Animated short film by Laen Sanches (1’37") PLSTCFILM.com 1:1 4K ★ Logline You’ll never look at plastic in the same way. ★ Synopsis Welcome to the world of PLSTC, an undersea dystopia that submerges you in the disturbing reality of plastic pollution in our oceans. Through a series of graphically confronting AI-generated and hand-composited images of ocean creatures, this experimental animated film confronts you with the devastating consequences of our habits on marine life, and leaves you gasping for breath. ★ Credits Direction & production: Laen Sanches Music: PremiumProductionTracks Provider: Pond5 Sound design: Magnus Monfeldt | Nick Smith Sound mix: Stainless Sound Stock libraries: Artlist | Pond5 Digital tools: Ableton | Adobe | Apple | Avid | Leia | Maxon | Midjourney | Parallax | Topaz Labs ®2022 Laen Sanches ★ Social Instagram @PLSTCFILM @laensanches @magnusmonfeldt @stainlesssound Linkedin For commercial work enquiries: https://bit.ly/3SLYekQ ★ Formats Frame rate 25 FPS Colours No dialogs Cinema (1.85:1) DCP 4K Flat Audio 5.1 Cinema (1.78:1) 16:9 resolutions from 1080p to UHD 4K Codecs from MP4 to ProRes4444 Audio stereo linear PCM, 16 bit 48000 Hz vimeo.com/744956525 Online (1:1) Resolutions 1080x1080px and 2160x2160px Codecs from MP4 to ProRes4444 Audio stereo linear PCM, 16 bit 48000 Hz vimeo.com/723429393
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When you see a beautiful picture of a person standing on top of a big mountain, it’s easy to assume their life, one of adventure, must be bliss. It’s simple, right? No screens, no deadlines, just the awe of nature and moving your body in places most of us only dream of. You’re at the top of the world–you should feel it, right? But the reality is: When you live with depression, it doesn’t care where you are, how high you’ve climbed, or how many peaks you’ve bagged. Chains of Habit brings to light Ted Hesser’s struggle with depression, in hopes of destigmatizing the conversation around mental health and encouraging everyone to get outside and get well. Check out more at mountainhardwear.com/chains-of-habit.html
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Directed by Dalena Tran Creature 3D Modeling and Animation by Kat Sung Produced by Beacon From the album “Along the Lethe,” out now on Apparent Movement: https://bit.ly/3StgOyp Read more about the work: https://bit.ly/3Rp7IkX Let it in The bite that breaks the skin I’m falling back in time Wondering if you were ever mine What half will I become? Three days since my last spell The force that slowly builds And breaks inside my blood If I do no harm If I do no harm If I let it in All that I know Is that I don’t know Start it again If I let it in All that I know Is that I don’t know Start it again If I let it in I’ll do no harm I’ll do no harm I’ll do no harm I’ll do no harm
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Please watch full screen and in the dark! Thank you. ************* THE EVENT 2022/narrative/11min. It’s 2 AM, and Vince just wants to know why. Directed and edited by Frank Mosley and Hugo De Sousa Written by Hugo De Sousa Starring Hugo De Sousa, Frank Mosley, and Jennifer Kim Produced by Chelsea Bo and Sean Drummond Cinematography by Kenneth Wales SCREENINGS: -2022 Slamdance Film Festival (World Premiere) -2022 Santa Barbara International Film Festival -2022 FilmFort Festival -2022 Oxford Film Festival -2022 Sun Valley Film Festival -2022 Ashland Independent Film Festival -2022 Florida Film Festival -2022 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival -2022 Rooftop Films, NYC -2022 Palm Springs ShortFest -2022 HollyShorts Film Festival -2022 Sidewalk Film Festival -2022 Skyline Indie Film Fest -2022 Fantastic Fest -2022 Eastern Oregon Film Festival -2022 Dallas International Film Festival PRESS: “With the filmmakers’ abilities to manipulate light, understand human emotion, and ultimately capture the essence of life itself, their short film should take the world by storm. The Event is a breathtakingly unique trip through the human psyche, and we can all learn a lesson or two from what the film has to say.” -Kyle Bain, Film Threat “Bound to take the festival world by storm… the film accompanies its laughs with sharp observations. “The Event” itself proves irresistible as the pair behind the camera, along with cinematographer Kenneth Wales, involve elegant chiaroscuro lighting for this most uncomfortable conversation, and the more ridiculous the situation gets, the more authentic it feels.” -Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest “Are we afraid of telling our friends the absolute truth? The Event confronts those feelings in a refreshing, honest, and touching way that I did not expect. Frank