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“Queer Landscapes | Segues from Endless” is an experimental portrait of the character in the state of transition. Through their research the different characters and voices form a multilayered essay about queer intimacy, loneliness and resistance. This daydream plot becomes a choir of an oppressed identities, which become revolutionary and free. The essence of the film is based on the informal community of performers of different social backgrounds, gender identities, nationalities and migration status (Chile, France, Mexico, Poland, Ukraine). The combination of their personal stories, alongside fragments of literary works, films, memoirs, and dream notes creates a mosaic structure, situated in the genre of queer abstraction.

Wojciech Pus is an artist engaged in various fields of art: film, theatre, visual arts, and opera. In his works he combines the aesthetics of experimental film with elements of light and video installations, giving them a cinematographic character. He has created an original, recognisable style, largely referring to rhythm, movement, and time, analysed by the artist using the medium of film. Pu? confronts the viewer with abstract representations having narrative potential, constructed with the use of montage and music. His works are on the verge of two realities – the actual one, and the one created by the film’s visuality.

Experimental documentation of three peculiar events that took place in three different forests. Audiovisual notation that is unravelling the moments of fear in the eternal process of transformation.

Joakim Pusenius (b. 1984) graduated (BFA & MFA) from Finnish School of Fine Arts in 2014. Before the arts school Pusenius studied in University of Helsinki theoretical philosophy, aesthetics and tv- and media studies (BA). Pusenius works mainly with moving image. In his artistic practise he is focusing on the means of the audiovisual medium by developing new ways of using camera and storytelling. He is interested in film making without a strict sense of storyline or the arch of drama. More likely he is interested in the dichotomy of the cinema: The possibility of cinemas metaphysical otherness and its capability of immersion. Eternal recurrence, existential solitude and disconnection by the modern technology are common themes in Pusenius` works. Last year Pusenius was working in Le Fresnoy - Studio National des arts Contemporains producing his most recent film work "Reste pour la nuit".

The film follows four disconnected and fragmentary events that constitute something that is called being in the world.The film is seeking the ontological traces of the human being from contemporary moments of solitude.

Joakim Pusenius is filmmaker born in (1984) and he is graduating 2014 december from Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. Joakim Pusenius` work is trying to rethink the fundaments of human being and at the same time searching the fundaments of cinematic expression.

A young man and woman?s (played by the filmmakers) isolated life is interrupted when a young girl burrows her way into the back room of their dilapidated shack. Like the wail of a banshee, she begins to play a haunting song to them on her violin, warning them of death. Unable to get into the mysterious room, they become increasingly perplexed and frustrated by her presence. When the woman begins to become unaffected by the forces of gravity, he must decide to heed the banshee?s call and say goodbye to his lover.

