New is good. You want proof? Look at all the positive synonyms for new, such as cutting edge, forward looking, state of the art, and latest & greatest. On the other hand, many of us also have affection for things of the past, for example, antiques, classic cars, silent movies, and high school reunions. Love of old stuff…
read more →“Bosnia, where Europe Ends” is the People’s Choice as the best mobile movie of the year. This dark documentary focuses on a horrific immigration crisis in Europe. Shot primarily using an iPhone X, the six-minute movie was produced for the news channel of the Italian Radio/TV Service. One of commenters voting in the competition wrote…
read more →The concept that beauty is subjective dates back to Plato. For the modern wording of that idea we must thank novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. In her 1878 novel “Molly Bawn” Hungerford wrote the famous words: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” That said, we’re confident that “Made in Paris” is objectively one of the…
read more →We’re told by people who work in sausage factories, “You don’t want to see how it’s done.” The process is—how shall we see—not pretty. On the other hand, going behind the scenes of movie making is usually entertaining. That’s definitely the case with Sy Horrocks’ “How an iPhone Film Shocked the Movie World.” But this…
read more →Art has many goals. Common objectives include: to thrill us, to make us laugh, to give life to the past, and to envision the future. Rarer is the aim of showing us what we’d rather ignore. Picasso took on this challenge with his anti-war masterpiece “Guernica.” And now we have Nico Piro’s “Bosnia, where Europe ends.”…
read more →“Missed Call” documents a boy’s quest to reconnect with a father he hadn’t seen for many years. The film’s visual imagery, story structure, and editing are stunning. But what you’re most likely to remember is the documentary’s searing honesty. The director Victoria Mapplebeck not only captures her son as he deals with difficult emotions. She…
read more →
Copyright © 2024 Mobile Moviemaking.
Designed by 