Mosley and Hugo De Sousa are great together.” -Joey Moser, Awards Daily *Listed Top 25 Shorts of 2022 HollyShorts Film Festival “It’s a deceptively simple comedic premise, seemingly targeted at a narrow audience of frustrated indie filmmakers who feel Vince’s pain. Yet Vince and Jack’s ensuing argument also ends up probing universal themes of friendship that everyone can relate to.” -Sean O’Neal, Texas Monthly *Listed Top Texan Performances at Fantastic Fest- Frank Mosley “De Sousa’s hilariously earnest performance and flawless sense of timing, turns every line of the clever dialogue into comedy gold. Mosley, as the exasperated friend, gets his biggest laughs from what he doesn’t say, making each defensive and befuddled facial expression speak volumes.” -Patrick Gibbs, SLUG Mag “The Event has a silly sweetness that stems largely from the real-life chemistry of de Sousa and Mosley. There’s a comfortable familiarity to their friendship on screen which makes the difficult conversations that fuel this short truly delightful. An additionally delightful performance by Jennifer Kim as Jack’s girlfriend Beatrice adds a feminine touch to the film – and a few really great laughs.” -Miranda Riddle, Horror Buzz
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Short Comedy | USA/Spain | 2022 | 11 Min “Enloquecer” is a short film by Hector Prats, based on real events. After losing her lead actor at the last minute, a music video director goes to extreme measures to get her new talent to perform, pushing her team and the whole production to the brink of madness. Festivals: World Premiere at Nitehawk Shorts Festival 2022 Palm Springs Shortfest 2022 Tacoma Film Festival 2022 Crown Heights Film Festival 2022 Online Premiere at Short of The Week Credits: Written & Directed by HECTOR PRATS Starring STEPHANIE JEAN LANE BOB RUTAN KELLY MCCREADY MICHAEL THATCHER AIDAN NUNEZ MURDO BARKER-MILL Cinematography MICHAEL CONG Production Design MARISSA TODD Producer YOKO KOHMOTO Co-Producer KAELO IYIZOBA Assistant Director DERIN ÇELIK Sound CHARLIE THEOBALD CCO MARÍA CRISTINA MARRERO & HEATHER FRANCIS Edit HECTOR PRATS Assitant Editor BRIDGET MCGUIGAN Graphic Design LYDIA MONTERDE Color Correction MICHAEL CONG Sound Mix DAVID & MARTA GASCÓN Music by ETM Extras MARISSA TODD HEATHER FRANCIS YOKO KOHMOTO
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Confined to his room in an aged care facility, an elderly man with a debilitating disease struggles with his sons abrupt departure Directed by Bonnie Moir Written by Bonnie Moir and Nicholas Denton Produced by Bonnie Moir, Nicholas Denton and Michael Jones Luke – Nicholas Denton Russell – Richard Moir Director of photography Max Walter Edited by Leila Gaabi Music by Warren Ellis Sound design and Mix Lachlan Harris 1st Assistant director Michael Jones 2nd assistant director Eve Gailey 1st Assistant camera Lucas Brown 2nd Assistant Camera Conor Jamieson & Annika Rigg Gaffer Tommi Hacker Best Boys Jauquin Vickery & Noah Snell Production Designer Imogen Walsh Art Department Assistant Shanahbelle Macdonald Sound recordists Thomas Day, Lloyed Prat and Hayley Bennett Runner Joseph Green Stills photographer Anna Denton Post producer Charlotte Grifiths Assistant Editor Shannon Michael Flame Artist Matt Edwards Titles Michael Zito Colourist Fergus Rotherham Post Facility The Editors Special Thanks to the following people and organisations for their unwavering support. Tom Campbell, Glendyn Ivin, Garth Davis, Shelly Lauman, Lucy Moir, Julie Nihill, Lucinda Reynolds, Lucy Aston, Sam Chiplin, Emily Cook, Adolpho Veloso, Liv Reddy, Exit Films, The Editors Waylan Chisholm, Vateresio Tuikaba, Elizabeth O’Callaghan, Peter Paltos, Anna Lise Phillips, Briony Dunn, Jackie Allen, Adrian Vanda, Heinrichs Pacers, Tim McCormack, James MacGregor, Ange Slater, Alice Curry, Mira Oosterweghel Tegan Crowley, Will Johnston, Charlie Wood and VitaDrop, Kate Whitbread, Jacintho Muinos, Marcus Molyneux, Eugenie Muggleton, Claudia Nankervis, Celeste Veldze, Bill Black, Gabrielle Grist, Burcin Eser, Anna Lise Phillips, Thomas Hayes, Liza Dennis, Tim Dakin, Guillaume Dillee, Roger Karge, Charlie Denton, Louis Denton, Gorman Family Siteworks, Brunswick, Mediterranean Wholesalers, Brunswick and Transdev, Melbourne
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A young woman’s charming but overbearing father helps her move out of her wealthy, older boyfriend’s apartment. “Daddy’s Girl” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere. Our new interactive player enables viewers to watch the film, play with Director’s Commentary, and read a Q&A with director Lena Hudson. To return to the main menu, click “Menu” in the upper left hand corner of the screen at any time.
