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EIFF2013: Returning Home

I was recently having a conversation with a filmmaker friend of mine. We were talking about three of the new film projects I’m currently working on. As we discussed each project in turn, there was something almost circular about our conversation: each time I mentioned my producers (different for each project), my friend would interject [...]

Asides

  • It's been far too long a wait to see what visual delights Die Antwoord would drop on us next and believe it or not, the Yolandi Visser fronted Cookie Thumper is their tamest promo yet. Yeah right! Ninja directs and Yolandi... well you probably don't want to watch this in the office. #
  • Waveforms modulate into sexy, high octane action in Do I Wanna Know?, David Wilson's animated promo for Arctic Monkeys. #
  • You've probably already heard about Google's latest moonshot, Project Loon but if you haven't yet seen the ridiculously creative use of string explanation directed by Google Creative Lab through Mixtape Club then you're missing out. Enjoy! #
  • A young boy moves unseen through deserted public spaces normally congested with people in Sam Huntley's sobering film for charity PACT (Parents and Abducted Children Together), made to highlight the shocking statistic that over 140K children go missing annually in the UK. #
  • "Don't try to fix it. I just need you to listen." Jason Headley takes a humorously on point stab at the difficulties of relationship communication in comedy short It's Not About the Nail. #

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