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Written, Directed & Animated by Nicolas Ménard Sound & Music by Rich Vreeland The mundane story of a heartbroken man, an online gambling addict, an alcoholic kleptomaniac and an anxious loner living in the same apartment building. http://bit.ly/1IimUXJ http://bit.ly/1RSK1vH Additional animation by Iris Abols, Anne-Louise Erambert, Nicole Kozak & Robert Loebel Featuring a selection of abstract paintings by Samuel Jacques Colouring by Mélanie Daigle, Oliver Hamilton, Sam Jones, Jeanette Lee, Nicolas Ménard, Jonathan Reyes & Khylin Woodrow Sound mix by Dayo James With the voices of Clément Baptiste, Wallace McDougall & Alice Dunseath Special thanks to Blinkink, Jean-Philippe Fauteux & Philip Hunt © Royal College of Art, 2014 — Festival Stuff: Awards — 02/2015 — Best Student Film, Festival Anima, Belgium 11/2014 — Best Student Film, Sommets du Cinéma d’Animation, Canada 11/2014 — Audience Award, Bradford Animation Festival, UK Upcoming Screenings — 01/07/2015 — Vienna Short Film Project, Vienna, Austria 17/07/2015 — Guanajuato International Film Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico 17/07/2015 — Anima Mundi, São Paulo, Brazil 24/07/2015 — Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago, Italy 04/09/2015 — The Vermont Animated Film Festival, Vermont, USA 28/09/2015 — China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival, Beijing, China 07/10/2015 — This Is England Festival, Rouen, France Past Screenings — 06/2015 — Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh, UK 06/2015 — Fest Anca, Zilina, Slovakia 05/2015 — Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Lviv, Ukraine 05/2015 — SICAF, Seoul, South Korea 05/2015 — Kloosterkino, The Netherlands 04/2015 — KISFF, Kyiv, Ukraine 04/2015 — IndieLisboa, Lisbon, Portugal 04/2015 — Pictoplasma, Berlin, Germany 03/2015 — Fête de l’anim, Lille, France 02/2015 — Vortex Cinema Club @ Doopo Doopo in Forest Hill, London, UK 01/2015 — Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand, Lab Competition, France 01/2015 — Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers, France 12/2014 — Animateka, European Student Competition, Slovenia 11/2014 — Anilogue International Animation Festival, Official Competition, Hungary 11/2014 — L’Aternativa 21è Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona, Spain 10/2014 — Canterbury Anifest, UK 10/2014 — LIAF, British Showcase, UK 06/2014 — Debut Screening, RCA Show 2014, UK

Based on a documentary theater piece, DYLAN truly rides the line of documentary and narrative genres. Performed with incredible honesty and dramatic skill, Becca Blackwell unforgettably portrays a young man exploring his identity as he finds himself immersed in a new community. DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT: I began the process of making this film nearly ten years ago when I wrote the script as part of a writer’s workshop taught by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, who were known for creating “The Exonerated.” The workshop was specifically focused on documentary theater writing, which was a format I knew very little about but immediately fell in love with. We were tasked to interview someone whose story seemed interesting, and through a very detailed and specific method would eventually edit these interviews into a documentary theater piece. After thinking for a bit, I decided to approach my friend Dylan Winn Garner, a friend whom I had known since childhood. As a child I had known Dylan as Emily, but had little bits of exposure to his transition which had occurred in the not too recent past. I reached out to Dylan who was willing to participate and we did a phone interview. The interview lasted for over two hours, and we discussed just about every detail of his life from early childhood on. His friendships, his relationships, and his