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Director’s statement: Drawing on Autism is an investigation into the ethics of representation in animated documentaries. Although I am neurodivergent, I’m not autistic, so when working with my anonymous participant, an autistic friend, I needed to be mindful of well-rehearsed and problematic autism tropes. These tropes seem to say more about the desires and needs of neurotypical audiences or filmmakers than they do about the autistic subjects. Moreover, animation presents a distinct set of ethical dilemmas. Without the mechanical indifference of a camera, the act of observation is substituted for expressive or symbolic representation. A mode of representation where the artist is responsible for how the documentary participant looks, where they appear, and what they do. Through collaborative feedback I attempt to share these responsibilities with my participant, while making use of positional and textual reflexivity to equip my audiences with the information they need to scrutinise my documentary interventions. – Alex Widdowson Awards and Accolades: Winner – UK Research & Innovation: Research in Film Awards 2021 – Best Doctoral and Early Career Film Winner – Rising of Lucitania AnimaDoc Film Festival 2022 – Best AnimaDoc Blue Ribend Award (Student Jury) Nominated – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022 – Norman McLaren Award for Best British Animation Nominated – UK Research & Innovation: Research in Film Awards 2021 – Best Animated Film Official Selection: Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 (Premier) Raindance 2021 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2021 New Orleans Film Festival 2021 Berlin Festival of Animation 2021 Spark Animation 2021 Factual Animation Film Festival 2021 Montreal International Animation Festival 2021 Big Cartoon Festival 2021 London Short Film Festival 2022 Fargo Film Festival 2022 Cinemagic ON THE PULSE Short Film Festival 2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022 Credits: Directed, produced, and animated by Alex Widdowson Sound design and music by Vicky Freund Additional animation by Ciara Kerr Additional art direction by Dan Castro Made with support from Autism through Cinema, Queen Mary University of London, and the Wellcome Trust Alex Widdowson © 2021
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An all-girls snowboard film presented by Jess Kimura and the final piece to the Uninvited trilogy. This labor of love became a movement by creating a platform to showcase underfunded yet talented up and comers, ultimately leading to industry awareness and a huge shift in perception. Featuring Darrah Reid, Henna Ikola, Nora Beck, Maggie Leon, Ylfa Runarsdottir, Naima Antolin, Kaleah Opal, Grace Warner, Alexis Roland, Miyon Yamaguchi, Taylor Elliott, Himari Takamori, Corrine Pasela, Tsukimi Sato, Yurika Takikawa and many more! Made possible by The North Face, Monster Energy, Ikon Pass, and Coal Headwear
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Over the course of the COVID lockdowns – desperate for the outside world beyond my doorstep, city, state and country – I started crafting a project using entirely Google Maps Streetview Images. I viewed and downloaded the world from my desk, finding amazing spaces, altering, hand tracking and creating timelapses and shots. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the material. Until I heard the latest album from Axel Boman. Here was a song from one of my favorite artists with such a propulsive and idealistic reaching out towards the wider world. Letting the wind take us, with love as the sail, a blur of adventure across the planet. Special thanks to Axel, Kornel and Studio Barnhus for the trust, a random plugin that let me download raw 360 images and Google for bringing the world to our screens. Locations used: Australia – Melbourne Cricket Stadium Austria – Kunsthistorisches Museum Brazil – Marcana Stadium – Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro – Museu Nacional de Belas Artes – Rio de Janeiro Metro – Sao Paulo Biennale Canadian – Arctic Regions Czech Republic – Charles Bridge Denmark – Christiansborg Palace – Thorvaldesens Museum Faroe Islands – Slættaratindur France – Arc de Triomphe – Château de Chenonceau – Grand Palais – Mont Blanc – Mont Saint-Michel – Museum of Fine Art Lyon – Palace of Versailles – Paris City Hall – University of Lyon Germany – Alte Pinakothek – Altes Museum – Hamburg Canals – Miniatur Wunderland – Sanssouci Palace – Staatliches Museum Schwerin Greece – Acropolis Museum Greenland – Arctic Regions India – Himalayan Railway – Taj Mahal Italy – Florence Train Station – Grassi Palace – Municipal Library Teresian – National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art – The Floating Piers – Uffizi Gallery Japan – Bullet Train – Chiba Monorail – Fushimi Inari Taisha – Miraikan – Nagoya Station – Ryogoku Kokugikan – Suzuki Circuit Mexico – Archivo General de la Nación Mongolia – Khuvsgul Lake Nepal – Various trails New Zealand – Coronet Peak Norway – Fv36 – Fv64 Portugal -Coastal Railway – Mafra National Palace Russia – Bolshow Theater – Crocus City Hall – St Petersburg State University Scotland – National Museum of Scotland Singapore – Singapore Sports Hub South Korea – National Museum of Korea Spain – Bilbao Stadium – Catedral de la Almudena – Guggenheim Bilbao – La Sagrada Familia – Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada – University of Madrid Sweden – Avicii Arena – Gamla stan – Skokloster Castle Switzerland – CERN – Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge – Swiss Alps Taiwan – Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum United Arab Emirates – Burj Al Arab United States – Chicago River – Crystal Bridges Museum – Denali – Dry Tortugas – Guggenheim – John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – Neues Museum – Seven Mile Bridge – Shedd Aquarium – Smithsonian Science Center – The Grand Canyon – The Intrepid – University of Michigan
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