Hugo Sigwalt
Country: CanadaHugo Sigwalt is a video jack-of-all-trades who enjoys writing, directing, filming and editing his films. A recent arrival in Montreal, he found a new and stimulating short-film scene and has since multiplied his projects, notably in the Kino sphere. This is his first participation in a Cabane à sang edition.
Dimitri Simakis
Country: United States of AmericaDimitri Simakis is a filmmaker, musician, illustrator and co-creator of the found-footage collectives Everything Is Terrible! & the slightly more terrifying, Memory Hole. The EIT! collective has since made 8 feature length found-footage films and has toured North America regularly for the past thirteen years. His work in immersive storytelling is seen by millions at Pizza Pals Playzone, on permanent exhibition at Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station in Denver, CO. Dimitri is currently the Creative Director for GIPHY, the world’s largest GIF library on the internet.
Nathan R. Smith
Country: United States of AmericaNathan R. Smith is a director, writer, and editor from the suburbs of Washington, DC.
His career as a filmmaker began when he directed the viral music video for DRAM & Lil Yachty’s song “Broccoli.” The video has garnered nearly 500 million views online and received two MTV Video Music Award nominations.
Since that time, he has directed videos for artists such as Joey Bada$$, Ali Gatie, Foster the People, and many others. His video for Joey Bada$$’ "Temptation" had its world premier at the Sundance Next Fest.