exploration of self-identity. After the interview was over, I transcribed every last detail – every time he cleared his throat or stuttered. This was a key part of the writing process and ultimately what I believe made the final product feel so real. After editing the interview down throughout the workshop, I completed the writing piece but didn’t know what to do with it. It wasn’t placed in a location of any sort and had no life beyond the words on a page. I put it aside, but never quite forgot about it. Nearly ten years later I decided I was ready to make something out of it. I pulled out the story and began working it into a script. I gave it a setting that I felt would be appropriate – a trip to Coney Island at dawn. I had always imagined that Dylan would actually be removing layers of clothing throughout the piece to signify the removal of emotional baggage needed in order to go through the process of self-discovery. Swimming was the perfect ending because it represented the freedom that Dylan had finally achieved. I also spoke with Dylan who gave me permission to film the piece and told me that he loved the idea of going swimming at the end because he was always drawn to the water. Casting Dylan was going to be a challenge and I didn’t really know where to begin. My first instinct was to cast a man in the role but was not sure if that was really the correct choice. Through a friend of a friend I was introduced to Becca Blackwell, an incredible transgender performer out of NYC. When speaking to Becca, we discussed casting the role and they told me that if there was one thing a man could never understand, it was what it was like to want to be a man. That statement resonated with me. Becca is a superb actor who took this role and performance very seriously. Of course filming at Coney Island at dawn, travelling from the subway to the beach and all on steadycam was not an easy task. It took an amazing DP, steadycam operator, sound mixer and performer all working in sync in order to pull it off. Because the sun rose so quickly we could only get 2-3 takes max before we had to move on to the next set up. We filmed for 3 hours for two mornings in a row to get everything we needed. Everyone was incredible in making it happen and above all, Becca gave an amazing performance. I hope in watching this film the viewer can feel how real and honest this story is, and I hope that the message of self-discovery and acceptance will be embraced by all different communities. FULL CREDITS: Dylan: Becca Blackwell Based on an Interview with Dylan Winn Garner Writer/Director: Elizabeth Rohrbaugh Executive Producer: Britt Myers Producers: Melissa Kelly Steve Simmons Production Company: Outer Borough Pictures DP: Kat Westergaard Steadycam Operator: Yousheng Tang First AC: James Madrid Gaffers: Rich Auth Crawford Watson Grip: Noam Benamy Makara Nkhereanye SFX Makeup: Beatrice Sniper Production Sound: Olu Poisson Editor: Elizabeth Rohrbaugh Re-recording Mixer: Ian Stynes Jay Culliton Titles & GFX: Daniel Heffernan Production Assistants: Natalie Gavilanes Elson Pickering MUSIC “My Only Friend” Performed by The Poison Tree Written By Steve Salett “Letting Go” Performed by Dreams Of June Written By Amanda diviner and Adam Bishop “Red Sails In The Sunset” Performed by The Platters Courtesy of Mercury Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Faishon Film for Innfall (2015) – This video has been formatted for smart phones so we would recommend you to check this out on your iphone. Directed by Miquel Díaz Starring Greta Fernandez DOP – Oriol Barcelona Editor – Gerard Vila Production Designer – Laura Veciana Costume Designer – Sara Clemente Make Up – Christian Martínez Camera Assistant – Lucas Casanovas Still Photography – Lisandra Gusmerini 16mm Fuji FSeries 250D & Kodak 7222 — I do not own the rights to this music, no copyright infringement is intended.

