Drunk History: Douglass and Lincoln won the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at Sundance this year. Here are a few others in the series for your tipsy entertainment. I’m impatiently waiting to see the Drunk History on Tesla. I wrote my Masters thesis on that crazy, brilliant guy!
I really like this short. It’s so refreshing to see a film where an abortion is only as big of a deal as it needs to be and is dealt with head on, unlike in Juno and Knocked Up (I know I’m not the first person to reference these two films but it would be remiss not to since there were both so popular and both so much about NOT getting an abortion). Obvious Child is a little (ok a lot) hipster-tastic and that boy is just too damn nice but director Gillian Robespierre and the writers are my new heros. There’s something joyful about it, in it’s lack of judgment and acknowledgment of reality (strange that this should feel so surprising really). The film is posted below or you can click through to Vimeo to watch it BIGGER.
Obvious Child from Gillian Robespierre on Vimeo.
Another trailer for Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are.
Cannot. Wait.
We’re entering the fourth month of our monthly competition to celebrate the very best of the films uploaded to Shooting People by our members. I’m endlessly impressed by the talent among our ranks and Film of the Month is a really great way to showcase just how awesome Shooters are!
Have a look at this beautiful finalist from March: Cinematic Orchestra: To Build a Home by Andrew Griffin.
Check out the Cinematic Orchestra website here!
This trailer feels a bit like an Arcade Fire video but it’s beautiful and I am giddily excited about seeing the film when it is released in October. I stopped breathing a little bit while watching the trailer. Always a good sign I feel! You can watch a prettier HD version on the Apple website.
This week we were thrilled to announce the launch of Film of the Month on Shooting People, which recognizes the best films made and uploaded to Shooting People by our members on both sides of the Atlantic.
Shooting People Patron director Mike Figgis selected the animated short Zoo by 24 year old Robin Bushell as January’s Film of the Month. The other shortlisted films for January were the documentary Hanging With Frank by David Graham Scott, and the performance piece Jump by Lab Ky Mo. Upload your films now to be considered for the February competition – which will be judged by the most excellent Morgan Spurlock, another of our lovely patrons.
Here’s Zoo for your viewing pleasure.
The Court 13 collective who made Glory at Sea say they “strive to bring down the hegemony of that hollow feeling” and they certainly do just that with this gorgeous film. Watch it online now. It will make your heart thump with love and hope and humanity.
Glory at Sea is on the latest issue of Wholphin. If you don’t already subscribe to Wholphin then sign up now. F*ck the recession. It’s films like these that get you through.
I just saw this on Matt Dentler’s blog and I feel compelled to post it here too because Charles is so wonderful and his words are so stirring.
You’re supposed to send this video to 5 friends so I’ll put it here for the 5 people who read my blog! It’s an odd mix of earnest and somewhat funny but hey, it’s all for a good cause: VOTE!
