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hey now by chris ullens
Chris Ullens’s film, a music video for London Grammar, is subtle and strangely beautiful. It plays with the shadows as much as with light. The spare and evocative tone harmonizes nicely with the song
Jugend Gegen Abschottung by walkingframes
This is surreally good. Translation of texts: in coffee shop : 9,407 people emigrated as employees for the hospitality industry as short-term residents; at bus stop: 1,331 people emigrated as employees for public transportation
from dad to son by nils knoblich
Gestalt, indeed! Bold and subtle, this graphically grabbing student short blends a lo-fi approach with the high fidelity of polish, classic framing and story. Hitchcock might even approve. One of the superpowers of animation
eager by allison schulnik
Shamanism, the subconscious, outsider mythology, sexuality, decay and transmutation, the donning and destruction of personae and the mysterious, almost dark power of femininity....Allison Schulnik's art resembles a jawbreaker in this film....as do her
elliot the bull by oh yeah wow
Mythology seems to be all the rage, and that ain’t no bull. Evoking elemental childhood imagination, Oh Yeah Wow delivers another dynamic journey with “Elliot the Bull,” a music video for Colourblind. Read on
peppermint by harris
Directed by Noah Harris and shot by illustrious DP Toby Howell, this crisply orchestrated music video is for Julio Bashmore’s hot song “Peppermint,” featuring Jessie Ware. Graphic in more ways than one, this piece
kangaroos can’t jump backwards by motiphe
The mechanically artistic engineers of animation at Motiphe provide us with yet another playground for the clever. Here Director Rafael Mayrhofer wantonly toys with ideas, statistics, disturbingly fun facts, camera angles, tinfoil, storied layers
move mountain by lepore
Another completely charming piece from animation-world darling, Kirsten Lepore. Her quirky, sweet and very pure films always have such beautiful pacing and plenty of quietness for the viewer to fill in with spirit. A