NICHOLAS PYE was born in Torquay, England in 1976. He lives and works in Toronto, Canada where he teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design. As a musician, Nicholas relased and toured with 4 almbums in the mid 90?s. Moving from music to art Nicholas completed a Master of Fine Art degree at Concordia Universitiey in 2005, and received his undergraduate degree at the Ontario College of Art and Design in spring 2002. He maintains an active art pratice, collaborating with his partner Sheila, which integrates their collective intersets in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. Their work has been widely exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums, film festivals and was recently acquired by the Smithsonian?s Institute?s Hirshhorn Museum. In 2008 the Pye?s will participate in a 6 month residency in Austria, along with many upcoming exhibitions. Filmography ?Loudly, Death Unties? HD, 11:00, co-director/writer ?A Life of Errors? Super16mm, 12:00, 2006, co-director/writer Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival ?Untitled? 16mm, 7 installation loop Locarno International Film Festival ?The Paper Wall? Super16mm, 11:00, 2004, co-director/writer Winner: Best Experimental Film, Worldwide Short Film Festival Winner: European Media Arts Festival, Best of Selection SHEILA PYE was born near Hamilton, Ontario in 1978. She studied painting, photography, and video at the Ontario College of Art & Design, where she won the top scholarship for graduate studies. She completed her MFA in film production at Concordia Univeristy in Montreal and a residency at the Canadian Film Centre in the Director?s Lab. She has written, directed, produced, 7 short films and is currently delveloping her first feature film ?The Young Arsonists?. Sheila also maintains an active art pratice, collaborating with her husband Nicholas, which integrates their collective intersets in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. Their work has been widely exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums, film festivals and was recently acquired by the Smithsonian?s Institute?s Hirshhorn Museum. Sheila has been the reciepient of numerous grants and awards for her filmmaking, and visual art. Her work is characterized by a unique visual style and darly poetic treatment of narrative forms. Sheila was recently short listed for the prestigous Cannes Festival du Residence in Paris, for the feature projecy she is working on. Currently she teaches at the Ontario College of Art & Design. In 2007 the Pyes will participate in a 6 month residency in Austria, along with many upcoming exhibitions FILMOGRAPHY ?Loudly, Death Unties? HD, 11:00 2007 co director/writer/producer Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival ?A Life of Errors? 16mm, 12:00 2006 co director/writer Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival ?Empty Room? 35mm, 18:26, 2006 director, Universal Studios, CFC Montreal World Film Festival, Atlantic Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival ?The Arsonist? 16mm, 14:00, 2005 director/writer/editor European Media Arts Festival, Osnabruck, Germany, Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest, Germany Toronto International Film Festival Student Showcase, Imapkt Festival, The Netherlands ?Untitled? 16mm, 7:00, 2005 director 59th Locarno International Film Festival ?The Paper Wall? 16mm, 11:00, 2004 co director/writer/editor Winner, Best experimental film, Worldwide Short Film Festival; European Media Arts Festival, Osnabruck, Germany ?Best of Selection? , Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Paris France; Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest, Germany, Slamdance, Park City, , Imapkt Festival, The Netherlands "Untitled" 16mm, 8:00, 2002, director/writer Festival des Film du Monde, Montreal World Film Festival; Worldwide Short Film Festival ?The Lesson? 16mm, 8:00, 2001, director/writer Winner, best short ?TVO Telefest Canada ?He?s Showing Me his Shadows? 16mm, 11:00 min, 1999 director/writer

In a decrepit three-room house, two lovers, played by the filmmakers, fall out of each other?s graces and turn bitter enemies without exchanging words. In the theatrical dream world of their sleep, they endeavour to harm each other though a series of childish games which inevitably go too far. Growing increasingly distrustful of one another, these somnambulists become skilled at the unmaking of love.

Sheila Pye was born near Hamilton, Ontario in 1978. She studied painting, photography, and video at the Ontario College of Art and Design, from which she graduated, winning the top scholarship for graduate studies. She completed her MFA in film production at Concordia University in Montreal. Currently, she lives and works in Toronto, where she is a resident at the Canadian Film Centre in the Director?s Lab. She has written, directed, and produced 8 short films and is currently developing her first feature film "The Young Arsonists". Her work has been exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums, and film festivals. She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her filmmaking and visual art. Sheila also maintains an active art practice which integrates her interest in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. She has upcoming solo exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Naples. Sheila was invited to be a participant at Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin and was recently short listed to attend the Cannes Festival de Résidence in 2006. Born in Torquay, England in 1976, Nicholas Pye now lives and works in Toronto. He recently completed his Master of Fine Arts degree at Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim school of cinema, and received his Fine Art undergraduate degree at the Ontario College of Art and Design in spring 2002. His work as yet has been primarily of a photographic nature but he often collaborates on short films and video work with his wife, Sheila Pye. Nicholas has had numerous solo gallery exhibitions in Toronto, Montreal, Miami, New York and Chicago. While a student at OCAD and Concordia, Nicholas received several awards for contemporary photography and cinema. Nicholas currently teaches image arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design.

Boxed into twin rooms yet separated by a thin wall, a brother and sister communicate their desires. Stunning, provocative and perplexing, the pair is irresistible to watch as they become increasingly dependent on one another. Needing each other to perform basic bodily functions, such as breathing, ?Sheila and Nicholas Pye explore collisions of a different sort in their edgy (and often hilarious) film exposing the vulnerabilities of emotional interdependence.? Sarah Milroy, The Globe and Mail, This Week, Saturday, June 5, 2004, page M8

