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Jettison Your Loved Ones
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008dir: Ray Tintori, 6min—Sheer exuberance. The web is populated with a lot of lo-fi, shoestring budget work, but admittedly few have a vision or voice. That does not apply to Jettison your Loved Ones, a student film by young up and comer Ray Tintori, which oozes with charming quirk and character.
It is almost detrimental to […]
The Shock Doctrine
Sunday, October 21st, 2007dir: Jonás Cuarón, 6:46—I find this week’s short to be interesting for a myriad of reasons, perhaps the least of which are its controversial politics. Part documentary, half advertisement and in places an artistic short film, with a solid dose of agit-prop thrown in, The Shock Doctrine is a slick piece of media that employs […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spin
Sunday, April 15th, 2007dir: Jamin Winans, 8:15—In Spin, an angelic DJ is sent to a busy city block to mend a tragic accident only to find deeper issues bubbling beneath the surface. Using his “wheels of steel” to turn back time, the DJ finds that solving one problem creates another. When every element is brought in sync, a […]