Chung-Wei Huang is an award-winning film director who was raised in a small town in Taiwan and is currently based in Baltimore, Maryland. Her creative work focuses primarily on narrative films and dance for the camera videos. Her thesis film, Midnight Carnival (2018), was premiered at the Asian American International Film Festival. In 2021, her second narrative short film, Buck, premiered at the LA Shorts International Film Festival. Chung-Wei's next short film, Squeegee Boy, supported by the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund, is currently in film festival submission.
BALTIMORE (4m excerpt)
BALTIMORE | 16mm to digital | color | sound | 2021 | 22m
BALTIMORE catalogs the landscapes and architecture of the filmmaker’s hometown of Baltimore City. Personal and observational, this 16mm film, shot from 2016 to 2018, explores exterior spaces, material and psychic fragments of historic buildings, many of which have been demolished or renovated since the completion of the film. The film features an original sound design by electronic musician, Bonnie Jones.
Creation of this work was made possible in part by a Ruby artist project grant from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
16mm film digitization made possible with a 2019 LightPress Grant from The Interbay Cinema Society.
BALTIMORE catalogs the landscapes and architecture of the filmmaker’s hometown of Baltimore City. Personal and observational, this 16mm film, shot from 2016 to 2018, explores exterior spaces, material and psychic fragments of historic buildings, many of which have been demolished or renovated since the completion of the film. The film features an original sound design by electronic musician, Bonnie Jones.
Creation of this work was made possible in part by a Ruby artist project grant from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
16mm film digitization made possible with a 2019 LightPress Grant from The Interbay Cinema Society.
Medium: 16mm
Year: 2021
Details: 22 minutes
Infinite Healing of Nature
Within my digital art practice, I've been fascinated and thrilled to explore the therapeutic effects of motion and sound. Spending time in nature is top of my list for replenishing my energy and regrounding myself. With the constant stresses in our lives, finding time to rest our minds and disconnect for our well-being is imperative. With that in mind, I created this collection of psychedelic digital collages to help zone out from daily stresses. I want the kaleidoscope motif combined with nature visuals and audio to create a meditative experience — helping relax your body as you gaze into the geometric patterns, unlocking the door between the conscious and subconscious minds.
Medium: Digital/video collage
Year: 2022
Excerpt: "Multiply, in Parts"
Multiplication tables and art don’t necessarily seem to go together. However, the relationship, rhythm, and patterns found in math are artistic at their core. “Multiply, in Parts” visualizes the 2 times table, the 4 times table, and the 8 times table, in abstraction, over time.
What you see here is the second act, "Four Times in Cmaj".
What you see here is the second act, "Four Times in Cmaj".
Medium: Experimental Video
Year: 2015
Details: 4:01
The Making of Divine Instinct
Time Lapse of the creation of the Divine Instinct storyboards.
Medium: Film
Year: 2019
Details: 00:00:59
Divine Instinct – 5 Years in 3 Minutes
The making of DIVINE INSTINCT, behind-the-scenes.
Medium: Film
Year: 2022
Details: 00:03:19
Divine Instinct Trailer 2018
2018 trailer for the feature-length documentary, DIVINE INSTINCT.
Medium: Film
Year: 2018
Details: 00:01:40
Divine Instinct Trailer 2022
2022 trailer for the feature-length documentary, DIVINE INSTINCT.
Medium: Film
Year: 2022
Details: 00:02:24
James Gossard is an award winning Maryland film producer & director, poet, and playwright. He is also a screenwriter and fiction writer. His current project, DIVINE INSTINCT, a feature-length documentary about sculptor Gary Spinosa, was a 2023 Finalist in the Washington DC Independent Film Festival where it screened its World Premiere on March 1, 2023. Gossard worked as a freelance journalist in Montana, following the Border Grizzly Project and writing for wildlife journals. StoryPros named his screenplay, WHITE DUST, in its Top Ten Action-Thrillers.