Headed East

Tired of city life and in search of adventure, my friend Fraser and I left London on two motorcycles with a plan to drive to Budapest and back. We wanted to leave technology behind, to wild camp, cook our own food, reconnect with others and importantly ourselves. The journey took two months, crossed 10 countries and covered a distance of over 10,000km. This personal film shot on 16mm documents our...
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Tales of the Unexpected: Michèle Lamy - NOWNESS

Energetic and attention-grabbing, fashion’s timeless muse Michèle Lamy—fresh from her latest venture setting up a high-concept boxing ring in a London department store—has been a stalwart of cutting edge fashion for decades, whether working closely with husband Rick Owens or accumulating a breathtaking archive of Comme des Garçons. In this raw filmic portrait, which accompanies a full-length interview...
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En Septembre J'ai Déménagé en France

One minute film I made at the first year in La Poudrière, about my personal experience with the french language. Cast: Daniella Tags: french, animation, cutout and one minut...
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Underwaterfall

In February 2018 I visited Cape Town, South Africa. During a location scout I stumbled upon this pier and imangined it during early morning light. So I came back early morning the next day and was amazed by the atmosphere. That’s when I got inspired to shoot a dance performance on this very spot. I looked on social media for modern ballet dancers and was lucky to find Nuske Tamryn, a capetownian,...
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Tend

A film by Animade, presented with WeTransfer. Premiering at OFFF Barcelona 2018, Tend tells the story of a father and daughter living peacefully in the forest, until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart. As he struggles to keep the fire burning, the father loses sight of what’s truly important – and spirals into an obsession with the flames. Credits: Written and directed by—Tom Judd...
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Nonna

Un film de Pascal Plante Synopsis : Une visite bien arrosée chez grand-mère... Cast: SPIR...
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Headed East

Tired of city life and in search of adventure, my friend Fraser and I left London on two motorcycles with a plan to drive to Budapest and back. We wanted to leave technology behind, to wild camp, cook our own food, reconnect with others and importantly ourselves. The journey took two months, crossed 10 countries and covered a distance of over 10,000km. This personal film shot on 16mm documents our...
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Planet Helsinki

Explore Helsinki in less than 3 minutes. The Finnish capital in Tiny Planet style, shot with a 360° camera. Facebook: facebook.com/MiniatureFilms Twitter: twitter.com/spoonfilm YouTube: youtube.com/littlebigworld Web: spoonfilm.com You can license raw footage clips from the Little Big World series here: gettyimages.de/video/spoonfilm?phrase=spoonfilm&excludenudity=true&sort=best#license WATCH...
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Rich is the Life

Rich is the Life is a multi-award short documentary by Eight Engines. The story follows Marko Lauronen who, after a 20 year career at Nokia mobile phones, was diagnosed with crippling manic depression. Over the space of a year the realisation slowly dawned on him that he could no longer function in mainstream society. When faced with the heartbreaking choice of a big life change or the possibility...
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Ultra Man

Ultra-running is one of those sports that takes everything. The training, the diet, the lifestyle, it all requires an immense amount of dedication if you want to compete seriously. Robbie Britton is taking it seriously. Just what goes through the mind of someone who wants to be best, in one of the world's most punishing sports? Directed by GoshDamn DoP // Hamish Anderson Music // Sam Boydell Sound...
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Random walks

-SYNOPSIS- The visual world rests on interviews, the sound of which follows through the film as a narrative. We follow the story of five immigrants in Budapest, two of whom still lives here as refugees. We touch upon various levels of their refugee life from the banal to the very severe. In economic theory random walk means that stock market prices cannot be predicted. thus, each time, the price...
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BOOMERANG

A short film about quitting starring Makenzie Davis 'BOOMERANG' is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/boomerang Cast: Matthew Fros...
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JONAS AND THE SEA

A film by Marlies van der Wel Produced by HALAL Jonas has dreamed of living in the sea all his life. But it’s not possible. Or is it? ----- Direction & animation Marlies van der Wel Scenario Ruben Picavet & Marlies van der Wel Producers Roel Oude Nijhuis Gijs Kerbosch Gijs determeijer Line producer Marieke Konijn Music Benny Sings Additional Music Michiel Marsman Music supervision Sizzer...
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Billion One – All Of You

