Motion Lights

  • Play
    Experimental Meghann Artes

    Oh Baby!

    Miracle, science and luck all play a part in this vibrant and fantastic imagining of how life begins.

  • Play
    Musical Niki Lindroth von Bahr

    The Burden (Min Börda)

    In a market place, situated next to a freeway, the employees of the various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical turns

  • Play
    Music Video Kurt Nishimura

    O Valencia!

    Winner of the MTVU Decemberists' Green Screen Challenge, this short follows a young lady's unnatural obsession with an old TV set.

  • Play
    Dark Comedy Kasia Nalewajka

    Pineapple Calamari

    A little horse dreams of becoming a racing champion in this tale of friendship, cross-dressing animals and mental breakdown.

  • Play
    Comedy Verena Fels

    Mobile

    A long-time crowdpleaser on the festival circuit, this student film from Germany is a delightful slapstick comedy. Stuck on a baby's mobile, a cow tips the balance of destiny

  • Play
    Dramedy Kirsten Lepore

    Bottle

    Separated by the sea, a unique duo pass along details of their lives through a bottle. An elegiac animation of minimalist perfection.

  • Play
    Sci‑Fi K-Michel Parandi

    From the Future with Love

    Squads of privatized police officers from various corporations walk the streets of New York, selling overpriced protection plans to citizens.

  • Interview

    Interview with Kurt Nishimura (O Valencia!)

    How did you hear about the contest MTVU/Decemberists contest and what made you want to participate? I heard about The Decemberists contest from an e-newsletter that my school put out (The Art Institute of Portland). The deadline was like two weeks away, and I was seriously considering passing it by.

  • Play
    Fantasy Brandon McCormick

    John Henry and the Railroad

    The latest from Whitestone Motion Pictures—the true tall tale of John Henry and the railroad

  • Play
    Fantasy Rebecca Archer

    Canuck Black

    In a shadowy interrogation room, a homicide file lies open in front of two frustrated cops. Behind a one way mirror sits their main suspect, a hulking black bear named Canuck Black.

  • Loading