Feminale Films is the production company established by independent filmmaker Kat Eiswald, who has been reviving the art of silent cinema with her musically inspired narratives. Her films are "composed" to accompany the work of Astor Piazzolla; the renowned Argentinean composer who revolutionized tango.

In her own words: During the Silent Era, films were accompanied by a random selection chosen by the local organ or piano player. Rarely was music composed to accompany a silent film; Charlie Chaplin being the exception. Most audiences were at the mercy of the taste of their organist! Only much later was music composed to accompany the classics . . . the wonderful soundtracks we have today to films like Metropolis or Pandora's Box were only commissioned in the 1980s.

While silent film is loved by many filmmakers, few would dare to work in the silent genre. If a filmmaker makes a Silent film, they make it early in their careers as filmmakers, then abandon silence for more conventional storytelling methods. The exploration stops, often from fear of obscurity.

The silent films that are presented here represent an attempt to consider the musical score at the stage when the story is being concieved. Silents still have much to offer. I have dedicated myself to the continued exploration of the Silent genre and its development as a sophisticated cinematic syntax in the future.

Kat Eiswald.For more information on Kat's new projects, click here. 

To view Quicktime files of Kat Eiswald's films click on the pics on the side. If you have problems viewing the movies, you may need to download and install the free Quicktime player. Linux users can use the VLC Media Player.

Email: kat@feminalefilms.com