Illustration and Animation by Sebastian König Website: https://ift.tt/2ATwnsf Instagram: https://ift.tt/2L9aEk5 Billion One on: SoundCloud: https://ift.tt/1N3JTxo Facebook: https://ift.tt/2aWue2Z Pegdoll on: SoundCloud: https://ift.tt/1SfSGN1 Facebook: https://ift.tt/1MTH5BL Twitter: https://twitter.com/PEGDOLL_MUSIC Cast: Sebastian König Tags: musicvideo, vectorgraphics, illustration, motiondesign,...
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The Balinese tradition of Ogoh Ogoh - NOWNESS

American filmmaker and photographer Travis Barron travelled to Bali for his latest film—an awe-inspiring anthropological portrait of the country's Nyepi festival, where silence, parade and meditation drive away the evils that plague all living beings. Barron follows a team of Balinese artists as they build an Ogoh-Ogoh statue: a towering, demonic form of bamboo, grass, and papier-mâché. These terrifying...
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Ladakh - The Little Tibet

This time lapse have been shot during three weeks in July 2016 in the magic Ladakh also called little Tibet famous for its breathtaking scenery. In this video ou can see sight of Leh and its surrounding areas with the famous Gompa or buddhist monastery like Namgyal Tsemo, Chemdey, Shey, Phyang, Basgo and also the famous Shanti Stupa. A bit further Leh city there is the Nubra valley with Deskit monastery...
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Penrose

My first year film at CalArts! With some outside forces, a hiker realizes her unfortunate situation. Watch other films made by my classmates! 2018 CalArts Character Animation Student Films Cast: Kris Stanton Tags: CalArts, animation and penros...
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On My Way

When you’re on the way but you’re a liar! Directed by Mary Dauterman Written + edited by Mary Dauterman + Chelsea Marshall Starring SJ Son + Jenny Donheiser Cinematography by Kenny Suleimanagich Color by Stefan Hueneke Music: Bach Prelude and Fugue 5 in D major Cast: Mary Dauterma...
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THE LIONS OF CHINATOWN

THE LIONS OF CHINATOWN follows a young woman as she trains to become the lion head, a traditionally male dominated role in the forgotten art of Chinese lion dancing. Sara is ending a 5 year trial and hopes to become an official member of Hung Ching, The Chinese Freemasons, New York City Chinatown's most notorious lion dance crew since 1956. Featuring Sara Lai and the CFMAC Lion Dance Crew Directed...
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Elemental

Licensing inquiries: armand.dijcks@gmail.com Photographer Ray Collins captures the magic that happens at the intersection of water and light. Each shot in this film was created from a single one of Ray's original photos. The stills are transformed into cinemagraphs - a hybrid between photo and video - an infinite loop that makes a single moment last forever. The original soundtrack was created by...
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Erotisse

French with English Subtitles A short film by Geneviève Albert SYNOPSIS: Francis really wants to make love with Clara. But Clara doesn't really want to make love with Francis. A love chronicle without the sex. Festivals: Regard Film Festival Fantasia Film Festival Calgary International Film Festival Interfilm Short Film Festival Berlin Festival Images en vues Festival international de cinéma en Abitibi...
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Rituals: Ceremonial - NOWNESS

For the latest episode of our series exploring worship and spirituality around the world, French contemporary artist and filmmaker Caroline Monnet explores ritual practices among indigenous First Nation tribes in North America. Here she explains the complexities of depicting ceremonies that ordinary remain secret from the eyes of the world: “Given the importance and abundance of ceremonial practices...
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Tend

A film by Animade, presented with WeTransfer. Premiering at OFFF Barcelona 2018, Tend tells the story of a father and daughter living peacefully in the forest, until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart. As he struggles to keep the fire burning, the father loses sight of what’s truly important – and spirals into an obsession with the flames. Credits: Written and directed by—Tom Judd...
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The Climb

Clinging to a frosty mountain side, a lone climber faces the elements while battling his inner demons. Will he survive? Will he reach the summit? Do you even care even at all even? A film that examines the burning question of our time: when life presents challenges, how will we respond? Created by Alex Deaton & Preston Gibson With generous help from Mark Bartels, Jim Roberson, & Hieu Vu Duc Cast:...
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Phil Minton's Dirty Song - NOWNESS

