“Singing in the Rain” is best remembered for its outside dance scene. Of course, that rain-drenched sequence was actually shot on a sound stage. It’s taken the smartphone to bring dance movies into the real world. We’ve featured many films in this guerrilla-dance genre including Tristan Pope’s “Dancers of New York,” Blake Calhoun’s “First Dance”…
read more →What kind of person comes to mind when you see the word skateboarder? If you envision young guys doing insane tricks, “Skate Birds” may add something new to the image. Shot for RTÉ News by celebrated mobile journalist Philip Bromwell, the two-minute news report illustrates the growing presence of women in the skateboarding world. It also…
read more →Beraat Gökkuş is a jack of many genres. A Turkish-born journalist by trade, his body of smartphone videos includes a docudrama (“The Lost Pen“), a fantasy (“Take a Breath“), and now a single-shot music video (“Sweat”). An interview with the director follows the movie. Interview with Beraat Gökkuş MobileMovieMaking: How did you connect with Joseph Langley?…
read more →The harm caused by the pandemic is incalculable. But if we look for a silver lining, we recognize that COVID has inspired many filmmakers to capture life during the lockdown. One of the major topics has been relationships. Can they be maintained via the cloud? No one suggests that online communication equals the real thing.…
read more →Can you name a film that has a body part in the title? Turns out that there are many. A few examples: “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Claire’s Knee,” “Faces,” “Adam’s Rib,” “Murmur of the Heart,” “The Bone Collector,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Happy Feet,” and “Jaws.” (That last one might be a cheat.) To the list we’ll add…
read more →Surprise is a key element of authentic art. It tells us that there are new things under the sun. In her latest documentary “Symphony of Spheres” South African filmmaker SJ van Breda artfully uses cinematic surprises to take us into the world of the abstract sculptor Brendon Edwards. The result is a dazzling and memorable…
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