The Bluff
- 2026
- Experimental short
- 02:03
The Bluff draws from the rich tradition of coastal folklore to explore the uneasy relationship between human presence and the natural world. Set against the tidal rhythms of Sandringham Beach at dusk, as the light fades, the shore's unseen forces begin to surface. A reminder that the sea was once a space that demanded reverence, shaped by a genuine wariness of what lay beneath.
Screenings:
- FluxusMuseum Prize for Experimental Video, Paros, Greece, 2026
The Teachers’ Sauna
- 2025
- Experimental short
- 02:33
On the boundary of the Haukijärvi school grounds, a teachers’ sauna was built in the early twentieth century. In rural Finland the sauna marked the edges of a life. Before modern hospitals, it served as a site for childbirth and for washing the dead, preparing them for burial. This film considers the sauna as a vessel for accumulated gestures, rituals, and time. It asks how spaces absorb human presence, and what remains when those bodies are gone - when absence itself becomes an active force.
Screenings:
- Onishi Art Festival, Onishi, Japan, 2026
- Little Scuzzy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL, USA, 2026
- Winnipeg Underground Film Festival, Winnipeg, Canada, 2026
- aDifferent Program, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 2026
- MAX3MIN Film Festival, Milan, Italy, 2026
- Videograma: International Video Art Festival, Bogotá, Colombia, 2026
Collections:
- Video Art Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá, Columbia
Contact for private screeners of The Bluff or The Teachers’ Sauna.
Watch previous works at vimeo.com/natashacantwell