OVERDRIVE adults only animation program returns to Supernova for the second year in a row, curated by Denver Digerati associate Faiyaz Jafri. This program shows how digital animators and artists are pushing the boundaries within the medium, with compelling works that are challenging to display in public but often amongst the best of the festival.
o·ver·drive | ˈōvərˌdrīv |
noun
1 a gear in a sensory system providing a visual data ratio higher than that of direct drive, so that the sensorial experience can be heightened to extended pleasure levels to block out the reality and the all around current shit show.
2 a state of great or excessive activity: the city of Denver’s LED screens are going into overdrive.
verb [with object]
1 give a distorted experience: overdriving the audience’s visual input sensory system.
2. drive or work to exhaustion: this program aims to overdrive your senses.
Not suitable for those under 18 years of age
New in 2020, Supernova presents the first ever "Everything Abstract-Sonic," a program that highlights the synergy between abstract visuals and dynamic sound, culminating in sensorial euphoria. Replacing our regular Music Videos program, Abstract-Sonic moves closer to defining a genre that is stil...
What started out as “Animation for all Ages,” a stalwart of Denver Digerati programming preceding the advent of Supernova, has now grown into the most exciting category within the festival. To Denver Digerati, student work is the core that continually inspires us and supports our belief that toda...
This program is a collection of films created for the course Digital Dialect at Parsons School of Design in New York, taught by Faiyaz Jafri. Students created computer-generated animations with digital readymades and procedural principles instead of following the traditional educational route con...
