Jun 30 2010

Pocket cinema: Death Row Art Star by Aron Ranen

What serial killers and the art of illustration have in common? Well, you will get the answer from a short documentary film Death Row Art Star by independent filmmaker Aron Ranen… Ranen’s film competed in the short film selection at IDFA -International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2005.

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Jun 10 2010

Pocket cinema: Love & Theft by Andreas Hykade

‘Love & Theft’ (2010) by Andreas Hykade is a film I saw at Animafest 2010 last week… An animated film that brings us to the beginnings of the art of animation and moving images, as well as towards our comic book heritage… simple and plain… like a practical example and lesson on design and logos, typography and the power of minimalism…

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May 31 2010

Pocket cinema: Moebius Redux – A Life in Pictures

Hasko Baumann‘s film ‘Moebius Redux – A Life in Pictures’ from 2007 is a documentary on Jean Giraud aka Moebius, the cult comic book author and one of the most influential illustrators… Enjoy Moebius!

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May 1 2010

Pocket cinema: Manitas

Another short  film taken from the selection of One Take Film Festival, 2008 edition… I like Portugal… Fado, Porto, Pessoa… the view of Lisbon from an airplane is one of the most striking views I’ve ever saw in my life…

Paolo Abreu is an experimental film maker and, what most people don’t know, he was for years the official videographer for choreographer Vera Mantero from Lisbon… Here is his film ‘Manitas’…

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Apr 30 2010

Pocket cinema: Field, Clowns, Apple… by Shota Gamisonia

I saw the film Field, Clowns, Apple… by Russian filmmaker Shota Gamisonia back in 2008 at One Take Film Festival – biennial international festival of films shot in one take… I’ve blogged about the festival in the context of Christopher Doyle‘s photography exhibition…

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