One Night In New York: Aaron Herrington & Brian Delatorre by Monster Children


New York is a cold-hearted bitch. She’s the prettiest girl you’ve ever laid eyes on that you know could break your heart at any moment. There’s a price to pay and it’s not just on the price tag. You wake up at war with the world and then the buzz of the battlefield rings around the clock. To skate through New York is one of the most exhilarating but exhausting experiences. Before you know it you’re too tired from skating to the spot to actually skate the spot. People are in your way everywhere and they all need something from you. The biggest police force in the country is out for you too. You gotta hustle just to exist in New York and excelling relies on the stars aligning. The most dramatic weather has trampled the urban jungle and it’s riddled with cracks, potholes, glass, rubbish and weather-beaten asphalt. The character of the city is undeniable but you gotta have just as much heart as The Big Apple itself to keep your head up. “There are so many cities out there with similar energy, but skating in NYC is amazing because of the people, the food, the energy, and the spots of course. It’s not always the easiest place to go skate and be productive, but just being on your skateboard, you get to see the city in a way normal people would not.”

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Mouse by ELO films


Fueled by coke, a desperate couple attempts to capitalize on an unlikely opportunity.

„Mouse“ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere. Read more about it here: http://ift.tt/2si7c1n

by ELO films
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Written & Directed by: Celine Held & Logan George
Director of Photography: Lowell A. Meyer
Production Designer: James Bartol
Starring: Vanessa Wasche & Logan George

Assistant Director: Jack Kyser
Assistant Camera: Ian Wexler
Sound Production Mixer: Alessandro Altman
Gaffer: Gene Malkin
Production Assistants: Vu Kong & Jovan James

Editor: Logan George
Supervising Sound Editors: Joanna Fang & Dennis Hu
Dialogue Editor: Philip Kim
Composer: David Baloche

Music:
Little People – „Inutile et Indispensable“
Rick Alvin – „Temple Pressure”

Special Thanks:
Marina Romashko
Lucky
Erica Rose
Charlotte Arnoux
Available Light NY
Craig & Belinda Held
Christopher George & Elizabeth Webb
Petco

No mice were harmed in the making of this film.

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Dangerous Curves by Merete Mueller


In this short documentary, plus-size pole dancing performer and instructor Roslyn Mays navigates media attention and various types of public exposure.

Directed by Merete Mueller

Past screenings:
Best Short Documentary, Port Townsend Film Festival 2016
Rooftop Films 2016
New Orleans Film Festival 2016
Cucalorus Film Festival 2016,
Sidewalk Film Festival 2016
Athena Film Festival 2016
Montclair Film Festival 2017

Contact: meretemueller@gmail.com

Hippo Campus – Western Kids by Najeeb Tarazi


From their debut album, landmark. http://ift.tt/2tkHARy

Directed by Najeeb Tarazi

Read about it here:
http://ift.tt/2s6pwHz

DP – Hana Kitasei
Camera Operator – Thomas Wilhoit

Art Direction by Lindsey Cantrell

Shoot Produced by Devyn Isaacson

Post Production by Warm & Fuzzy

Animated by John Bashyam, Andrew Jerez, and Najeeb Tarazi

Special Thanks:
Clara Aranovich
Andy Roberts
Jen Herrera

Filmed on Kinect using DepthKit (www.depthkit.tv)

ASH TO ART – Animation by Sharon Liu


A charcoal animation using ash salvaged from The Mackintosh Building fire at The Glasgow School of Art. The film documents the Ash to Art project which transformed the worthless by-product of the fire into 25 priceless works of art.

In 2014, The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building, a symbol of British art, was reduced to ash.

25 world-famous artists including Grayson Perry, David Shrigley and Sir Antony Gormley were asked to turn a piece of charcoal salvaged from the Mackintosh Building fire into art. The work was auctioned at Christie’s to fund the rebuild.

The film was commissioned by J. Walter Thompson (JWT London) and produced at Jelly London.

Ash To Art animation is shortlisted in the Animation category at Cannes Lions 2017.

http://ashtoart.org/

http://jellylondon.com/

Nascent by Novo


A bloody civil war in Central African Republic has divided a once peaceful nation along religious lines. Two children, one Christian and one Muslim, seek answers in each other.

Directed by Lindsay Branham and Jon Kasbe

Produced by: Lindsay Branham
Executive Produced by: Jonathan Olinger

Director of Photography: Jon Kasbe

Edited by: Jon Kasbe
Assistant Edited by: Ora DeKornfeld
Additional photography by: Jonathan Olinger
Color correction: Nice Dissolve
Sound design: Defacto
Sound mix: Origin Of Audio

Special thanks to Bintou and Gaus and their communities in Central African Republic.

Made possible with funding by UNICEF.

Best Cinematography, Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Telluride Mountainfilm, 2016
Official Selection, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Big Sky Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Raindance Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Crested Butte Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Nashville Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Indie Grits Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Annapolis Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Women Deliver Copenhaagen, 2016
Official Selection, Flagstaff Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Citizen Jane Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Marfa Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Washington West Film Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Lviv International Short Film Wiz-Art Festival, 2016
Official Selection, Take One Action Film Festival, 2016

As the Sun Rises, NASA’s Global Hawk is Being Prepared for Flight

As the Sun Rises, NASA’s Global Hawk is Being Prepared for Flight Hot summer days in Southern California’s Antelope Valley force many aircraft operations to start early in the morning before the sun rises. On a back ramp at Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, a NASA Global Hawk goes through testing of its communication components and satellite connection links in preparation for flight. via NASA http://ift.tt/2sX9zUG

Theory of Relativity by Visual Suspect


Reflection in photography is one of the most inseparable tool of the creator, disrupting the reality to create his own world. We screen how these reflections work in video and, more interesting, in motion.

There is no effect used, only camera movements together with stabilization techniques. The film has been shot in Hong Kong.

Inspired by the Theory of Relativity from Albert Einstein, this is a visual essay about perception and knowledge as reflection of our reality. Mass curves space and time, while the observer has his own perspective.