ANGELFISH by Dane McCusker


After a night at the bar, a guy invites a girl home to see his angelfish. Over the course of just a few minutes, a promising connection is cut off and a fish is no longer a fish. A taut exchange that examines acceptable behavior in dating and mating rituals.

‚Angelfish‘ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: http://ift.tt/2EGoyY4

***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** – Aspen Shortsfest – 2017
***NOMINATED*** – Australian Directors Guild Award – 2017
***FINALIST*** – Lexus Short Film Fellowship – 2017
***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** – Atlanta Shortsfest – 2017
***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** – Hollyshorts – 2017
***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** – POFF – 2017

A Little Film About… Malika Favre by Handsome Frank


Malika Favre is an artist who needs little introduction. Her instantly recognisable style sees her create beautifully bold vector illustrations which simplify down her subjects their bear essentials. Her work has adorned billboards, magazines and book covers the world over and her recent collaborations with the New Yorker magazine have raised her profile yet further and seen a whole new audience discover her incredible work.

In this short film directed by Jérôme de Gerlache, we learn about her work process, influences and get a behind the scenes glimpse of her home studio in East London.

KAZAKHSTAN – KYRGYZSTAN by Guillaume JUIN


Central Asia was epic! The landscapes were incredibly beautiful and diverse, in such little areas. The people were really nice also. This a great underrated destination to travel.

Shot on a7sII, and phantom4advanced.

Places visited:
Kazakhstan:
– Ustyurt plateau (manguistaou region, near Aktau)
– Altyn emel
– Charyn Canyon
– Lake Kolsai

KYRGYZSTAN:
– Song Kul lake and its surroundings (horse trekking)
– Karakol, Ala-kul lake, Altyn Arashan (3 days trek).

Thank you Philippe Henry and Paul Le Bret for your great sound design!

A Narrative Film by Michael Edwards


The most narrative narrative never narrated. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end…. It is at once both a three-act assault on the conceit of the traditional narrative, and also perhaps, a futile attempt to escape the narrative impulse of cinema.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Raindance
Slamdance
St. Louis International Film Festival
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
London International Animation Festival
Holland Animation Film Festival
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Speechless Film Festival
Flickers’ Vortex Film Festival
Festival Silhouette
Insomnia Festival
Film Fort

REI Presents: How To Run 100 Miles by REI


In September 2017, I stepped up to the starting line of the Run Rabbit Run 100 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, alongside my friend Jayson Sime. The race is a 102.9-mile ultramarathon with 20,000 feet of elevation gain, which is no small feat for a couple of guys who don’t know what they’re doing.

Jayson had talked me into it, and if I were to be completely honest, I’d say we were there to test out his life philosophy, which is basically that you can do anything you dream up, as long as you put in the work and refuse to quit. That ethic has worked for him in almost every other area of life, despite growing up in poverty, one of six children with no father, and dyslexia.

In the six months leading up to the race, we figured since we weren’t naturally talented runners, the best thing we could do is work hard. So we ran 50- to 70-mile weeks all summer, and went through a full range of feelings: fear, regret, sadness, FOMO, hunger, thirst, exhaustion, pain, and joy. And gluttony, which is not a feeling, but what happens after you run 20 or more miles. The chart below is a representation of a training plan for a 100-mile race (but if you’re really looking to train for a 100-mile race, you should find a real training plan online or in a book).

How did the race go? You can watch our film, How to Run 100 Miles, to find out. No spoilers here.

Directed and produced by Brendan Leonard

Co-Directors: Hilary Oliver and Aidan Haley
Editor: Aidan Haley
Cinematography: Brendan Leonard and Hilary Oliver
Animation: Brendan Leonard and Eric Bucy

Steamboat Springs Unit:
Director of Photography: Forest Woodward
Additional Cinematography:
Aidan Haley, Brody Leven, Syd Jones, Jayson Sime, and Brendan Leonard

Original Score: Cleod9 Music
Featured Performers: Ian McLeod, Peter Mulcahy, and Matt Sedivy
Audio Post Production: Scotty Beam/Cleod9 Music

“Puppets”
Performed by Atmosphere
Written & Produced by Atmosphere
S. Daley for Upsidedown Heart Music (ASCAP) & A. Davis for Ant Turn That Snare Down (ASCAP)
Taken from the album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
Used Courtesy of Rhymesayers Entertainment, LLC

Thanks
Run Rabbit Run
U.S. Forest Service
Meghan Hicks
Joe and Kathy Leonard
Cheryl Sime
Anders Norblom
Kate Duch
Paolo Mottola
Syd Jones and Debi Sule
Angie Lundstedt
Brody Leven
Christian Folk
Luke Nelson
Bodie Johnson
Jessica DiCarlo
Mr. Rider

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