[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/420233198"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The backstory behind Pat Smith's experimental film "Candy Shop" and its companion film "Gun Shop" is striking and somewhat sad; Both films started on a somber note when Smith uncovered 5 guns and a variety of medication in the process of cleaning out his...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/425216489"][vc_column_text]I love videos that leave you with feelings, impressions, and ideas, as opposed to always taking you down the linear path of a story. I have a lot of respect for the writers and directors (often the same person) of these pieces, taking such...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/phsmG-mn8Q4"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Burden (in Swedish: Min börda) is a 14 minute swedish independent short film, directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr. The plot admittedly, is a little out there… “A dark musical enacted in a modern market place, situated next to a large freeway. The...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rIBbhymIzw"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]There is so much good work coming from the National Film Board of Canada, i admire it so. This is one of my favorite shorts ever. I love everything about it, its two quirky Alberta-loving Directors, I love the look of it achieved by...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOFeSM1E2F0"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]A simply executed, relatable story about love with a beautiful score. Director Julio Pot used Toon Boom to bring this to life a frame at a time.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="100px"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ih1IRIRxI"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]If you're talking about animation and you don't know the name Aleksandr (Alexander) Petrov...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZeWp1D8MlU"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Triplets of Belleville was eccentric French Director Sylvan Chomet’s debut feature film. It was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 and is weird and wonderful for a myriad of reasons. It has very little dialogue but an incredible original score, containing music made...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfs-vJix-g"][vc_column_text]John Canemaker is a Director and Oscar winning filmmaker, writer, animation historian, teacher and artist. The Moon and the Sun is a 28 minute animated short film narrated by Eli Wallach and John Turturro and is based on Canemakers own turbulent relationship with his...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/11347429"][vc_column_text]One of the most adorable films I’ve ever seen by one of the most wonderful Directors I follow. One could dissect a million points, symbols, deeper meanings, and interpretations of this, and I’m sure there’s a lot more to it than a babbling nun...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p5GnB3mDAw"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]I saw this first at a screening or festival, I vowed never to forget it I thought it was hysterical. “Attainable” in a way. There are films that I watch that seem so simple and then I see the pages and pages of credits...