Stuff of Life
The second installment in Amnesty Unsubscribe Me campaign, the first being Waiting for the Guards. As you can guess, this one is about waterboarding.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War
New York Divided is an exhibit which draws from the New-York Historical Society rich collection to explore the turbulent half century of the city’s history with southern slavery.
The exhibit spans thru several medias, including a website and obviously video installations and short movies, like this one directed by Benjamin Goldman.
Watch it. (MPEG-4)
Standard Operating Procedure
Trailer for the new Errol Morris documentary on Abu Ghraib prison is riveting. BTW, as some of you might know, we have a category dedicated to the Errol Morris documentary style: recreations, meditative music, eloquent interviewees and detective work disguised as film research.
Ron Paul: The High Tide
Now, this is propaganda!
Please Say Something
A new cartoon of love and loss in the distant future. Thirty second breakneck heartbreak internet turbodrama, emotion at nine thousand kmph…
The short (and/or series of five episodes) has been written and directed by David O’Reilly for Creative Review and it’s influenced by the comics of Jason AKA John Arne Sæterøy. Audio by David Kamp.
Watch it. (Quicktime, MPEG-4)
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GTA 4: LCPD Trailer
Join the LCPD and fight the Terror. Yes, the Terror…
Watch it. (Flash Video)
From the Office
A dark comedy, circa 1992, in which an utterly random event reveals the most inhuman aspects of life in a bureaucratic system. A strange substance flies in from nowhere and lands on an unwitting Administrative Analyst, who is slowly consumed. Much paper-filing and bumbling ensues.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Tuesday
A beautiful short animation by Swedish director Åsa Arnehed. Here’s what Andrew Allen said on his place at Short of the Week, where I’ve found the film:
It moves at a crawling pace that, ironically, catches your attention among the mish mash of seizure-inducing videos online. Everyone fights for attention by making things bigger, brighter, and faster, and so no one stands out. It takes a well-timed film like this to bring things back into balance.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Corporate Whore
Stop motion short film that tells the story of a female professional.
Strictly crafted with elements found in an office setting such as PowerPoint slides, photo copies and fluorescent lighting, it’s perfect for when you feel penciled in.
Written, directed and produced by A.M. Peters.
Watch it in hi res or low res.
My First Crush
An animated film based on interviews with people about their first crushes.
A final film project at Kingston University. Animated and Directed by Julia Pott.
Watch as MOV or Flash Video.
Mainstream Media
If getting your brain to work is too much of a hassle for you, Jon Lajoie have just the answer you’re looking for. You’ll never have to make your mind again about anything.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Bullet (The Execution)
Amnesty once again reminds us that a signature on a petition has much power than you might imagine.
The commercial was directed by Les Blins at Festen Films.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Previously: Signature.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Go for it! (Flash Video)
Peak Oil
A simple animated short film by Bruce Woodside.
In the words of the author: “Lots of people have used the metaphor of civilization driving itself right off a cliff. I imagine this is the first time anybody took it quite this literally.”
Watch it. (MPEG-4) [Youtubed here]
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I am Elena
As Ludo says, to see moving image you have to click here.
But be advised that the short clip (featuring Emma Thompson) for the Helen Bamber Foundation, is very very harsh. Viewer discretion advised, as they say…
(Related: Lost in Fucking Translation)
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