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Societys obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones.
A short film by David Kaplan and Eric Zimmerman.
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David Kaplan and Eric Zimmerman
Undone
An elderly man fishing on a tempestuous sea is a metaphor for loss of memory and loss of self. As everything he tries to “catch” slips through his fingers, so too the world slips away and he becomes undone.
A short film by Hayley Morris, Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance 2009.
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The Butterfly Circus
At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover, Will, a man without limbs who lives out his life in a sordid carnival sideshow, far below his aspirations of the grandeur of the great circuses. Having only known a life of limitation and discouragement, Will is struck by an intriguing encounter with the showman that leaves him with a drive to hope against everything he has ever believed.
Winner of the Doorpost Film Project, this short film by Joshua Weigel will be expanded into a feature length film.
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thanks Phil!
Le coeur est un métronome
A quick-tempered father argues with his son last time. The child decides to leave the family home. Dancing is the high point of the exchanges between the two characters because it is their only means of communication.
Gruaduation film by J-C Mbotti Malolo.
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Lucy Lolly
Lucy is a girl who loves candy, especially Lolly pops. However, to the lolly this innocent, sweet little girl is a monster who slowly tortures the defenceless stick before crunching it into pieces.
A great escape story like no other, Lucy Lolly is a tooth rotting horror adventure that will make you think twice about playing with your candy.
Directed by Aaron Foster, this was the final major project for his BA Honors degree in Digital Animation at the South East Essex College.
Watch it. (Flash Video) – Official (mini)site
Cinnamon Chasers – Luv Deluxe
Lovely. (via Vimeo’s 25 favorite videos)
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait
BBC’s Saxondale
More clips available down on the side here. Just fantastic. I doubt they can bring this over to the US as easily they did with The Office.
Skhizein
Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.
Skhizein is short film by Jérémy Clapin (previously: Une histoire vertebrale) you should get while it’s hot…
via Inspirational
Her Lion’s Jump
In this short animated film by Régis Camargo, an unexpected visitor named Fred comes to Sandy’s window, asking for her help to take him home. Oh, by the way, Fred is a lion…
A Bicycle Trip
Basel, 19 April 1943. Doctor Albert Hofmann, a chemist, is cycling home after a day’s work in the laboratory. This episode has passed into legend, associated with the discovery of the effects on the human psyche of LSD.
A Bicycle Trip is the amazing short film by Lorenzo Veracini, Nandini Nambiar and Marco Avoletta, three students of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
Watch A Bicycle Trip.
Days Like This – Loneliness
Days Like This – Loneliness from Narfnarf.
ZooLogic
A penguin and gorilla team up to lead the other animals in a comedic revolution against a zoo keeper who just will not leave them alone.
Directed by Nicole Mitchell. Winner of a Student Academy Award 2008.
See Through
Two powerful leaders fighting for territory start a world war. Two pilots from both sides are entangled in a dogfight in the air. By chance, the two pilots are stranded upon a small island in the middle of the ocean.
An animated film by Jokelate.
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The Unauthorized 9.12 Teabagger Tour
Stupidity can be quite scary.
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