A war to keep the peace. In the small village of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios, there is unrest. For over a century, parishioners of two Greek Orthodox churches have engaged in a battle on Holy Saturday, firing more than 100,000 homemade rockets at each other’s churches once the sun goes down. This film is a reflection of a sense of devotion that feels lost in the modern world. Seeing people with so much passion for the craft and tradition of rocket-making was invigorating to witness while filming. The idea of giving your heart and soul over to something that you love is at the core of the story. We’re all after something we can give our lives to, something that can help create deeper connections with each other. It’s strange to think that this tradition can do it – but that’s a reality for many in Vrontados. They live and breathe rockets, and that’s what brings them together, especially during their Easter holiday. Its origin is unclear. One theory holds that churches on the island faked a civil war during the Turkish occupation so they could celebrate Easter without being plagued by war. Accordingly the ruse worked, as the Turks kept a safe distance, allowing the villagers to attend Easter Mass. – Production Company / Creative Collective: Variable Director: Salomon Ligthelm Director of Photography: Khalid Mohtaseb Phantom Camera Cinematographer: Jonathan Bregel Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter Producer: Alex Friedman Production Supervisor: Paige DeMarco Phantom Tech / 1st Assistant Camera / DIT: Jeff Levine Art Director / Gaffer / Grip: Brad Burke Fixer: Eleni Fanariotou RC Helicopter: Snaproll Media / http://bit.ly/1R4nwJ8 Post Production: Variable Editor: Salomon Ligthelm Story Consultant: Spyros Dahlias Colorist: Sal Malifatano @ Nice Shoes Sound Mix / Sound Design: Defacto Sound – http://www.WeAreVariable.com
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To view more of The Connected Series for Samsung visit: http://bit.ly/1T31HHr “A young girl, Gabe, takes her unusual friend, Gary, who lives under her bed, out under the guise of Halloween…” Written & Directed by: Darcy Prendergast Made by Oh Yeah Wow: ohyeahwow.com Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1Ir2Eq0 Twitter: @ohyeahwow Instagram: oh_yeah_wow To view more of The Connected Series for Samsung visit: connected-series.tumblr.com Producer: Lucy Hayes Cinematographer: Shelley Farthing-Dawe Production Designer: Rennie Watson Costume Design: Paige Prendergast Music: Jamie Messenger Editor: John Tummino Executive Producers Kim Dellara, Michael Sagol & Jasper Thomlinson @ Caviar Content Gabe: Heidi Valkenburg Gary: Darcy Prendergast 2nd Unit Director: Seamus Spilsbury 1st AD: Jessica O’Farrell Production Manager: Nicky Pastore Continuity: Natalie James Production Assistant: Imogen Tyers Runner: Thomas Wilkinson Costume Assistants: Vicki Prendergast, Monica Star, Meredith Keogh, Keira Hudson. Art Department: Nate Reardon, Roxanne Halley, Eve Gilbert Art Department assist: Joel Williams, Joshua Draffin Party Paintings: Sarah Masson Make Up: Marlene Olsson Make Up Assistants: Grace Helena Pavey, Lisa Rathgen, Pip Gregory Sound Designer: Ryan Granger Sound Design assistant: Adam Hunt Sound Mix: Adam Hunt Boom: Tyson Linley 1st AC: Matt Jenkins 2nd AC: Thomas Hayes Grip: Greg Wallace Gaffer: Con Mancuso Gaffer Assist: Rebecca Marian Irene Colour Grade: CJ Dobson @ Pocket post VFX Artist: Josh Thomas Animation: Sam Lewis, Mike Greaney ‘Gary’ Monster Designed by Darcy Prendergast Created by Sharp FX PTD LTD, sharpfx.com.au ‘Gary’ Suit Prosthetics by Russell Sharp ‘Gary’ Suit Fabrication by Kirsty Sharp ASL Consultant – Sarah Maree Gillespie Blaso Pyro Technics: Luke Fenech and David Graham SR. Counsel: Tasha Royzina Child Extras: Curtis McLennan, Campbell McLennan, Esther Tummino, Natalie Zannoni Party Extras: Marc Gallagher, Donna Yateman, Josh Thomas, Mike Greaney, Sarah Whitehouse, Anne Delas Alas, Cosmo Mac, Giordi Caputo, Thomas Wilkinson, Mikey Hill, Francesca Ohlert, Jess Scudamore, Jayden Dowler, Ross de Winter, Andrew Goldsmith, Dave Abbott, Astor Caplan, Imogen Tyers, Llama Pow, Dan Elia, Sophie Jeffries, Katie Batrouney, Robert Pill, Felix Colgrave, Sarah Masson, Alana Valkenburg, Emma Winton, Lorna Deng Special Thanks: Simon Marriot, the Prendergasts, Alana Valkenburg, Marlene Olsson, Caviar Content, Samsung, Jeff Hurlow & the Vimeo crew.

