2026 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival Day 1– Program 1
View the winning films and digital videos of the International United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival, selected by a jury of filmmakers, Rutgers University student interns, and media professionals. The festival--now in its 38th year—will feature finalist works by independent filmmakers from the United States and around the world. Co-sponsored by Pro 8mm!
Video on Demand for 24 hours beginning at 12 Midnight Eastern USA. In-Person screening at 7PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
The images in this film are a visual essay on the concept of portrait: the portrait of a young woman and the portrait of a city.
The voice of a barely audible woman interprets a flow of images from a distant, timeless reality. Slowly, the viewer realizes that someone is taking a journey. We are in a large world capital, we are in Tokyo, the crowd moves frenetically, cars pass by, someone pauses for a moment in front of the lens. The film "Speculations" does not tell a specific story. Its purpose is to investigate the concept of subjectivity "in relation to the whole".
Tokyo and Florence, two completely different cities, are enlivened by the voice of a woman who connects seemingly irreconcilable realities.
Can the subject exist without a relationship with things? Can the subject exist without a relationship with the community as a whole, with the "polis"?
This film was shot on Super8mm film in 2006 in Florence and Tokyo. The film was found and edited in 2024, and original music by Elisabetta Porcinai was added.
- Year2025
- Runtime22 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryItaly
- Directormarco mazzi
- Screenwritermarco mazzi
- Producermarco mazzi
- Filmmakermarco mazzi
- Castelisabetta porcinai
2026 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival Day 1– Program 1
View the winning films and digital videos of the International United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival, selected by a jury of filmmakers, Rutgers University student interns, and media professionals. The festival--now in its 38th year—will feature finalist works by independent filmmakers from the United States and around the world. Co-sponsored by Pro 8mm!
Video on Demand for 24 hours beginning at 12 Midnight Eastern USA. In-Person screening at 7PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
The images in this film are a visual essay on the concept of portrait: the portrait of a young woman and the portrait of a city.
The voice of a barely audible woman interprets a flow of images from a distant, timeless reality. Slowly, the viewer realizes that someone is taking a journey. We are in a large world capital, we are in Tokyo, the crowd moves frenetically, cars pass by, someone pauses for a moment in front of the lens. The film "Speculations" does not tell a specific story. Its purpose is to investigate the concept of subjectivity "in relation to the whole".
Tokyo and Florence, two completely different cities, are enlivened by the voice of a woman who connects seemingly irreconcilable realities.
Can the subject exist without a relationship with things? Can the subject exist without a relationship with the community as a whole, with the "polis"?
This film was shot on Super8mm film in 2006 in Florence and Tokyo. The film was found and edited in 2024, and original music by Elisabetta Porcinai was added.
- Year2025
- Runtime22 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryItaly
- Directormarco mazzi
- Screenwritermarco mazzi
- Producermarco mazzi
- Filmmakermarco mazzi
- Castelisabetta porcinai