Glasgow Short Film Festival Mayer/Leyva

‘Is the Next Great Hope of American Film Hiding In Florida?’ asked Indiewire magazine in November. If so, it’s probably Mayer/Leyva. Visual artist Jillian Mayer and playwright Lucas Leyva have collaborated on a series of satirical no-budget short films which defy any attempt at classification. Try Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke, a lo-fi day-glo remake of Chris Marker’s La Jetée starring 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell. Or #postmodem, a kaleidoscopic retro-fantasy nightmare in which the viewer is invited to upload their entire being into the digital realm, condemning worldly problems to the Vortex.