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Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut

By MarBelle ⋅ January 21, 2012 ⋅ One comment

So, you remember the post El Vez wrote at the end of 2009 about the crowd sourced version of Star Wars: A New Hope recreated in 15 second chunks? Well, it may seem like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but Casey Pugh and his team now present Star Wars Uncut: [...]

The Laundromat

By MarBelle ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In case your mother failed to warn you about pretty women brandishing firearms Timothy Melville’s The Laundromat is a cautionary tale you may want to pay attention to. The Laundromat | Short Film from Timothy Melville on Vimeo.

Disco

By MarBelle ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Last July we got to spend some time with director Luke Snellin and chat about the second instalment in his Britpop Trilogy of films, Disco, staring Bill Milner. Unfortunately at the time we could only bring you clips from Disco, but as the saying goes, good things come to those who watch films online and [...]

Heartburn

By MarBelle ⋅ January 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Heartburn is a wonderfully charming, stop motion thesis project about a girl at odds with polite society, from a team of students (Giulia Barelli, Valentina Branchetti, Benedetta Cariani, Eleonora Gambula, Julie Luchsinger, Laila Sonsino & Alessandra Todaro) at the European Institute of Design. In a sumptuous room an old clock doesn’t get tired of counting [...]

e-lectricity

By MarBelle ⋅ January 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

With paraffin acting as the de facto currency in a small Johannesburg township, Walter, a mocked inventor has to look for inspiration in an unlikely ally if he’s to find a renewable solution to the paraffin shortage that threatens to plunge everyone into darkness. Miklas Manneke’s AFDA graduation film e-lectricity is a refreshingly light-hearted short, [...]

Copia A

By MarBelle ⋅ January 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In Gervasio Rodriguez Traverso and Pablo A. Díaz’s Copia A, a projectionist finds that a glitch in his equipment gives him a glorious new sense of freedom, but even the best gear can only take so much abuse. Copia A (3D animated short film by Trexel Animation) from Trexel Animation on Vimeo.

Real Estate: Easy

By El Vez ⋅ January 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

An overzealous promotions team spread the word on Real Estate’s new album. Thanks to DN favourite Bobby Miller for bringing this to our Twitter attention. Real Estate – “Easy” from Tom Scharpling

Fotoshop by Adobé

By MarBelle ⋅ January 10, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

In today’s DN post director Jesse Rosten reveals the awesome beauty secrets of the stars!!! This commercial isn’t real, neither are society’s standards of beauty. Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. And here’s the Behind The Scenes: BTS Fotoshop from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Happy Holidays

By MarBelle ⋅ December 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The DANIELS would like you to spare a thought for the plight of the poor presents this Christmas. Happy Holidays from DANIELS on Vimeo.

Taxi Driver Suédé par Michel Gondry

By El Vez ⋅ December 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Michel Gondry carries on the “Sweding” tradition he started with feature film Be Kind Rewind, be giving us a Sweded Taxi Driver, full of the director’s usual imaginative flourishes. Michel Gondry – Sweded Taxi Driver from Partizan on Vimeo.