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Sundance: Catnip: Egress To Oblivion?, Jason Willis

By | Published Monday, January 21, 2013



First things first, what is catnip?

n.

1. A hairy aromatic perennial herb (Nepeta cataria) in the mint family,native to Eurasia and containing an aromatic oil to which cats are stronglyattracted.

Catnip: Egress To Oblivion? is a comedy documentary-styled  short film about kittens on acid, a film premiering at 2013 Sundance.

Catnip is all the rage with today's modern feline, but do we really understandit? This film frankly discusses the facts about this controversial substance.



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The Lady And The Reaper, Javier Recio García (2009)

By | Published Monday, December 31, 2012





The Lady And The Reaper is a Spanish animated short film released in 2009 which was nominated for an Oscar Award for Best Animated Short Film and won the Goya Award for Best Animated Short.
The film is an hilarious tale in which a doctor and the reaper fight over an old lady’s soul and body.
Enjoy it!




The lady and the reaper from Hormoz Zamanpour Siahkal on Vimeo.

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Non Linear Memories, João Granado and Bruno Costa (2011)

By | Published Thursday, December 6, 2012



Non Linear Memories is a short film about the way the human brain processes memories narrating an ordinary day through nonlinear memories.
This project was awarded the first prize in Portivity, a contest promoted by ANJE, in the city category being the whole film shot in the always charming city of Oporto, Portugal.
The film was directed by my good friends Bruno Costa and João Granado.

 

Non Linear Memories from STERILE-A on Vimeo.

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The Girl With The Yellow Stockings, Grzegorz Muskala (2008)

By | Published Saturday, December 1, 2012



 

 

 The Girl With The Yellow Stockings (original title: Das Mädchen mit den gelben Strümpfen) is a German short film released in 2008. Filmed in a very intimate fashion this film leads us through the story of a young couple as the man asks her to marry him.

 


(From this point it may contain spoilers. Stop reading if you wish.)

 

The answer is definitely not what he expected it to be but then she incites him to ask again, what he does without thinking twice. The answer is once again “no” which leads to a certain degree of violence. This game continues for a while ending with her leaving the apartment just like she is coming back in the end of the day and that leads to one question: what did she mean with that “no”? She didn’t start by saying something like “I love you, I really do but…” She just said a plain “no” with a little smile on her face.

Is she too young to commit herself to marriage? Does she expect a fancier proposal? Or did that “no” mean anything else?

You tell me.



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Matter Fisher, David Prosser (2010)

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Matter Fisher is a 2010 animation short film by David Prosser. The film was screened in film festivals around the world and won several prizes. (you can check the list below)
This one shows us the relationship between a fisherman and a form of estranged matter somehow similar to a black hole.

(From this point it may contain spoilers. Stop reading if you wish.)

The aforementioned form of matter attracts everything around it growing bigger and more powerful going from attracting fish, for the fisherman’s delight, to a scenario of destruction. One curious fact is that this form of matter attracts everything but the fisherman which raises one question: is the matter somehow part of the fisherman? If so, then I believe this is an analogy to the fisherman’s desire and greed. At first he just wants to catch some fish in order to survive but shortly after his greed grows out of control leading to the destruction of everything he knew before.
The plot is rather interesting and so are the animation itself so watch it if it attracts you.



Awards:

BAFTA Nominated Short Animation, 2011
SICAF, Grand Prize, Graduation Film, 2011
Animanima, Special Distinction - Design, 2011
Holland Animation Film Festival, 3rd Place European Student Film, 2010
Animae Caribe, Best Student Animation, 2010
Anifest Canterbury, Best Creative Design, 2010
London Internation Animation Festival, 2010, Honourable Mention
Royal Television Society Award, Postgraduate Animation, Finalist, 2011
Adobe Design Achievement Award, Finalist, 2010
Nominated Conran Award, 2010

Archived in the British Film Institue, 2011
British Council Supported Animation, 2011



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