SHEILA PYE was born near Hamilton, Ontario in 1978. She studied painting, photography, and video at the Ontario College of Art and Design, where she graduated winning the top scholarship for graduate studies. She completed her MFA in film production at Concordia Univeristy in Montreal. Currently, she lives and works in Toronto, where she is a resident at the Canadian Film Centre in the Director?s Lab. She has written, directed, produced, edited and starred in 5 short films and is currently delveloping her first feature film. Her work has been exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums and film festivals. She has been the reciepient of numerous awards for her academic work, filmmaking, and visual art. Sheila also maintains an active art pratice, often collaborating with her husband Nicholas, which integrates their collective intersets in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. NICHOLAS PYE was born in Torquay, England in 1976. He lives and works in Toronto. Nicholas recently completed his Master of Fine Art degree at Concordia Universities Mel Hoppenheim school of cinema, and received his Fine Art undergraduate degree at the Ontario College of art and Design in spring 2002. His work so far has been primarily of a photographic nature but he often collaborates on short films and video work with his wife, Sheila Pye. Nicholas has had numerous solo gallery exhibitions in Toronto, Montreal, Miami, New York and Chicago. While a student at OCAD and Concordia Nicholas received several awards for contemporary photography and cinema. Nicholas currently teaches image arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design.

A young man and woman?s (played by the filmmakers) isolated life is interrupted when a young girl burrows her way into the back room of their dilapidated shack. Like the wail of a banshee, she begins to play a haunting song to them on her violin, warning them of death. Unable to get into the mysterious room, they become increasingly perplexed and frustrated by her presence. When the woman begins to become unaffected by the forces of gravity, he must decide to heed the banshee?s call and say goodbye to his lover.

NICHOLAS PYE was born in Torquay, England in 1976. He lives and works in Toronto, Canada where he teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design. As a musician, Nicholas relased and toured with 4 almbums in the mid 90?s. Moving from music to art Nicholas completed a Master of Fine Art degree at Concordia Universitiey in 2005, and received his undergraduate degree at the Ontario College of Art and Design in spring 2002. He maintains an active art pratice, collaborating with his partner Sheila, which integrates their collective intersets in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. Their work has been widely exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums, film festivals and was recently acquired by the Smithsonian?s Institute?s Hirshhorn Museum. In 2008 the Pye?s will participate in a 6 month residency in Austria, along with many upcoming exhibitions. Filmography ?Loudly, Death Unties? HD, 11:00, co-director/writer ?A Life of Errors? Super16mm, 12:00, 2006, co-director/writer Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival ?Untitled? 16mm, 7 installation loop Locarno International Film Festival ?The Paper Wall? Super16mm, 11:00, 2004, co-director/writer Winner: Best Experimental Film, Worldwide Short Film Festival Winner: European Media Arts Festival, Best of Selection SHEILA PYE was born near Hamilton, Ontario in 1978. She studied painting, photography, and video at the Ontario College of Art & Design, where she won the top scholarship for graduate studies. She completed her MFA in film production at Concordia Univeristy in Montreal and a residency at the Canadian Film Centre in the Director?s Lab. She has written, directed, produced, 7 short films and is currently delveloping her first feature film ?The Young Arsonists?. Sheila also maintains an active art pratice, collaborating with her husband Nicholas, which integrates their collective intersets in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. Their work has been widely exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums, film festivals and was recently acquired by the Smithsonian?s Institute?s Hirshhorn Museum. Sheila has been the reciepient of numerous grants and awards for her filmmaking, and visual art. Her work is characterized by a unique visual style and darly poetic treatment of narrative forms. Sheila was recently short listed for the prestigous Cannes Festival du Residence in Paris, for the feature projecy she is working on. Currently she teaches at the Ontario College of Art & Design. In 2007 the Pyes will participate in a 6 month residency in Austria, along with many upcoming exhibitions FILMOGRAPHY ?Loudly, Death Unties? HD, 11:00 2007 co director/writer/producer Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival ?A Life of Errors? 16mm, 12:00 2006 co director/writer Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival ?Empty Room? 35mm, 18:26, 2006 director, Universal Studios, CFC Montreal World Film Festival, Atlantic Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival ?The Arsonist? 16mm, 14:00, 2005 director/writer/editor European Media Arts Festival, Osnabruck, Germany, Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest, Germany Toronto International Film Festival Student Showcase, Imapkt Festival, The Netherlands ?Untitled? 16mm, 7:00, 2005 director 59th Locarno International Film Festival ?The Paper Wall? 16mm, 11:00, 2004 co director/writer/editor Winner, Best experimental film, Worldwide Short Film Festival; European Media Arts Festival, Osnabruck, Germany ?Best of Selection? , Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Paris France; Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest, Germany, Slamdance, Park City, , Imapkt Festival, The Netherlands "Untitled" 16mm, 8:00, 2002, director/writer Festival des Film du Monde, Montreal World Film Festival; Worldwide Short Film Festival ?The Lesson? 16mm, 8:00, 2001, director/writer Winner, best short ?TVO Telefest Canada ?He?s Showing Me his Shadows? 16mm, 11:00 min, 1999 director/writer

