Maps
The 20th century from an absurd point of view, a lesson of our shameful history. A perfect 3D animation. From the beginning of the second World War this film leads you trough the history of power, money and wars related to them.
Directors: Andreas Thaulow, Thomas Øhlenshlæger.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Salaryman 6
The mundane and repetitive life of the salaryman is shown in detail as he attempts to piece together his life using the aid of a pocket camera, after losing his memory.
Short film by Ne-O (Jade Knight and Ryoko Tanaka)
The wide aspect ratio and the cold photography gives it a sort of “nightmarish real” visual quality.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Download. (MPEG-4)
via shortsville
The 25th Hour: Fuck All!
Edward Norton delivers one of the best “love letters” ever written to the city of New York, in the 2002 Spike Lee film based on David Benioff’s novel.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Necessary(?) Censorship
Evidence number one: Sally Field on Fox at the Emmy Awards 07.
Censored - Uncensored (on CTV)
Evidence number two: Iraq for Sale at the Congress. Republicans insisted this not be shown.
When The President Talks To God
The Bright Eyes live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A brilliant execution.
Watch it. (Quicktime)
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Why Does He Do It?
¿Por qué lo hago? is a beautiful short movie by Pablo Olmos Arrayales, dedicated to everyone who remember those who forget.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
via Lola
Music and Life
Awesome short movie by South Park’s Matt Stone & Trey Parker revolving around the obsession for tests and diplomas which dominates in our current education system.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Click. Watch. Impeach.
How to Create an Angry American is a montage of statements made by members of the Bush administration, and further video footage contradicting their assertions.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Visit impeachbush.org
Michael Moore’s Sicko
I went back and forth on whether I should link to this. But at the end, I decided if I was going to watch it then I shouldn’t stop others from watching it (especially since it is so relevant). So here is Michael Moore’s just released film in its entirety. Whoever posted the film also has a written a nice intro to the film:
Sicko is not a movie about the 50 million Americans walking around without health insurance. Sicko is a movie about the other 250 million of us who have insurance, but are just as well and truly screwed. It’s also about freedom, real freedom, not the empty kind that gets thrown around as a buzzword; the freedom to live your life with the certainty that forces beyond your control won’t take away everything you have and everything you are. We don’t have that kind of freedom here in America, and Moore’s film makes that point by simply talking to real people. They’re your neighbors, your friends, your parents, some of them are even 9/11 heroes. Moore uses his camera to let them tell their stories of insurance company mistreatment and in the process paints a complete picture of a corrupt and fatally flawed system which isn’t just killing people but taking away their dignity and their liberty.
This isn’t Moore’s best film but it is relevant to more Americans than any of his other films. It is also more emotional compared to his other recent work. Don’t miss it.
P.S. If you, my readers, or the people involved with the film want this post taken down, contact me because I will most likely do so. The guilt will get unbearable then.
Black Day To Freedom
A bright sunny day. A happy family. Suddenly everything turns to chaos, loss and tragedy.
To watch this 2.5D beauty by Rob Chiu (animated with love at The Roninâ„¢) you can:
- Watch Black Day to Freedom on BBC Film Network: WinMedia and RealMedia formats available, bad video quality.
- Surf to The Ronin, select Motion from the menu, then Black Day to Freedom, then Watch the Movie. Flash format, average video quality.
- Purchase Beyond Issue One, an illustration book which ships with a DVD version of the movie. Best video quality.
The choice is yours.
A Walk to Beautiful
Ten minute preview for a documentary about five Ethiopian women whose lives have been devastated by obstetric fistula and their difficult journey to reach for a cure.
Watch it. (Flash or MPEG)
Related: UNFPA initiative to end violence against women.
via Ample Sanity
Srebrenica
Nozap has this short clip by Tarik Samarah, realized to spread knowledge about his website, a memory of the massacre of Bosniacs from Srebrenica.
Watch it. Then, watch it again…
Review of “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait”
Dan Hill’s review of the experimental documentary on a Zidane game is simply awesome. I want to see the film even if it is tedious and boring. Scroll down to the bottom of the post to see a sample of the doc (will make little sense if you don’t read the post).
Watch and Read - via Kottke
Demon (Gra’)
Incarcerated in heaven, a demon sits out eternity. She longs to gaze out the solitary window but her nature won’t allow it. Then a visitor arrives.
Animated short by Eoin Ryan.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
SUV City: The Film
A funny animation by Michael Kelley, about those huge cars tampering our streets. Maybe a little bit too long, but enjoyable anyway.
Go for it! (Quicktime, WinMedia)
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