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Deflection is a short experimental film work. A study of beauty, modified and re-imagined to bizarre and unexpected effect. The piece displays a doctored image of traditional beauty that could be a projection of its viewer, subject or artist.

STARRING: Rebecca Spiro & Julia Pascone
DIRECTED BY: Melanie Abramov

PRODUCED BY: L.Simpson

DP: Mandy Madelstein

COMPOSED BY: Fatrin Krajka

July 3, 2012 smartbomb Inspiration, Whatnot No comments

Dame Factory Inc is an award-winning experimental short film about power, sex and cold cuts. This stylish yet grotesque film has screened at festivals around the world and takes a sexy, avant garde look at the roles women play in our culture — a tasty treat for the hungry eyes.

DIRECTOR: Melanie Abramov
PRODUCER: L. Simpson
DP: Jessica Brillhart

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Best Experimental: Brooklyn Film Festival
Best Experimental: Coney Island Film Festival
Official Selection: Sexy International Paris Film Festival
Official Selection: Salento International Film Festival
Official Selection: Malibu Film Festival
Official Selection: Miami Short Film Festival
Official Selection: Multiuniversal Film Festival

Source: Vimeo

February 15, 2012 smartbomb Inspiration, Whatnot No comments

Director: Melanie Abramov

United States, 2011, 7min
Format: HDCam (screening) – HDV (shooting)
Year: 2011
Category: Experimental

Showtime: 10:30 pm | Saturday June 4 | indieScreen
Showtime: 10:00 pm | Thursday June 9 | indieScreen

Cast: Nicole Haddad, Sena Khoda, Catherine Davies, Heather Andersen, Rebecca Spiro
Crew: Producers: Lauren Simpson – Cinematographer: Jessica Brillhart – Editor: Melanie Abramov – Composer: Fatrin Krajka
Email: melabramovgmail.com
Web: www.damefactory.com

Synopsis
“Dame Factory” is a short experimental film. It’s a stylish yet grotesque, cynical yet sexy look at how our culture commodifies and objectifies female bodies and how we distort and merge concepts of womanhood and sex. Through a combination of beautiful cinematography, colorful set pieces, hypnotic performances and visually arresting special effects, “Dame Factory” will shock, titillate and push the limits of how we talk about lust in a post-feminist era where releasing a sex-tape is now passe and pole dancing has become simply another form of gym-sanctioned exercise. Enter Dame Factory with voyeuristic expectation and leave with more than you bargained for: a taste of the factory-made provocation that’ll make your eyes pop and your stomach churn. Come get your fill …

Director
Melanie Abramov is a creative from Coney Island, Brooklyn. She received her BFA from Parsons School of Design and uses motion graphics and filmmaking to bring her unique point of view to life. Under her freelance alias, Dame Designs, she has worked for clients such as Scion, Y&R, UVPH, Digitas and Ralph Lauren on high-profile commercial campaigns. She plans on adding to her 2011 reel with a series of avant-garde experimental shorts. “Dame Factory” is Melanie’s debut short film.
Director’s Website Director’s IMDb Page

Notes
Director Melanie Abramov, producer Lauren Simpson and members of the cast and crew will be available for Q&A after the screening.

May 26, 2011 smartbomb Inspiration, Whatnot No comments