Veteran musician Phil Minton joins a troupe of experimental musicians, including David Toop and Evan Parker, in this scandalous audio-visual performance from directorial duo Maxime Rossi and Clemens Habicht. The sexually suggestive film was inspired by a 1963 FBI investigation into a recording of iconic rock 'n' roll track ‘Louie Louie,’ in which the song’s unintelligible lyrics were assumed by the...
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Tend

A film by Animade, presented with WeTransfer. Premiering at OFFF Barcelona 2018, Tend tells the story of a father and daughter living peacefully in the forest, until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart. As he struggles to keep the fire burning, the father loses sight of what’s truly important – and spirals into an obsession with the flames. Credits: Written and directed by—Tom Judd...
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AS I LAY DYING

A girl tries to wake the dead souls in a forest, but none of them answers. It's about a emotionally dead society and those people who are seeking their places in this world and try to throw light on others Cast & Voice-over: SARA RALLA Directed & Written: RAFA G. ARROYO Dop: RAFA G. ARROYO Sound Designer: RAFA G. ARROYO Music: SENSITIZE - CRYO Edit & Colorist: RAFA G. ARROYO Cast: Rafa...
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Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa

Every spring the summit of Mount Everest draws people from around the world. But in its shadow live the Sherpa, a resilient, religious people, who, despite the riches surrounding the highest peak on earth, are still quite poor and uneducated. A child of the Khumbu, Apa Sherpa climbed Everest 21 times. Pulled away at the age of 12 to work as a high altitude porter, like so many others, he would leave...
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A Field Guide To Losing Your Friends

Buy The Book: tylerdunning.com/shop/field-guide Nate Henn was full of humor, generosity and spirit. He was so alive. But then, in 2010, a series of terror-related bombings devastated Kampala, Uganda, leaving 74 people dead, including Henn. The news was a devastating blow for his best friend Tyler Dunning, who plunged into darkness, grief, anger and self-medication. His only solace? Exploring Rocky...
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Four Weddings

Not all weddings are about marrying a prince. This documentary tells the story of four special weddings around the world from the point of view of the bride. Featuring a British woman unsure of the future, a soldier discharged from Iraq, a high society Indian wedding and a rural Romanian celebration, this is what really happens behind the scenes on the wedding day. Key credits Director: Matt Houghton Producers:...
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At home

I am Nick, a freelance photographer. In the past 10 years I‘ve been travelling and photographing around the world. What I realized, though, was that I had gradually stopped seeking new destinations. I found a place that offered me a sense of stability and warmth where my inspiration and creativity amplified. Nature in all its’ forms was still surrounding me: Snowy landscapes, deep canyons, lakes...
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NUMB | Meg Myers

Official video for Meg Myers' "Numb," released by 300 Entertainment. Directed by Clara Aranovich Production Company Little Ugly Exec Producers Kimberly Stuckwisch, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Neil Garvey Producer Jimmy Loweree Unit Production Manager Melissa Kyle Director of Photography Niko Weisnet Production Designer Jessica Garrison Choreographer Tess Hewlett Assistant Choreographers Maija Knapp, Ryan...
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SBPCH. HUGGING ORCHESTRA

Режиссёр: Женя Онегина Оператор: Женя Козлов Продюсеры: Наташа Юрченко, Антон Курильчик Механик: Елисей Гладников Свет: Андрей Сергеенко Монтаж: Ваня Гаев Цвет: Лёша Курбатов Актеры: Кирилл и Вася Ивановы, Илья Стасевич, Миша Политковский, Вика Балковая, Виктория Щетникович, Наташа Юрченко, Саша Елина Художественный департамент: Настя Безрукова, Вартан Мартынян-Курумлидис, Катя Дорохина, Маша Овинникова,...
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ENTRE CIEL ET TERRE - La Palma in 4K astrolapse

There are only a few regions in the world where the skies meet the Earth with almost no distinction between the two. La Palma in the Canary islands is one of them. ‘Entre Ciel et Terre’ literally means ‘Between the sky and Earth’ and was a perfect fit here. While most of the volcanic island is isolated under a thick layer of clouds, the tip of its crater often punches through it and allows you to...
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The Burton Supercell 4k StormLapse - May 24, 2018

These majestic supercells spun over northern Nebraska on 5/24/2018. As they approached my camera, they split right where the sun was setting. The sunset timed perfectly with the storms arrival at my location as it started pouring down rain right after I shut off the camera. Music by Isaac Hananiah. Inquiries: chad@stormlapse.com Cast: Chad Cowan Tags: timelapse, supercell, storm, 4k, stormlapse,...
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Giving Artists With Disabilities a Space to Thrive

Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, is the world’s first and largest nonprofit center dedicated to giving artists with disabilities the space to let their talents shine. Since 1974, the center has served hundreds of artists with developmental, mental and physical disabilities who lacked formal education in the arts. The studio helps to provide the tools, the space and the inspiration...
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BEARCUBS 'Underwaterfall'

Director: Salomon Ligthelm DoP: Stuart Winecoff Producer: Chris Dodds Production Company: Made By Limbo Productions Talent: Sy Gaskin Production Designer: Madison Hatch 1st Asst Camera: Aaron Snow, Tsyen Shen Steadicam: Ryan Toussieng, Brendan Poutier Key Stunt Rigger: Jamie Northrup Stunt Riggers: Scott Kelly, Anthony Mecca, Ben Rezendes Key Grip: Richard Auth Grip: Aaron Landucci Electric: Zac...
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The New York Project: History is Happening in New York.

There is a gospel movement in New York City, and it is gaining momentum. We created this video in conjunction with a suite of other materials to help The New York Project (newyorkproject.com) explain the dynamics of a movement and invite people into their vision. Cast: Open Book Communications, Ambrose Yu, Sono Sanctus, Evan Wright and Ian Pitkanen Tags: animation, mograph, motion, graphics, adobe,...
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The Artists’ Room - OFFF Barcelona 2018 Film by Mathery

The Artists’ Room Inspired by the four letters that makes the OFFF festival's name, “The Artists’ Room” tells the story of Oliver, Frida, Federica and Fiona who as they talk, never pronounce their initials. The O and Fs sounds are indeed saved for the final performance, opening the festival. Written & Directed by: Mathery Production Company: 1st Ave Machine Producer: Kerry Smart Executive Producers:...
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META: Immunity

Director's Statement: The term “I do what I love to escape” is something that Aaron and myself disagree with. We believe it is quite opposite of that. Our belief being that when you are doing what you love, you are completely tuned in and as close to reality as you can humanly be. It’s like a form of meditation. When Aaron is at the bar, he is tuned out. He is having troubles facing reality but knows...
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The Climb

Clinging to a frosty mountain side, a lone climber faces the elements while battling his inner demons. Will he survive? Will he reach the summit? Do you even care even at all even? A film that examines the burning question of our time: when life presents challenges, how will we respond? Created by Alex Deaton & Preston Gibson With generous help from Mark Bartels, Jim Roberson, & Hieu Vu Duc Cast:...
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tube amp - Bone Nest featuring B. Urquieta

bonenest.com Cast: Bone Nest Tags: music, psychedelic, film, trip, aftereffects, colors, space, music video and animatio...
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Wild Horses

Joan has been housebound with M.E. for most of her teenage years but now in slow recovery an urge for independence is causing friction with her mother. So when Joan's tutor encourages her to push herself more she throws caution to the wind and, risking a relapse, leaves the house in search of new experiences. And a horse. shortoftheweek.com/2018/05/25/wild-horses/ Official Selection: - Cannes Film...
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The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara

Directed, produced and photographed by Macgregor macgregor.works Shot on a modified Sony F35 to achieve optimum lightness and speed through the Saharan landscapes, without sacrificing on image quality. The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara is a documentary film directed by MacGregor. Concepted and produced in partnership with Antonio Aguilar, Tim Hyten, and Aaron Mckenzie, the film also...
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Catharsis with Marie-Lou Desmeules - NOWNESS

French Canadian artist Marie-Lou Desmeules transforms a therapy session into a riotous, full-bodied display in this new film from brother directors Guillermo and Javier Polo Gandia. The artist, whose work uses the body as a canvas, metamorphoses the forms of her subjects—with daubs of paint and roughly applied plastics—into grotesque, colourful portraits of the rich and the famous, from Donald Trump...
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NxWorries (Anderson.Paak & Knxwledge) "Lyk Dis" (Official Music Video)

Animated music video for NxWorries and Stones Throw. Director: Robin Velghe & Andy Baker Illustration: Robin Velghe (Rhymezlikedimez) Animation: Andy Baker From the album 'Yes Lawd!' by NxWorries (Stones Throw) https://ift.tt/2KRiIWs Cast: robin velghe, Andy Baker and Stones Throw Tags: animation, hip hop, animated full video, summer, sexy, anderson paak, knxwledge, amv, la, party, girl and ...
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A Long Way From Home

