Archive for May, 2008
Daddy Why?
Monday, May 26th, 2008dir: Dawn Boyd’s, 5:00—I liked to be disturbed. Art needs to elicit a reaction—it needs to make you feel. Film, more than any other art form, does this with ease. Yet with all the possibilities, most movies go straight for excitement or depression. Your standard summer blockbusters launch audience members out of their […]
Dad’s Clock
Sunday, May 18th, 2008dir: Dik Jarman, 7min—With a background in puppet animation and a thriving commercial practice as an architect, Dik Jarman celebrated the life of his late father in a very special autobiographical account of a complex relationship. Fearing at first that animating the story might be too clichéd, Dik was persuaded by friends and family that […]
I Love Sarah Jane
Monday, May 12th, 2008dir: Spencer Susser, 14:20—While I’m always open-minded when it comes to the hunt for new films to get excited about, I have to admit there are certain elements that just push my buttons, and Spencer Susser’s I Love Sarah Jane hits through them with military precision:
Post apocalyptical world - check
An underdog to route for […]
There is Only One Sun
Monday, May 5th, 2008dir: Wong Kar Wai, 7:45—As we have proven with many of the recommendations on this site, being famous is no prerequisite to making a fine short film. Indeed since there are few proven paths to monetization, short film is usually either a playground for the experimental, or a proving ground for the up and coming. […]