Clarity in Chaos. Sometimes.
Three Colours: Blue is the first of last and finest of Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski’s works, the Three Colours trilogy. A masterpiece, representative of ‘film as literature’, this film is a true exploration of not just contemporary French society, or even its protagonist’s struggle to attain emotional freedom, but also of the audience’s understanding of…
Vincent Lambe, a graduate of the prestigious National Film School of Ireland has written and directed award-winning narrative short films, along with some corporate and promotional pieces. This one is his most well-reviewed, multi-award winning, short film made in 2002. The story of Broken Things revolves around a young Irish boy who, tormented by bullies…
Gear up for an exhilarating ride through the animated pictures of Sarah’s world, and go on mission with her to avenge the movie star who broke her heart! This short film was Written, Directed & Edited by Robin King, starring Denise Hoey, David Crow, and Ruth Larkin. Entirely using the technique of stop-motion animation, it…
Charlotte’s Red is a multi-award winning short film made in 2004, directed by Colin McIvor. It was shot entirely on 35-mm. The film follows the story of a man and his 7 year old daughter (Charlotte). Charlotte has an amazing talent for painting. However, her father is a burglar. He encourages this talent but deviously…
Atom Egoyan, (born July 19, 1960) is a critically acclaimed Armenian Canadian film maker, widely considered as one of the most remarkable figures of contemporary independent cinema. He was born in Egypt to Armenian-Egyptian couple Joseph and Shushan Yeghoyan, and was named ‘Atom’ to commemorate the completion of Egypt’s first nuclear reactor! In 1963, however,…
This is a 10 minutes long film, shot on 16 mm, from Matthew Kalish. You can read more about his work on his personal website, found here . This short film explores the entity between cause and effect. Kalish tries to the explore the ‘and’, which come between ‘cause’ and ‘effect‘, taking the example of…
James Stanley Brakhage (1933-2003), was an American avant-garde, experimental filmmaker, who in a career spanning half a century and roughly 500 short and lengthy films, established himself as one of the greatest figures in experimental film. The basic facts of his life are well known…or there is always Google for that! Born: January 14, 1933….
This is a 6 minutes long, silent, film by the legendary avant-garde, non-narrative film maker Stan Brakhage. Called ‘Cat’s Cradle’, the film follows the uncertainty of montage patterns, that one has come to identify with solely Brakhage. The vivid and graphic use of the color red, and the inter-cutting between shots of man, woman, and…
This short animated film was made by Dony Permedi, a student at The School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art, in New York City in 2006. It was his Masters thesis animation. Created using Maya, After Effects, and rigged using The Setup Machine by Anzovin studios. This film tells the tale of a kiwi (a…
This is a short (semi-amateurish) film made by production group Fighting Owl Films. They are an independent short and student films production house, formed in 2003. They focus mainly on producing genre films, encompassing horror, sci-fi, action, and more. Why? They explain: Because it’s what we enjoy. Genre films are a lot of fun to…