Cotton Stones
Cotton Stones from Jonathan Entwistle.
I just love these talented young actors. Wow. Strong in every element but the performances carry it.
Over Time – Jim Henson Tribute
Kermit the frog discovers the dead body of Jim Henson. A beautiful tribute to the creator of the muppets.
Florian
Two lovers meet one another on a bridge. All is well until tragedy rises from the water.
A short movie by Andrew Gibbs.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Skins
Hot, hot and yuck.
Colbert Report: Balls for Kids
Stephen invites kids on the show for an explanation of what SCHIP is and why they can’t have it.
From The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Sidaction
Apparently you can show your bare ass on Youtube only in order to set your farts on fire. Any other reason, including a PSA to raise AIDS awareness, brings to deletion.
OK, there’s something more going on in the spot but I mean, c’mon…
The director is Dimitri Daniloff at Marcassin. Creative agency: Leo Burnett.
Watch it. (MPEG-4)
Watch it. (Flash Video)
thanks Jérôme!
Alive
Talking about Siggraph, here’s something from 2006. A beautiful short movie by Uspidownit founder Lucy Blackwell.
Two insects are born into a luscious alive world of food. As they explore their home, they realize they are living inside a tiny bubble. One of the insects decides to escape…
Watch it. (Quicktime or Winmedia)
The Carpenter & his Clumsy Wife
A dark comedy about a brilliant carpenter who cannot help himself from improving on his wife. The film is a mix of Absent Minded Professor and a 70’s Horror flick. Well directed by Peter Foott (the name is kinda odd once you’ve seen the film). Winner for best comedy at LA International Short Film Festival.
One Rat Short
This short movie realized at Charlex and directed by Alex Weil tells the sad but cute love story of two rats.
It won (Best of Show and People’s Choice) at Siggraph 2006.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Der Nazi Snowman
Der Schneemann (The Snowman) is an animated short created by the Nazi regime as propaganda material. They basically needed something to set up a counterpart to Disney.
Written by cartoonist Horst von Möllendorff and animated by Hans Fischerkoesen, the weight of the story is often carried by graphic brilliance and astonishing small detail.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Under the Cherry Tree
Another old post I’ve updated and thought it’s worth giving a second share of celebrity to this video for Telemetry Orchestra’s song.
The video, directed by Dael Oates, is an allegory that explores the obstacles of love. Two characters travel on two different trains in parallel worlds; the boy from a dirty city, and the girl from a beautiful cherry tree orchard. They end up crossing into each other’s worlds and desperately try to stop their trains so they can be together…
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Or get a download link from here.
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Directed by Errol Morris
“Mr. Death” is a stylized documentary that deals with the life and work of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., a US Federal Court qualified expert in execution technology. On the basis of his qualifications, in 1988 Leuchter was commissioned by German-Canadian publisher Ernst Zundel to conduct the first thorough forensic examination of the alleged Nazi gas chambers at Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland. After Leuchter testified that the alleged facilities were not — and could not have been — used for mass extermination, Jewish activists ruined his life.
One of the later works of Errol Morris is available in full on Google video. However, I’d recommend watching it on DVD.
Morning Fall
“A mysterious man wakes up on the side of the road, injured and confused, the morning after a motorcycle crash – but where will he end up when he can’t find his way home?”
A short film directed by Edward McGinty.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
The Decemberists – O Valencia (Dir. Cut)
Well, this is what you get when a mob story meets soap opera, I guess.
Watch it. (Flash Video, MPEG-4)
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The Big Day
Directors Notes is one of the few audio podcasts that I follow. The podcasts consists of a short and then an audio interview with the director. The chosen films are the kind we cherish here at Ticklebooth. The most recent episode featured Tony Comley, the director of Abigail which many of you should remember as being my pick for “Best Abstract Short.”
The Big Day is a short directed by Scott Luden. A painful look into the absurdity of weddings.
Watch it – Listen to the interview with the director – subscribe to Directors Notes in iTunes
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