In an old western tavern, the fate of a town is about to change when an outsider arrives and doesn’t have the money to pay for a glass of water. Directors: Andy Tai, Lighting, Look Dev, Compositing TD http://www.andytai.com/ vimeo.com/theandytai Eduardo Enriquez: Character, Rigging TD https://ift.tt/2qEQ5ST vimeo.com/eaenriquez Follow us on Tumblr! https://ift.tt/2rKQ1CG We would like to thank our...
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A Long Way From Home

In an old western tavern, the fate of a town is about to change when an outsider arrives and doesn’t have the money to pay for a glass of water. Directors: Andy Tai, Lighting, Look Dev, Compositing TD http://www.andytai.com/ vimeo.com/theandytai Eduardo Enriquez: Character, Rigging TD https://ift.tt/2qEQ5ST vimeo.com/eaenriquez Follow us on Tumblr! https://ift.tt/2rKQ1CG We would like to thank our...
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The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara

Directed, produced and photographed by Macgregor macgregor.works Shot on a modified Sony F35 to achieve optimum lightness and speed through the Saharan landscapes, without sacrificing on image quality. The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara is a documentary film directed by MacGregor. Concepted and produced in partnership with Antonio Aguilar, Tim Hyten, and Aaron Mckenzie, the film also...
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TED 'A.I. Therapy'

After 100 years of progress, AI bots have finally become too human for their own good. A TED Film Starring Rebecca Front and Hugh Skinner Directed by Chris Vernon and Emerald Fennell Written by James Ross Edwards Produced by Mother London Cast: Mothe...
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NxWorries (Anderson.Paak & Knxwledge) "Lyk Dis" (Official Music Video)

Animated music video for NxWorries and Stones Throw. Director - Andy Baker & Robin Velghe Illustration: Robin Velghe (Rhymezlikedimez) Animation: Andy Baker Studio From the album 'Yes Lawd!' Stones Throw Cast: robin velghe and Andy Baker Tags: animation, hip hop, animated full video, summer, sexy, anderson paak, knxwledge, amv, la, party, girl and hous...
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Strange Company

A realtor, a handyman, and a landscaper succumb to a mysterious passion. Written & Directed by Weston Currie A Ways & Means/Normal Content Production ways-means.co Starring Colleen Camp John Ennis Zak Lee Executive Producers Lana Kim Rachel and Wyatt Garfield Produced by Jett Steiger and Ahsen Nadeem Cinematography by Wyatt Garfield Music Composed and Arranged by Chris Schlarb Production...
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Move Freely - NOWNESS

This new film from director and choreographer Wynn Holmes—being the inaugural project for her newly launched dance company, Lo Fi Dance Theory—explores performance as a liberating expression for marginalised Roma youth living in Belgrade, Serbia. For this project, Wynn worked with GRUBB (Gypsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats), a foundation based in the country’s capital city that acts as a hub for Roma artists...
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A portrait of Iraq.

If you Google image search “Iraq” looking for photos of anything other than soldiers and war then you're in for some serious scrolling... Since the spring of 2016 I’ve been traveling back and forth to Iraq working on a longer form doc with Nations Media. The Iraq I’ve come to know and love over the course of these visits is a drastically different place than version of the country I grew up seeing...
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Hometown: A Portrait of the American Opioid Epidemic

An intimate look at the human faces of America's current opioid epidemic. Seen through the eyes of a mother and the lens of a small town. Director / DP: Brandon Lavoie Executive Producers: Brandon Lavoie & Brady Darragh Editor: Brady Darragh Associate Editor: Nicholas An Animators: Casey Drogin & Morgan Gruer Visual Effects: Lucjan Gorczynski Original Music By: Fernando Martinez & Ed...
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Safari Botswana | Timelapse Flow Motion - 4K

From the Okavango to Chobe to the Kalahari, Botswana is home to some of the best wildlife in the world. This is a quick glimpse into what you may encounter while visiting this beautiful country. Shot and edited by Tyler Fairbank Licensing, project quotes or questions: Tyler@lightowlproductions.com tylerfairbank.com This short film is comprised entirely of raw still images. Shot over 8 days, approximately...
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