Radiolab and NPR Present Words
Lovely.
A stunning film from Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante to accompany Radiolab’s Words episode.
Radiolab episode found here.
(via The Editblog)
Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan
I’ve slowly grown tired of timelapse videos, another pretty way to avoid saying anything or create anything within the viewer. However, even if it is just a small step away, this stunning video tries to overcome the prettiness by creating a complex portrait of Japan through mood and music.
Up There
A beautiful documentary on the lost art of painted advertising produced as part of The Ritual Project sponsored by Stella Artois and directed by Malcolm Murray.
Tune in, Drop out
A couple of music videos exploring the third dimension of space their own way. Well, perhaps not exactly their own, but you got the sense. And if you ain’t just watch ‘em!
Go for Monsters of Folk‘s Dear God (dir. Lauri Faggioni) – via antville
Go for The Parisians‘ Time For Nothing More (dir. Nicolas Davenel, Thomas Delebecque)
The Butterfly Circus
At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover, Will, a man without limbs who lives out his life in a sordid carnival sideshow, far below his aspirations of the grandeur of the great circuses. Having only known a life of limitation and discouragement, Will is struck by an intriguing encounter with the showman that leaves him with a drive to hope against everything he has ever believed.
Winner of the Doorpost Film Project, this short film by Joshua Weigel will be expanded into a feature length film.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
thanks Phil!
Kahn’s Exeter Short Film
Kahn’s Exeter Short Film from Alex Roman on Vimeo.
Arjuna the Archer
Arjuna the Archer is a short animation directed by Eriyat Suresh at Famous Animation and based on a concept by Senthil Kumar at JWT.
Steel Life
Steel Life from Mathieu Gérard.
Utterly breathtaking.
Sita Sings the Blues (Full Film)
The 2008 animated feature film written, directed, produced and animated by Nina Paley (previously we posted Battle of Lanka, one of the musical clips which gave the start to the movie) Sita Sings the Blues is available online with a Creative Common license, that is free as in beer and as in speech.
Kutiman mixes YouTube
Amazingly, the title actually says all you need to know.
Enjoy! (needs: Flash)
thanks Ludo!
Long Jump
Here’s the new film by Ian Mackinnon and Dominic Parker made for Short and Sweet and Getty Images.
The challenges aim was to highlight the breadth and depth of content available at the Hulton Archive, which offers a unique resource to filmmakers and creatives alike.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
More? Adjustment is Ian’s graduation film at the RCA.
The Time Sculpture Has You
What you get when a big company decides to spend $4.7million on a commercial campaign? Well, apparently over 20 Terabytes of video data shot with 200 Toshiba Gigashot HD camcorders, taking over 336 continuous hours to process.
Oh, and a washed out, cheap looking, meaningless, ready-made version of Tango. But people will love it because it’s, oh, soooo cool.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
JumpTrumpRumpBump
By day, Mooney is an over-achieving, six year-old girl living with her Grandparents at their junkyard in the forest. By night, Mooney is a member of a secret jazz band with a group of ex-convict animals.
A short film by Heui Won Jeong and Justin Murphy.
Read my review or just watch the short.
The Chronophage
Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking is going to unveil a remarkable clock that has no hands and shows time with the help of light.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Post-it Love
Sticky notes document an office romance in this short film from directors Si&Ad.
Watch it. (Quicktime)
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