New music video from David Bowie, starring Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard.
Directed by: Floria Sigismondi
Released: 2013
The Next Day
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Bless You
Perhaps how it will all end?
Bless You from Philip Watts on Vimeo.
Directed by: Phillip Watts
Released: 2013
Alma
Dolls are creepy to begin with; they’re the manifestation of a person’s desire to recreate themselves, and so have a vested interest in looking marginally disturbing. They are frequently and overtly child-like in appearance too, and this short plays on both themes to bring you an altogether terrifying piece of art, bundled into what appears to be a light-hearted story. Don’t be fooled.
Thank you Rachel C. for the recommendation.
Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.
Written and Directed by: Rodrigo Blaas
Link: Alma
How a Virus Invades the Body
Funny, informative, and a little bit terrifying short doc on how a virus gets into you, proliferates, and in turn gets murdered wholesale (hopefully). It’s a brutal world in there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm_zG2PhYi0
Night Light
With all the feelings invoked in a Hayao Miyazaki film; an immediate immersion into a sprawling world; a life lesson regarding the importance of educating those you send into the world and giving them the eyes to see: this film is a delight and a gorgeous piece of art.
Thanks to Whitney for the recommendation.
Night Light from Qing Han on Vimeo.
Directed by: Qing Han
5 Mètres 80
A few things went through my mind with this, firstly that perhaps it was simply a CGI showcase.
Secondly, maybe I’m just watching a sci-fi film where humans don’t exist anymore and the animals have inherited the Earth.
Thirdly… giraffes are frikkin’ weird looking creatures when you stare at them for long enough…
5 mètres 80 from Nicolas Deveaux on Vimeo.
Directed: Nicolas Deveaux
Fragments of Time
Snippets and clips of a world alien to my own but that I’m inspired to visit. I’m partial to the graininess, especially so to the de-saturated simplicity. I’m taken by the words, the timing of the images, the minimalism countered by the clutter. There is monotony of urban living, gently moulded in with humanity, a balance between the two.
Very good.
Fragments Of Time from Daniele Manoli on Vimeo.
Directed by: Daniele Manoli
Released: 2013
Link: danielemanoli.com
Spacebound
This isn’t terribly well animated, but it is well paced and is a delightful contrast to the usual ‘you don’t know how much time you have, so make the most of it.’. It says ‘you do know much time you have left; not much. So make the most of it.’ Makes me ache.
Spacebound from Spacebound on Vimeo.
Directed by: Ellen Su and Kyle Moy
Released: 2013
Back to the Camera
Another departure from the usual showcase of short films – however short snippets underline the value of good filmmaking also. Scenes like this are so easily drowned in an ocean of imagery and the value is lost, yet it’s the combination of scenes like these, and countless others, that compose the fabric of a feature-length film, and bring us the pleasure they do – even if we’re not aware of it.
The View: A "Back-to-the-Camera Shot" Montage from Plot Point Productions on Vimeo.
Released: 2013 by Plot Point Productions
Sleeping In Space
Not quite a short fictional film, just a tiny film made about a tiny area of human habitation hovering above a tiny area of space, otherwise known as the International Space Station. Representing the very pinnacle of envy that can be inspired in me, this film shows some practical advise for getting some shut-eye in space.
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