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Welcome to Canada is a short film about Mohammed Alsaleh, a young Syrian refugee granted asylum in Canada after fleeing his war-torn homeland. Via Short of the Week: Mohammed Alsaleh, in a strict story sense, is a fabulous character. A young, idealistic Syrian, he abandoned his quest to work to solve cancer after being tortured […]
ICYMI – Hideo Kojima, late of the Metal Gear Solid series, has released a new trailer for his upcoming game Death Stranding, starring Guillermo Del Toro, Mads Mikkelsen and Norman Reedus of the Walking Dead (Not shown in trailer). Via Polygon: Hideo Kojima brought a new trailer for Death Stranding to The Game Awards 2016, […]
This strange, energetic ad for French network Canal+ takes cooking up a storm to new heights: it’s set in a commercial kitchen. Via Adweek: One reason people go for over-the-top (OTT) services like Netflix is you don’t have to worry about channels anymore. You can just run it and have this broad array of awesome […]
Good morning Monday! Anyone else excited over Moana? It’s the upcoming Disney “princess” film, with music from Hamilton’s Lin Manuel Miranda! Via the New York Times’ review: Moana is the daughter of a chief and will someday inherit her father’s position, but she’s furious when Maui, a tattooed, muscle-bound demigod, calls her a princess. Moana […]
Ham4Bey is the Hamilton Beyonce mashup of your dreams. Created By Michael Korte & arranged By Jared Jenkins, it’s 7 minutes of pure joy, mixing up songs from the blockbuster musical Hamilton and songs from Queen Bey. We’re surprised it’s taken this long for someone to do this, to be honest. Via Refinery29: No need […]
Phuong Mai Nguyen’s short, gorgeously quirky animated film Chez Moi was nominated for an Oscar this year. Via Short of the week: As the title suggests (it translates as “My House”), Chez Moi explores concepts of ownership, safety and stasis against forces of change and accommodation. Put so bluntly, the film’s themes sound academic, but […]
Mad Sheila is a surprisingly awesome looking Chinese Mad Max rip off that looks closer to the original films than Fury Road. Via the Telegraph: George Miller may as well call off production on his sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, as China seems to have got him beat. This week saw the debut of […]
OkGo has a crazy new video called “The One Moment”, which celebrates salt and changing the world. Via News.com.au: The American rock band — already famous for their iconic music videos — have reached new heights with their most recent video ‘The One Moment’ topping them all. They’ve danced on treadmills in perfect synchronisation and […]
In this new postapocalyptic short film by Jeremy Robbins set in a predatory ice age, two brothers look for a place to call home. Via Short of the Week: Aftermath works because it’s not just about the milieu—too many post apocalyptic tales care more about the grungy aesthetic then they do the characters. And, while […]
Postpanic’s excellent dark cyberpunk short film Lost Boy is an atmospheric film influenced by American action classics and Japanese samurai films. Via CGSociety: LOST BOY is an ambitious sci-fi concept heavily influenced by the American action classics and Japanese samurai films. LOST BOY represents the second feature in a series of director-driven film projects from […]