Autor: Karl Ranseier

An introverted retail clerk sheds her good-girl image.

NUTCRACKER is the short film adaptation of Tia Clark’s story (American Short Fiction) that begins with a volatile game in the stock room of a sporting goods store. Shelly—an imaginative teenaged clerk struggling to unite her stimulating inner life with the slow grind of her retail job—seeks the validation of her coworkers who play the “rape game.” To measure her sense of self worth, Shelly succumbs to the lure of this brazenly toxic culture, and finds that the price of fitting in is more than she bargained for.

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OFFICIAL SELECTION of the 2016 NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

Written and Directed by Michael Aronson
Starring Ebboney Wilson, Nathaniel Kweku, Alexia Pearl, Alex Brooks
Based on „Nutcracker“ by Tia Clark
Produced by Nathaniel Kweku
Cinematography by Richie Yau
Production Design by Michael Jon Leonard
Edited by Nicole Brik
Sound Design by Thomas Ouziel
Original Music by Jacob Yoffee

This is a conversation starter first, a video second. I’d love to hear your thoughts on cities, the future, and this project.

Thank you to everybody who contributed! Trust me when I say that even if I didn’t get your footage in the cut, we can feel it in the finished product. I want to keep telling urban stories and building on these ideas – hope you do too. Knowledge is Power.

A collaboration with The Nantucket Project.
Edited by Thomas Niles
Graphics & Editing by Nate DeYoung
Produced by Sean Barth & Rich Peete
Assistant Editor – Erin DeWitt
Music by George Langford
Additional music by William Onyeabor
Re-recording Mixer – Colin Alexander
Color by Irving Harvey

Jim Demuth’s Documentary about Shenzhen: https://youtu.be/SGJ5cZnoodY
Precipitating Change by Nicol Ragland & Matt Eppedio: https://youtu.be/d0EPG2F9qzk
cf. city flows by Till Nagel: http://ift.tt/2aPogBY

Special Thanks to Kristen & Alex Klabin
Special Thanks to Tom Scott & The Nantucket Project

Full credits in movie, I’ll post a doc shortly for more information about all contributors, materials, interviews, resources, etc.

Dayumm! Full Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1rthOHA8Bg

Filmer/Editor: Joe Carlino

Additional Filmers: Hayden Rensch, Kuske Fahlgren, Jocke Hammar, Marco Johnny Morandi,

Thumbnail Photo: Roby Bragotto

Song: Omega – Gyöngyhajú Lány

Sponsors: Monster Energy, Lobster Snowboards, atrip apparel, Von Zipper, Neff Headwear, Gopro, Switchback Bindings, 7-9-13 Belts, Kaleidoscope Skateboards

Credits –

Director: Ben Strebel
Producer: Katie Lambert
Exec Producer: Ore Okonedo
DOP: Ben Todd
Focus Puller: Ahmet Husseyhein
Steadicam: Andrew Fletcher
Ugandan Service company: Seamless Uganda
Editor: Max Windows
Colourist: Houmam Abdallah (MPC)
Commissioner: James Hackett (Virgin EMI)

About –

I wanted to show how skateboarding is a universal language. No matter where you’re from or where you live, it unites us all.

Found in the Kintale slums, Kampala, the park acts as a refuge an escape for local kids. Growing up in these tough conditions a lot of them can easily turn to crime. Skateboarding and the park (Run by the Uganda Skateboard Union) act as an outlet to combat this, a focus if you like. We found Trinity, our protagonist, hanging around the park; he was the only one out of the group of boys sat there who didn’t smile. Something very serious and melancholic about him – a story behind those eyes. But then when he did smile, wow, our hearts melted. He’s a little star, to say the least.

The shoot was an emotional, harrowing and humbling experience that opened mine and the crew’s eyes. I love the fact that, by making this, we’ve been able to contribute to the building of the second part of the park.

Trevor tries to have a photo taken with his father.
World Premiere: 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Written and Directed by Trevor Anderson; Produced by Blake McWilliam.
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An ode to planet earth, solely told with organic fluids and a tiny crystal ball.

Sometimes, the complexity of simplicity makes us fail to preserve the fundament of all we are and all we represent. But reaching awareness is not about the end, it is about the beginning. SINGULARITY takes us back to zero hour, 4.5 billion years back in time. It is the story of an indescribable hazard and a singular fortune: the fortune of being a human.

This is organic FX from terracollage. Household ingredients and ink. Strictly 2D, no CGI.
Headphones highly recommended!

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‘Globe of Death’ is the story of Lucius Zafalon, a daredevil motorcycle rider that risks his body in the pursuit of the perfect globe of death act. Through all the challenges and difficulties he has never stopped focusing on his art. It is what defines him and what he has lived his whole life for.

An act of raw beauty with precise flowing lines that defy the laws of physics, they create an awe inspiring ballet that mesmerises anyone who dares to keep their eyes open.

For Lucius and his team The Globe of Death is not just an act, it is their lives.

The Globe of Death is a stunt that dates from the beginning of the 20th century. One of the oldest patents for the mesh sphere ball was filed in 1904.

Different to the Wall of death (popular in the UK) where the riders ride only on the horizontal, with the Globe of Death multiple riders can race in any direction at the same time.

The Globe of Death gained popularity in Latin America and some of the best acts comes from Brazil. What makes a good Globe of Death act isn’t just how many motorcycles the team can fit inside the Globe, but also the beauty of their riding lines. The synchrony between the riders and the team’s particularities, such as riding in the dark and opening the Globe in half sets Lucius’ team apart.

Directed by Pedro and James (Autobahn), they met Lucius through their passion for motorcycles. ‘We were mesmerised by how incredibly visual the act is and thought that combined with his life story it was a perfect subject for a film’.

With photography by DP Malte Rosenfeld, colour grading by Jim Bracher at The Mill, and sound design by Patch Rowland at Final Cut, the film is a look into Lucius’ life and all he has gone through during 30 years of riding motorcycles in the Globe of Death.

Shot on RED with anamorphic lenses from Cooke Optics and Kowa.

Director: Autobahn (Pedro de la Fuente and James Worsley)
Director of photography: Malte Rosenfeld
Production company: Autobahn Productions
Producer: Thais Altman
Edit: Autobahn
Colourist: Jim Bracher at The Mill
Score: Russ Chimes
Sound design and mix: Patch Rowland at Final Cut
Additional music: Hems
Graphic design: Duncan Edwards

Special thanks to Lucius’ team Luis Fernando and Paulo Leonardo, and also to Pixi Pixel for equipment hire.