There’s nothing new about graffiti. Examples date back at least 2000 years to Ancient Rome and Pompeii. If you consider wall art to be related, archeologists have discovered a 40,000 year old image of a pig in an Indonesian cave. Fast forwarding to the 21st century, new graffiti styles and subjects are appearing in Northern…
read more →Many films connect all the dots, leaving nothing to the imagination. Others give only hints, inviting viewers to participate in the storytelling. “Be Me”—directed by Arthur Mikheev Jr.—fits solidly in the second category. In this beautifully filmed two-minute romance, pairs of coffee cups, slippers, and other familiar objects provide clues about an unseen love story.…
read more →Music videos are often complex affairs. We’re used to seeing stroboscopic effects, drone footage, slow motion, and large casts. In “Spaceship,” director Eddie Cibrian takes the opposite, minimalist approach. This music video is about just three things: the performance of singer LeAnn Rimes; the song which is addressed to God, and the haunting desert location. Shot…
read more →Sigmund Freud used words to explore mental terrain. But much of what goes on in our minds is visual. Starting from that proposition, “Misaligned,” provides a wordless and stunning journey into one man’s anxiety. Directed by Sally-Ann Dunn, this four-minute drama features Dariusz Czarniecki, who uses body language to transform everyday activities into nightmares. The…
read more →The main challenge of a skateboard video is to capture the action. In “Dreamy Skate Follow Cam” Benoit Finck masterfully accomplishes that task. His POV drone footage enables viewers to vicariously experience the daring moves of skateboarder Tom Erik Ryen. But there’s more here than action. Finck gives equal billing to the sad but intriguing…
read more →French filmmakers Benjamin Lapierre and Alexandre Gaudou continue to push the boundaries of no-budget iPhone movies. In “Overview,” their push takes us to outer space. This one-minute movie—an entry in the Mobile Film Festival competition—deals with the theme: “Making Peace with Nature.” Appropriately enough, many of the shots were recycled from the team’s earlier movies.…
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