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Drunk History

Ingrid — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:33:19 +0000

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!

Obvious Child – a sweet short film (that happens to feature an abortion)

Ingrid — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:18:48 +0000

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.

More Wild Things

Ingrid — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:35:00 +0000

Another trailer for Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are.

Cannot. Wait.

Film of the Month at Shooting People

Ingrid — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:02:51 +0000

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!

Where The Wild Things Are

Ingrid — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:26:46 +0000

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.

Shooting People Launches Film of the Month Competition

Ingrid — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:46:12 +0000

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.

Glory at Sea – watch online

Ingrid — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:29:30 +0000

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.

Charles is voting for Obama and you should too!

Ingrid — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:17:07 +0000

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.

Hollywood wants you to vote

Ingrid — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:25:04 +0000

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!

Wassup?!

Ingrid — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:55:24 +0000

Remember those Budweiser ads that were funny and then kinda annoying? Well director Charles Stone is back with the original cast to make a political point about the last 8 years and the change we need. True.