedy
“Plastic not Fantastic” by Donna Ahmadi, Jody Gazenbeek-Person, and Dianna Cortez
Best Cinematography
“Vibrations” by Roxane Revon
Best Surrealist Film
“Global Water Dance Project - Mermaid” by Yuri Ogasawara
Best Social Action Film
“Construct: ATL” by Frankie Mulinix, Thomas Bell, and Burning Bones Physical Theatre
Best Interdisciplinary Art Film
“We Give Life, We Take Life” by The Human Arts Collective
Best Social Consciousness
“melting away_a dance with absence” by Juliana Spínola
Best Ecological Awareness
“On the Move” by Anna White
Best Video Art
“The Seeing Hand - Eather” by Irena Romendik & Yuri Ogasawara
Best Original Editing
“My Chamber” by Diana Cortez
Best Original Score
“Echo Chamber” by Jorge Olivo
Best Experimental Film
“horses” by Maria Lan Calderone
“Refuse” by Rachel Dart & Hira Ismail
Honorable Mention
"Butoh. Dance of the Dark Soul" by Aida Miró
Audience Choice
“melting away_a dance with absence” by Juliana Spínola
Best Choreography
"Butoh. Dance of the Dark Soul" by Aida Miró
Best Physical Comedy
“Plastic not Fantastic” by Donna Ahmadi, Jody Gazenbeek-Person, and Dianna Cortez
Best Cinematography
“Vibrations” by Roxane Revon
Best Surrealist Film
“Global Water Dance Project - Mermaid” by Yuri Ogasawara
Best Social Action Film
“Construct: ATL” by Frankie Mulinix, Thomas Bell, and Burning Bones Physical Theatre
Best Interdisciplinary Art Film
“We Give Life, We Take Life” by The Human Arts Collective
Best Social Consciousness
“melting away_a dance with absence” by Juliana Spínola
Best Ecological Awareness
“On the Move” by Anna White
Best Video Art
“The Seeing Hand - Eather” by Irena Romendik & Yuri Ogasawara
Best Original Editing
“My Chamber” by Diana Cortez
Best Original Score
“Echo Chamber” by Jorge Olivo
Best Experimental Film
“horses” by Maria Lan Calderone
