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Please join me 1 month from today for a free event @buffalobotanicalgardens where I’ll share work for my upcoming #exhibition Temple of Hortus @ubartgalleries Center for the Arts! I will be giving an artist talk as part of the requirement of th
So excited that this happened! Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts to hear my interview with @kenhess of the #experimentalfilmpodcast . #filmmakerfriday #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #experimentalfilm #artpodcast #filmpodcast #wo
This Saturday is the #worldpremiere of Serpentine, my #experimental #essayfilm at WNED Buffalo Toronto Public Media on Lower Terrace in #buffalony Inspired by the true story of a pet snake rescued after she was hurled from a moving car, this #exper
This time last year I was sharing a very personal film in my very first #filmfestival. One year and a life reboot later, and I’m thrilled to be a returning alumni of the @buffalointernationalfilm festival with a new #experimental #essayfilm I
Autumn is just starting, but I’m already dreaming of spring…#makingplans . #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #sneakpeek #wip #detail #spanishmoss #botany #inthestudio #botanicalart #contemporarypainting #venusflytrap #contemporaryfiberart #
Two of my #experimentalfilms (The Harvest and An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Houseplants) screened this past week @amazingfantasyfest in #buffalony It was the festival #premiere of An Illustrated Guide and it was thrilling to see it on the big scr
Is it just me, or has June felt like a hot minute? Here’s a photo dump of my summer highlights so far: 1. Porch dogs! We adopted my little #bostonterrier this summer. 2. A little project I made for work. It’s a film from the perspective
I’m just finishing my latest #experimentalfilm and hope to send it into the ether (aka #filmfestivals) this week! Serpentine is inspired by the true story of a pet #snake rescued after she was hurled from a moving car. I want to elicit empathy
This Saturday, May 4th, my #shortfilm will be screened @nccfilmfestival in #sanborn NY This #ecogothic #experimentalfilm began as a #videoinstallation within a grain silo in the Old First Ward of Buffalo as part of @artplaygroundny and last fall it w
My film Incantations features my mother as a voice actress! I’m so grateful for her support and the love of the natural world that she inspired in me. My #shortfilm screens @wvmsff this Saturday night in time for her birthday! Happy early birt
Some of my spring break highlight reel!: 1. Winning “Outstanding #experimental WNY film” @valkyriefilmfest and meeting so many wonderful people in the process! 2. Screening my #shortfilm “An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Housepla
I’m thrilled to share that my #shortfilm Incantations has been nominated for both Best #experimentalfilm and Best #wnyfilm @valkyriefilmfest This film will have its #wnypremiere today in the 3:45 block @screeningroomcinemacafe following the wor
Am I dreaming that I’m headed to #toronto tonight for the Toronto Short Film Festival for a screening of my #shortfilm To the Moon & Back? My little film has come so far and I am so grateful for the chance to share it with a new and interna
Felt #ecogothic Might delete later… It’s on my bucket list to see #kewgardens but until then I’m lucky to have the #buffalobotanicalgardens nearby. They were modeled after the Crystal Palace and give off a decadent #victorian vibe
A whirlwind #worldpremiere in #cleveland Ohio this weekend! @short.sweet.film.fest is a really cool international #filmfest screening over 250 high quality #shortfilms in a 1937 Warner Brothers theater. My film Incantations took home the people&rsquo
Premiering this Saturday! A childhood spent in the forest. Spells passed down by fragile birds. This #experimentalfilm is dedicated to my parents and was filmed in their woods. I’m so excited for the #worldpremier this Saturday in Cleveland,
Here’s something new from me for this year’s #liveonfive2024 Buffalo Art Studio’s virtual auction featuring 5” by 5” works by local artists! https://www.buffaloartsstudio.org/live-on-five-2024/ My new #botanical drawing
Kurt and I are thrilled to be one of 5 pairings in this year’s installment of Kindred, an annual group exhibition of work created by artistic couples! The #artexhibition opens this Friday, 2/9 at 6pm @raftofsanity and continues until 3/23. Also
Stay tuned for some exciting #experimentalfilm updates including a reboot of my first #shortfilm #transitofvenus screened with @raftofsanity in October 2022. It’s been exciting to chop and reenvision what I knew was too long (27 min) into a ric
Rounding the corner on this one! See the rest of my painting @raftofsanity next Friday 2/9 for the opening of Kindred. . . #detail #amandabesl #amandabeslstudio #tondo #venusflytrap #dionaea_muscipula #dionaeamusipula #venusflytrapsofinstagram #botan