Separated by the sea, a unique duo pass along details of their lives through a bottle. An elegiac animation of minimalist perfection.
So in my rush to post the new PES film, I failed to realize it was just one in a series of top-notch releases by the premium cable giant, featuring new or web-premiere work by several of the most unique and beloved short-form animators out there. If you love animation you should know these folks and be stoked about this collection Showtime has put together.
Animation master, PES, brings the deep sea to life using nothing but old tools.
It's Christmas time and the zombies are out tearing into helpless co-workers in this innovative film shot entirely in the first-person.
Zombies are taking over the world but this clueless group of slackers is more interested in video games and the girl next door in this Horror/Comedy.
Forbidden love sets off a wild chase between a deer-headed teenager and his girlfriend's hunting father in this illustrative, action-packed film from Supinfocom students.
Action-packed homage to the childhood games of yesteryear led by a shirtless avenger in boxers.
The Doorpost Project is the best online film competition out there. I realize that might not be saying much as the web is lousy with short film competitions.
David O'Reilly (the creator behind Please Say Something, one of my favorite films of this year) has a new film The External World that has done well at festivals (Cannes, Sundance). It's not out yet, but this trailer is now up.
One of my personal favorite shorts, Soft, by British director Simon Ellis has come home to the internet. I reviewed the film in 2008, however the article at that time linked to a pirated copy of the film, and that video was soon taken down.
