Measured Sacrifice
A short film written and directed by John Whitney and produced by Phil Garrett at Arbor Avenue.
Watch Measured Sacrifice.
Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!)
Kseniya Simonova’s Sand Animation – Ukraine’s Got Talent 2009 Winner
See Through
Two powerful leaders fighting for territory start a world war. Two pilots from both sides are entangled in a dogfight in the air. By chance, the two pilots are stranded upon a small island in the middle of the ocean.
An animated film by Jokelate.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Poppy
Poppy is a “performance capture” CGI drama directed by James Cunningham (previously: The Natural Order) where a soldier from New Zealand finds redemption in the hell of the Great War.
Motion capture was performed in a one day shoot at Weta Digital. It just had it’s international premiere at Telluride Film Festival.
Watch the trailer at Poppy official website.
Shock and Awe
An Iraqi family’s meal is interrupted by the sounds of incoming missiles. They share a surprisingly intimate moment as they wait uncertainly under the dining room table.
Written and Directed by Chase Palmer. Director of photographt Andrij Parekh. Edit and Sound Design Miky Wolf.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
My Insurgent
Start working with the U.S Government to protect the Constitutional rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees and captured Enemy Combatants today.
Japanese Biwa Player
Japanese biwa player performing Dan-no-ura, a song about the last battle between the Heike and Genji clans.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
Fucking Hell
Slow tracking shots through hellish scenes. The ending is mysterious and resonant.
Watch it (via Giavasan’s Horror post)
I Met the Walrus
A six-minute animated film in which John Lennon talks about global conflict and the need for peace.
Directed by Josh Raskin. Nominated for 2007 Oscar, but wasn’t available online at the time of our showcase.
Watch it. (Flash Video, poor quality)
Betty Marisol Garcia – Firecracker
An elegant and tender film about an American female soldier who has the difficult task of leaving her 7 year old daughter in the responsibility of her mother as she heads off to war. Too much responsibility can also tear families apart.
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)
Bush’s War
A PBS two part special series that tells the epic story of how the Iraq war began and how it has been fought, both on the ground and deep inside the government.
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)
Bearing Witness: 5 Years of the Iraq War
From Reuters, an insider’s view at 5 years of a war that might seem distant to many of us but is quite real, crude and brutal. History in the making.
via ComputerLove
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