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The Tower by Mats Grorud
”The Tower,” the debut of Norway’s Mats Grorud, is a part stop-motion, partly animated film centered on the Palestinian diaspora since the creation of Israel in 1948, seen from the eyes of Wardi, an 11-year-old Palestinian girl living with her family in the refugee camp where she was born.
“We’re Dead” Music Video by Samuel Lewis
Our pick this week is the music video for wonky pop quartet Francobello’s song, “We’re Dead.” The quirky piece has serious undertones, highlighting the amount of disposable waste surrounding the modern human condition
“Making It” promo by Mosomos Industries
Recently we caught up with Mosomos Industries’ Mathew Amonson, director of the title sequence for NBC’s upcoming “Making It,” with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman.
Rolling by Matt Christensen
“The concept was really simple,” Matt Christensen told us of his short, Rolling, “just a cute animal rolling down a hill for two minutes.”
Leader Film / BIFAN 2018 by Open The Portal
Stop motion as a horror genre: how scary can puppets really be? Turns out, pretty darn scary!
Billy Whiskers: The Mystery of the Misplaced Trowel by Tentacle Media
Billy Whiskers: The Mystery of the Misplaced Trowel is a short film written and produced by Tentacle Media in the UK. The film follows the adventures of Billy, a cat with a purpose, who plays a hard nosed detective with a horticultural mystery on his paws.
Paper War by Juan Pablo Zaramella
Jarring angles and stark black and white lighting turn paper cutouts into an unsettling battle scene that makes you think twice about just how threatening a piece of paper can be.
Bally Animals by Stefano Colferai
Stefano Colferai’s “Bally Animals” is a short film made for the Swiss fashion brand’s social media and web campaigns. It is aimed at reminding the viewer of the iconic hip-hop 90s culture in New Orleans, where the Bally shoes were a high point of reference for Rappers and DJs.