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Spinneret

Peeling back the veneer of civilized humanity, Spinneret reflects on the animal instincts we pretend we can control. In particular, this film looks at displays of bravado and intimidation.

  • Natasha Cantwell
    Director
  • Trudi Ranik
    Key Cast
  • Dean Robinson
    Key Cast
  • Youth Worship
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English, No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Gallery Kyy: ELO(KUVA)KUU
    Tampere
    Finland
    August 6, 2022
  • Malifest
    Barcelona
    Spain
    April 13, 2022
  • Squat Betty Avant Garde Film Festival
    Southend-on-Sea
    United Kingdom
    February 26, 2022
  • La.Meko Film Festival
    Landau
    Germany
    November 3, 2021
  • Now&After: International Video Art Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    September 7, 2021
  • Little Islands Festival
    Sikinos
    Greece
    August 20, 2021
  • Muestra de Video Arte Faenza
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    May 22, 2021
  • Micro Festival - Barcelona
    Barcelona
    Spain
    March 13, 2021
  • Uneasy Fortress: The “We” After Pandemic
    Kaohsiung
    Taiwan
    March 26, 2021
  • Micro Festival - Hondarribia
    Hondarribia
    Spain
    August 6, 2020
  • Squat Betty Avant Garde Film Night
    London
    United Kingdom
    February 23, 2020
  • Micro Festival - Madrid
    Madrid
    Spain
    January 25, 2020
  • Xouth Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    December 18, 2019
  • Fear: Video Art Miden screening at Athens School of Fine Arts
    Athens
    Greece
    December 13, 2019
  • This Is Not A Robot Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    October 5, 2019
  • Montréal Underground Film Festival
    Montréal
    Canada
    May 24, 2019
  • Hazel Eye Film Festival
    Nashville, TN
    United States
    April 21, 2019
  • Medusa Underground Film Festival
    Las Vegas, NV
    United States
    January 13, 2019
  • Radical Heritage
    Udaipur and Jodhpur
    India
    January 6, 2019
  • Yoni Fest
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    November 17, 2018
  • ViDEOSKiN
    Whitehorse
    Canada
    November 2, 2018
  • Trashxploitation Festival
    Paris
    France
    October 18, 2018
  • The Experimental Video Show
    Bloomsburg, PA
    United States
    September 29, 2018
  • Facade Video Festival
    Plovdiv
    Bulgaria
    September 28, 2018
  • Video Art Miden
    Kalamata
    Greece
    July 6, 2018
  • P'Silo Videotheque
    Marseille
    France
    July 3, 2018
  • Xsection Film Festival
    Watertown, MA
    United States
    June 30, 2018
  • 1st Lefktron Castle Beaufort Festival
    Stoupa
    Greece
    June 30, 2018
  • Moss Index
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    June 28, 2018
Director Biography - Natasha Cantwell

Spanning music video, fashion photography and art projects, Natasha Cantwell’s work openly embraces awkwardness while drawing from the absurdity of human behaviour. Her 16mm experimental films have screened at festivals and exhibitions worldwide, including Experiments In Cinema in the U.S. and the European Media Art Festival and Stuttgart Filmwinter Festival For Expanded Media in Germany.

Holding a Bachelor of Graphic Design and a Postgraduate Diploma in Art and Design from the Auckland University of Technology, Cantwell has guest lectured at Unitec and the Manukau Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. She has also presented at Semi Permanent Design Conference in Sydney, Australia as the senior photographer for Frankie Magazine.

Alongside her art practice, she produces and curates for festivals and galleries, including the Auckland Underground Film Festival, Channels: The Australian Video Art Festival and the Victorian Archives Centre Gallery. She is currently based in Melbourne, Australia.

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