Short of the Week

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Fantasy CISMA

Le Sens Propre

Young girl lives in a fantasy world in this effects-laden film meant to show off Adobe's creative suite.

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Fantasy CISMA

Le Sens Propre

Young girl lives in a fantasy world in this effects-laden film meant to show off Adobe's creative suite.
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Documentary Kalyanee Mam

Lost World

A new short from Kalyanee Mam, the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner for Feature Documentary. As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia’s mangrove forests, an ecosystem, a communal way of life, and one woman’s relationship to her beloved home are faced with the threat of erasure.

Le Sens Propre

Directed By CISMA
Produced By Adobe
Made In France

Just a couple weeks after MarBelle featured his bizarre, special effects laden film Handmade, Motionographer pointed me towards an equally bizarre new piece from CISMA, Le Sens Propre. It is a promotional piece for Adobe’s CS4 campaign, entitled “Shortcut to Brilliant” and combines a colorful palette with a childlike sense of wonder. Like Gondry we see interesting and surreal interactions between subjects and objects that mix a variety of animation and graphic techniques with an almost cloying sense of cuteness. CISMA has a good feel for that line though and doesn’t cross it.  Despite the narrative being almost indecipherable, the film succeeds in conveying a beautiful sense of whimsy, with impressive visual design.

 

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Drama Daphné Chabrier & 2 Others

Dernier Acte (Last Act)

In a theater, a man tries everything to save this magical place from destruction