Beast International Film Festival 03 — 07 JUN 2026

Summer School

SYNOPSIS

SINOPSE

Along the banks of the Salaca River in rural Latvia, a haven emerges where analog film wizards and aspiring apprentices unite. At this pop-up school, the art of filmmaking intertwines with botany, folklore, and magic, weaving a tapestry of creativity and tradition.

BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAFIA

Josh Weissbach is an experimental filmmaker. His 16mm films and digital videos have been shown worldwide in such venues as Ann Arbor Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, European Media Art Festival, Mono No Aware, Chicago Underground Film Festival, 25 FPS Festival, First Look at Museum of the Moving Image, and Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival. He has won jury prizes at Montreal Underground, Videoex, ICDOCS, Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Berlin Revolution Film Festival, and Haverhill Experimental Film Festival.

Official Competition
Experimental East

Josh Weissbach

Latvia

2025

EXP.

2'45

EN