Autor: Karl Ranseier

Only Now by ThomHaig


‚An impossible series of accidents and choices, of mistakes and triumphs.‘

Only Now is an abstract exploration of how an awareness of the improbablitly of being here can lead to a sense of gratitude.

By Thom Haig (thomhaig.com)
Script: Sara Stafford
Music and Sound Design: Wesley Slover
Voiceover: Kitty Colquhoun, Matt Abbott

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The Syrian spaceman who became a refugee by Guardian News & Media Ltd


Muhammed Faris became Syria’s first Syrian astronaut in 1987, and subsequently used as a propaganda tool by President Hafez al-Assad. But when the Syrian people rose up against his son Bashar, Faris sided with the Free Syrian Army rebels. Now a refugee in Istanbul, he reflects on his exile from the beloved country he once saw from space

Temple by Nguyen-Anh Nguyen


2045 A.D. A new genetic disease is causing humans to reject their own organs. Cybernetic enhancements are the only means to survive. One desperate man is forced to steal cybernetic implants to save an innocent life.

A film by Nguyen-Anh Nguyen
Management: Scott Glassgold / Ground Control LA (scott@groundcontrol-la.com)
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ABOUT THE FILM
Temple is a concept for a feature film, produced by the same team that made The Akira Project (http://ift.tt/PEHfJF).

Starring Osric Chau & Yue Qi
Director: Nguyen-Anh Nguyen
Writers: Nguyen-Anh Nguyen, Santiago Menghini
Production Designer: Laura Nhem
Editor: Arno Faure
Visual Effects Supervisor: Santiago Menghini
Directors of Photography: Raymond Lavers & Simran Dewan
Sound design and OST: Cult Nation & Kannibalen Records
Producers: Nguyen-Anh Nguyen, Laura Nhem & Aurélie Bernos de Gastold
Executive Producers: Osric Chau, Stuart Ashton, Stephan Zlotescu
Production Companies: Second Tomorrow Studios & CineGround Media (www.cineground.com)

Shot on Blackmagic URSA, 4K Production Camera & Pocket Cinema Camera
Color & Output on Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve

Last Sunrise From a Year in Space

Last Sunrise From a Year in Space NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of five sunrise photographs on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, as he prepared to depart the space station and return to Earth aboard a Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft. Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov are scheduled to undock their Soyuz at 8:02 p.m. EST and land at 11:25 p.m. via NASA http://ift.tt/1LSMWSJ

BANDITO by Evan Ari Kelman


Experience the epic coming-of-age story of a young boy who sneaks out to join his older brother on a semi-truck heist that will change his life.

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Featured on Tribeca Film Festival Blog:
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TRAILER: vimeo.com/121521469

WORLD PREMIERE – Tribeca Film Festival 2015
WINNER – Wasserman Award for Directing at NYU First Run Film Festival 2015
WINNER – Best Cinematography at Harvard Film Festival 2015
WINNER – Best Student Film at Nevada International Film Festival 2015
WINNER – Best Action Film at Snake Alley Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – HollyShorts Fest 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Beverly Hills Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – USA Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – On the Line Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Montefieltro Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Middle Coast Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Rome International Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION – MIC Genero Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Hudson Valley Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION – Charleston International Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION – Yonkers Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Arlington International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – SAG Foundation Screening NYC
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Orlando Urban Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION – New York Short Film Fridays
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Macabre Faire Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Richmond International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Fort Lauderdale Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Sioux Empire Film Festival

Directed by Evan Ari Kelman (http://ift.tt/1KYaTNP)
Written by Evan Ari Kelman & Parker Hill (www.parkerchill.com)
Starring CJ VALLEROY, NATHAN VARNSON, JACK BERENHOLTZ, and BILL STINCHCOMB
Produced by PARKER HILL, SEBASTIAN SAVINO
Cinematography by CORY FRAIMAN-LOTT
Edited by PARKER HILL
Production Design by DANIEL KOENIG PORTER
Original Score by JAMES NEWBERRY
Sound Design by HOLLIE BENNET
Gaffer MARIA RUSCHE
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Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry (Official Video) by Claes Nordwall


Taken from Parquet Courts‘ new album ‚Human Performance‘, out 8th April 2016 on Rough Trade Records and available for pre-order: http://ift.tt/1PUMYdJ

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Concept developed in collaboration between Claes Nordwall & Andrew Savage

– Producer/Director: Claes Nordwall – http://ift.tt/1S3E4jS
– Director of Photography: Nicolas Booth
– Clapper/Loader: Stephen Dunn
– Title design: Andrew Savage
– Editor: Claes Nordwall
– Film Processing/Transfer: I-dailies, London (16mm)
– Bar: Züm Umsteiger, Berlin
– Actor Bar: Hans-Werner Sens
– Music video rep: Jen Herrera and Andy Roberts @ Las Bandas | Be Brave
– Equipment: SLV London
– Kebab stand: Nür Gemuse Kebap, Berlin

Big thank you to Hans-Werner Sens and Michaela Sens of Züm Umsteiger.

unmappable by unmappable productions


„Thought-provoking and disturbing“ – WIRED

unmappable weaves together the life and work of iconoclastic psychogeographer and convicted sex offender, Denis Wood.

// 2015 SXSW Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2014 New Orleans Film Festival Official Selection – Programmer’s Award for Artistic Vision //
// 2015 Florida Film Festival Official Selection – Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short //
// 2015 Victoria TX Independent Film Festival Official Selection – Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short //
// 2015 Oak Cliff Film Festival Official Selection – Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short //
// 2015 Indie Grits Film Festival Official Selection – Young Grit Award //
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// 2015 DokuFest Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Sidewalk Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 San Francisco Documentary Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Ashland Independent Film Festival Official Selection //
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// 2015 Atlanta Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Independent Film Festival Boston Official Selection //
// 2015 Montclair Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 deadCENTER Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Little Rock Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Real to Reel International Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Landlocked Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 cellu l’art Short Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Charlotte Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2015 Key West Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2016 Beloit International Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2016 Annapolis Film Festival Official Selection //
// 2016 St. Augustine Film Festival Official Selection //

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