Music Video for DRENGE // Production Wizz / Friend // Line Producer Sonya Sier // Director / Animation CRCR // DP Ben Fordesman // Editing Julie Quintard I FIXSTUDIO // 3D FIXSTUDIO // Color Grading Julien Bodart // 2D Animators Jérémy Pires Rémi Bastie Nicolas Dehghani Nicolas Pegon Paul Lacolley Vic Chhun Bong Nguyen Wen Fan Arnaud Tribout Vincent Tsui Charles Badiller // Compositing Philippe Valette // Cast Jel Djelal Des Barron Brian Stewart Terri Griffin Barry Newton Pat Carney Tony Witchalls Chris Knight Chris Hill

Loving Lanka A film by Sebastian-Linda.de – FB: on.fb.me/1xVxHAX
 End of last year I quit all jobs, married my girl and went to Sri Lanka. “We tend to regard ourselves as puppets of the Past, Driven along by something that is always behind us.” Alan Watts Grading by Steffen Krones Soundesign by Bony Stoev 2nd Camera and Stills by Sophia Linda Voice of by Alan Watts – Time & the more it changes http://bit.ly/1GKHEFf – www.alanwatts.com/ Making of on the way! Thanks to Sophia Linda Corinna Hoppe Deemanthi Jayawardane Stefan Isbrecht Paul Ripke Julius Dittmann Titus Music by One Precious Moment by Anamog The Spectacular Quiet by LIGHTS & MOTION 5d Mark III Raw & Lumix Gh4
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CURT is a short documentary about 50-year-old competitive surfer, Curt Harper. Diagnosed with autism as a child, Curt faced many challenges growing up, but one thing that came easy was his love for surfing. Over the past 21 years, Curt has become a beloved fixture in the Southern California surf scene, having played an unlikely, yet vital role in the growth and development of multiple generations of groms. Director/ Editor: Brendan Hearne Producers: Brendan Hearne and Jordan Tappis Executive Producers: Jordan Tappis and Beau Willimon Music: Blake Mills Cinematography: David G. Wilson, Josh Salzman, Mack Fisher Production Company: Westward Productions http://bit.ly/1FNPltn

How To Catch a Bird is a stop motion short based on a childhood memory. It’s the graduation film I made for my masters in animation at AKV St. Joost Breda. When I was eight; my dad taught me how to fish. He told me to take the worm off the hook after fishing, but I had no idea why. After fishing I forgot about the worm and left it dangling on the hook. If I only knew then what the consequence of this action would be. Animation by Vera van Wolferen Music by Gerard van Wolferen Screened at: October 2013 Primanima, Hungary November 2013 Libelula Animation Festival, Spain November 2013 Animatiefestival Zwolle, Netherlands December 2013 Animateka, Slovenia March 2014 Fete de l’anim, France March 2014 Disposable Film Fest, U.S.A. March 2014 Holland Animation Film Festival, The Netherlands April 2014 A/V Club Amsterdam, Netherlands May 2014 Golden Kuker, Sofia May 2014 Non Stop Animation Festival, Barcelona May 2014 Bonsai Film Festival, Acqualagna, Italy June 2014 Mo&Friese Children’s Short Film Festival Hamburg July 2014 Lago Film Fest, Lago Italy July 2014 Barnafilmar – Animation for Children, Faroe Islands September 2014 Balkan Film Food Festival September 2014 Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, Canada September 2014 Nederlands Film Festival, Netherlands

A lonely plumber fights for a customer he’s fallen for. Official Selection, South By Southwest Film Festival 2015. Starring Stephanie Allynne, Adam Lustick, George Basil, and Josh Ruben. Directed and written by Paul Briganti. Produced by Rosie Kaller. Cinematography by Matt Garrett. Art Direction by Rachel Ilg. Music by Samuel Nobles.