Heartless: The Story of the Tinman
Based on the backstory of one of the most beloved children’s novels of all time comes the extraordinary love story between a simple woodsman and a beautiful maiden. Not having many possessions but wanting to marry his maiden, the woodsman sets his heart to build a large and beautiful cabin.
The new short film from Whitestone Motion Pictures.
Watch Heartless.
Descendants
Two flowers (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg and Christy Scott Cashman) grow on the edge of a clearing next to one another. One is old and jaded by a mysterious history – the other one still young, vivid and curious. Destiny has brought these two together and it seems as if they would exist without possibility for change, until one day a visitor to the clearing brings something unexpected to their lives.
A short film written and directed by Heiko van der Scherm.
Watch Descendants.
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Bless
An old man confronts his fears, traveling across a personal landscape to realize and accept his path.
Music video directed by Overture for Kira Kira.
Watch Bless.
Missed Connections
I love the Missed Connections blog. This new video captures it quite beautifully. This new web series is very promising.
Over Time – Jim Henson Tribute
Kermit the frog discovers the dead body of Jim Henson. A beautiful tribute to the creator of the muppets.
PSST… I’m Desperate for Love
The third release of the PSST “exquisite corpse” project is a music video for the band Over the Rhine. As usual, “each team had 3 weeks to produce their part and then passed it off to the next director, following the PSST! process.”
Watch it here (temporary link) or here.
Rafael Sommerhalder – Mr. Wurfel
Brilliantly done! The film is non-linear which one associates with cerebral thinking which compliments the main character beautifully. Style meets substance.
Ten Kens – Y’all Come Back Now
“Working together. We are all in this together.” Modern society frowns on the idea. Sad.
Ticklinks: A world of crazy news
- Albino Killings in Tanzania
- Women inmates at a New York prison train puppies to help disabled returning war veterans
- Using false-documentation laws to round up illegal immigrants
- Seeking Cures With No Prescription
- Hmong Hip-Hop Heritage
- Meet the Mangosteen
- Graffiti in Berlin
Creature Comforts – What is Art?
Absolutely hilarious and addresses something that bothers me quite often. If everything is art, what isn’t?
Pushkin
Next time, don’t bother. Rough on the edges but it works in sad, funny way.
NightFall
Once upon a time, somewhere in space, a dark lord falls in love with the Queen of a huge ringworld. He encircles her homeworld with his gigantic spacefleet and finally starts a direful attack.
A short movie by Valentin Schwind. Music by Ivelina Nedyalkova.
Lodger – I Love Death
A story that moves at the speed of light.
Lodger is back for more twisted musical animation. See the entire life of a stick figure in under four minutes. From a very wrong conception, to sleeping in school to endless work-a-days, Lodger captures the futility (and repetition) of life and sets it to a rollicking good rock song.
I love those subways!
Watch it (at Atom films, you have to endure a quick commercial before the film)
Jojo in the Stars
In the middle of some sort of wasteland stands an imposing, featureless building that rises forever into the sky. The building holds a nightly attraction, a freak show that draws crowds from all over the region on a nightly basis. One creature comes every night but not just to marvel at the grotesque freaks but rather to watch Jojo, an enchantingly beautiful creature that rides the high wire. However his longing does not go unnoticed – not a problem when it comes to the lonely Jojo but more an issue for the jealous and spiteful owner. (Comment by bob the moo)
A love story set in the world of Macr Craste‘s Pica Towers.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Piège à cons
The power of a gun. The last couple of scenes are wonderfully poetic.
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