Archive for May, 2007
She and Her Cat
Sunday, May 27th, 2007dir: Makoto Shinkai; 4:43—Makoto Shinkai is a force to be reckoned with. The buzz surrounding his 2002 film Hoshi No Koe, (available on domestic DVD as Voices of a Distant Star) catapulted him to fame in his native Japan, eliciting hyperbolic claims of him being the “next Miyazaki” That film, a 30min mix of 2-D […]
Alive in Joburg
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007dir: Neill Blomkamp, 6:24- Here at Short of the Week, we try to bring a wide variety of outstanding shorts to your attention. That said, short film has over the years become by and large an indie medium, so it gets kinda hard. But if your preferences lean more towards 4th of July blockbusters than […]
Tuesday
Monday, May 21st, 2007A young woman takes her time getting out of bed on this Tuesday morning just as every other Tuesday before it.
dir: Asa Arnehed, 5:57—This quirky short follows a handful of people in various different settings waking up and performing their typical Tuesday morning routines. It’s the sort of story that you could easily see in […]
A Quoi Ca Sert L’amour? (Perils of Love)
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007The young French couple races up Parisian steps.
dir: Louis Clichy of Cube, 4min—Yes, another short film on love. But, believe me, A Quoi Ca Sert L’amour? (Perils of Love) is well worth the four minutes. This wonderful short follows the ups and downs of a young couple. Even though I’m not completely convinced of all […]
Hello
Sunday, May 6th, 2007dir: Jonathan Nix, 6:32—An endearing animation about the struggles of love and self-expression. Hello’s characters are created from common audio devices—forced to communicate with what technology they have. A bumbling, young cassette player fumbles with his tape deck as he hopelessly attempts to capture the attention of the cute, digital girl next door. His earnest […]