In a decrepit three-room house, two lovers, played by the filmmakers, fall out of each other?s graces and turn bitter enemies without exchanging words. In the theatrical dream world of their sleep, they endeavour to harm each other though a series of childish games which inevitably go too far. Growing increasingly distrustful of one another, these somnambulists become skilled at the unmaking of love.

Sheila Pye was born near Hamilton, Ontario in 1978. She studied painting, photography, and video at the Ontario College of Art and Design, from which she graduated, winning the top scholarship for graduate studies. She completed her MFA in film production at Concordia University in Montreal. Currently, she lives and works in Toronto, where she is a resident at the Canadian Film Centre in the Director?s Lab. She has written, directed, and produced 8 short films and is currently developing her first feature film "The Young Arsonists". Her work has been exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums, and film festivals. She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her filmmaking and visual art. Sheila also maintains an active art practice which integrates her interest in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. She has upcoming solo exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Naples. Sheila was invited to be a participant at Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin and was recently short listed to attend the Cannes Festival de Résidence in 2006. Born in Torquay, England in 1976, Nicholas Pye now lives and works in Toronto. He recently completed his Master of Fine Arts degree at Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim school of cinema, and received his Fine Art undergraduate degree at the Ontario College of Art and Design in spring 2002. His work as yet has been primarily of a photographic nature but he often collaborates on short films and video work with his wife, Sheila Pye. Nicholas has had numerous solo gallery exhibitions in Toronto, Montreal, Miami, New York and Chicago. While a student at OCAD and Concordia, Nicholas received several awards for contemporary photography and cinema. Nicholas currently teaches image arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design.

Boxed into twin rooms yet separated by a thin wall, a brother and sister communicate their desires. Stunning, provocative and perplexing, the pair is irresistible to watch as they become increasingly dependent on one another. Needing each other to perform basic bodily functions, such as breathing, ?Sheila and Nicholas Pye explore collisions of a different sort in their edgy (and often hilarious) film exposing the vulnerabilities of emotional interdependence.? Sarah Milroy, The Globe and Mail, This Week, Saturday, June 5, 2004, page M8

SHEILA PYE was born near Hamilton, Ontario in 1978. She studied painting, photography, and video at the Ontario College of Art and Design, where she graduated winning the top scholarship for graduate studies. She completed her MFA in film production at Concordia Univeristy in Montreal. Currently, she lives and works in Toronto, where she is a resident at the Canadian Film Centre in the Director?s Lab. She has written, directed, produced, edited and starred in 5 short films and is currently delveloping her first feature film. Her work has been exhibited internationally in art galleries, museums and film festivals. She has been the reciepient of numerous awards for her academic work, filmmaking, and visual art. Sheila also maintains an active art pratice, often collaborating with her husband Nicholas, which integrates their collective intersets in performance, cinema, and large format still photography. NICHOLAS PYE was born in Torquay, England in 1976. He lives and works in Toronto. Nicholas recently completed his Master of Fine Art degree at Concordia Universities Mel Hoppenheim school of cinema, and received his Fine Art undergraduate degree at the Ontario College of art and Design in spring 2002. His work so far has been primarily of a photographic nature but he often collaborates on short films and video work with his wife, Sheila Pye. Nicholas has had numerous solo gallery exhibitions in Toronto, Montreal, Miami, New York and Chicago. While a student at OCAD and Concordia Nicholas received several awards for contemporary photography and cinema. Nicholas currently teaches image arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design.