Tungijuq
A raw (but refined (but raw)) short film by Felix and Paul featuring Tanya Tagaq.
Watch Tungijuq (MPEG-4).
Nuit Blanche
Can’t stop watching this film by Arev Manoukian. Looks even more gorgeous in Full HD on my TV.
Watch Nuit Blanche.
God Bless America
Last scene from The Deer Hunter.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Last Minutes with ODEN
So incredibly touching. I am in tears.
Paris, Je T’aime – 14th Arrondissement
Days Like This – Loneliness
Days Like This – Loneliness from Narfnarf.
Wolverine’s Claws Suck
Would you choose Wolverine’s claws? Or his mutant healing?
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Kicking It
Feature length doc.
In the summer of 2006, while the football world’s attention was focused on Germany, thousands of players around the globe were training hard and competing to be part of another World Cup … The Homeless World Cup. It had been a wild idea by a Scot and an Austrian—to give homeless people a chance to change their lives through an international street soccer competition. Five years later, the annual Homeless World Cup had become an internationally recognized sports competition. 500 homeless players from 48 nations would ultimately be selected to represent their country in Cape Town, South Africa – coming from such disparate parts of the world as war torn Afghanistan, the slums of Kenya, the drug rehab clinics of Dublin, Ireland, the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, the overflowing public shelters of Madrid, Spain, and the unforgiving city of St. Petersburg, Russia, where the homeless have no rights or identity. Win or lose, for these players it would be the journey of a lifetime.
Benh Zeitlin – Glory At Sea
One of my favorite shorts of the year. One of the most gorgeous films, whether it be shorts or features, I have ever seen. Every shot tells its own little story.
A man comes back alive, in a post Katrina world, to lead a bunch of lost souls back to sea to meet their destiny. An great and important story told in the most beautiful way.
A classic, don’t miss this.
Some information about the project.
- Court 13 (the DVD is available for sale at their online store)
- Interview of the director
- Filmmaker Magazine mention
(If anyone has more links about the production, pass it on)
The Big Picture – Mumbai under attack
Powerful essay on the recent acts of cowardice and heroism in Mumbai.
Damien Jurado – Caskets
Set at the turn of the century and shot in the epic landscapes of Eastern Washington, the video invokes the hard times of the pioneer past.
The music video has been directed by Matt Daniels and produced by Jaime Keeling at Thinklab.
Watch it as: Flash Video (HD) or MPEG-4 (SD)
BONUS: Additional materials include a photo gallery, a behind the scenes video and an interview.
The fine art of poisoning
A delicate and lovely dense macabre exploring one of the darkest of human aberrant notions: how easy it would be to poison a person. Domonkos masterfully mixes old and macabre footage providing a gentle chill to the complacent. Is that a real photo of a corpse mixed in with his lovely animation? The thought is there for those who choose to think it.
Watch it. (Quicktime)
More Bill Domonkos at Lumen Eclipse as well as at his place.
Pièces détachées
Paul (Antoine Coesens Lazaro), an obsessive casino player, finds himself with lots of debts and it is threatened with death by Benjamin Stern (Jean Claude Dauphin), his creditor. His friends now refuse to lend any money, he then decides to commit the unthinkable: sell one of its organs [...] But by committing this act against nature, Paul puts his finger in a grim spiral that takes him to the borders of madness and death.
The short movie has been written and directed by Sébastien Drouin and produced by himself and Pierre Buffin at BUF.
The film is in French language, with no subtitles!
Beijing Paralympic Games Photo Slideshow by Sports Illustrated
Captivating images that highlight how wonderfully heroic people are.
Daily Show: Obama is the Lion King
The intro to last night’s Obama’s speech was quite moving. A great American story. I was so moved, I have to admit I was a little teary-eyed. I was raised by a single mom, how can I not be. Well, I turn on the Daily Show and they top it with pure brilliance!
The Daily Show version versus the real deal.
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