Circa
At first I thought this was about cities. I watched it again, and I think it’s about the diminishing city and the role we should play in reducing our impact on the environment, and therefore about...
View ArticleMusic Matters – Kate Bush
A nice depiction of an artists drive and passion. Directed by: Eliot Dear Released: 2010 (UK)
View ArticleMy Autism & Me
An enlightening film about autism, specifically Aspergers, amongst other variants. The full complexity of these mental disorders are not yet known, but those ‘afflicted’ are specialized people, in that...
View ArticleCargo
Many zombie films pass through. Short films by bad bad film makers do the same. This is not one of them. An extremely simple theme, with an extremely simply idea, it makes you want to make re-watch...
View ArticleSleeping In Space
Not quite a short fictional film, just a tiny film made about a tiny area of human habitation hovering above a tiny area of space, otherwise known as the International Space Station. Representing the...
View ArticleBack to the Camera
Another departure from the usual showcase of short films – however short snippets underline the value of good filmmaking also. Scenes like this are so easily drowned in an ocean of imagery and the...
View ArticleSpacebound
This isn’t terribly well animated, but it is well paced and is a delightful contrast to the usual ‘you don’t know how much time you have, so make the most of it.’. It says ‘you do know much time you...
View ArticleFragments of Time
Snippets and clips of a world alien to my own but that I’m inspired to visit. I’m partial to the graininess, especially so to the de-saturated simplicity. I’m taken by the words, the timing of the...
View Article5m80
A few things went through my mind with this, firstly that perhaps it was simply a CGI showcase. Secondly, maybe I’m just watching a sci-fi film where humans don’t exist anymore and the animals have...
View ArticleThe Innovation of Loneliness
My favorite quote from this: Instead of building true friendships, we’re obsessed with endless personal promotion. A lovely animation explaining the downside to ‘social’ networks. Directed by Shimi...
View Article10 Minutes
An amazingly choreographed picture that demonstrates mastery of the long shot, taking us from the tourism of Rome to the chaos of war-time Sarajevo. Brutal and affectionate. (I apologize for the...
View ArticleLa Maison en Petits Cubes
Winner of the 2009 Oscar award of Best Animated Short Film, this delightful and melancholic film is easily one of my favorite films of all time. The use of flood water to express how the weight of...
View ArticleWind
Similar to a previously posted film, La Maison en Petits Cubes, this humorous piece shows a community working to deal with a challenging environment in such a way that is distinctly human and...
View ArticleLOT254
Interesting horror piece as the owner of a recently acquired film camera uncovers its dark secret. Very simply and quite creepy. Directed by Toby Meakins (link)
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