GOBELINS l'école de l'image
GOBELINS lécole de l'image: Films of 2017, Part 2
Part 2 of our coverage of the 2017 graduation animations
Documentary
Helki Frantzen
& Thomas Torres Cordova
L.A. Roll
In the face of a changing Los Angeles, a crew of dance roller skaters reflects on the closure of their beloved hometown roller rink and seeks out a new space despite adversity and setbacks.
Dramedy
Tyler Riggs
Blue Boy
Insecure New Jersey bodybuilder, Joey Rossi aka Joey Muscles, starts doing steroids in a last ditch effort to go pro.
Horror
Andres Meza-Valdes & Diego Meza-Valdes
Play Dead
It's Dogs vs. Zombies, in this light-hearted horror film from Miami collective Borscht Corp.
Interview
Interview with Chris McInroy (Bad Guy #2)
Short of the Week speaks to director Chris McInroy about being inspired by Jackie Chan movies, working with practical FX and the progress on production for his latest short Death Metal.
Dark Comedy
Sorayos Prapapan
Death of the Sound Man
Two sound recordists discuss their craft and the Thai government as they go around recording the final mix for a short film
Dark Comedy
Andrew Stephen Lee
Manila is Full of Men Named Boy
As Michael Jackson’s televised funeral plays throughout The Philippines despite terrorist attacks in the south, an estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father.
Interview
Interview with Tom Stern
Tom Stern talks to us about the concept and inspiration for his film, The Autobiography of Tom Stern: Chapter Six, The New Science.
Romance
Fernanda Frick
Here's The Plan
A married cat-dog couple of cupcake bakers dream of opening their own bakery. One day their oven breaks and they have to postpone their dream in order to earn money and replace it. Somewhere down the line, they drift apart from their dream and from themselves.
Experimental
Jackson Kroopf
You Know Where
A skater emerges from a burnt down forest in search of smooth concrete in this meditative short all about movement and peace
