animation

ANOTHER SONG ABOUT THE SEA

By David Finkelstein | May 2014

The style is rather like a Bergman film, and it is a revelation to see how well this kind of detailed, slow meditation on a relationship can be expressed with animation…

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ANOTHER SONG ABOUT THE SEA

“Another Song About the Sea” is Jeremy Bessoff’s haunting, exquisite animated study of a couple whose relationship is effected by the husband’s...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE

BOOTLEG FILES 515: “Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue” (1990 animated TV special). LAST SEEN: The film is on YouTube. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: A VHS...

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THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF STILLNESS…I’M THINKING

“the impossibility of stillness…i’m thinking,” a recent video by Henry Gwiazda, shares many features with his previous work. Like many of his...

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THE CAPITOL OF THE MULTIVERSE

This fun, fascinating short by Van MacElwee is made entirely from old, colorized photos (presumably from postcards) of a large number of capitol buildings,...

Digital Celluloid Features

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 141: WRECK-IT, FIX-IT, SCARE-IT!

Digital Celluloid, a comic strip by artist Chris Cirillo, pokes fun at the films of today, tomorrow and yesterday. Whether it is a classic or an upcoming...

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FIN DE SIÉCLE

"Fin de Siécle" is a beautiful and surreal animated short by Kathleen Quillian, using the kind of crude animation of cut-out illustrations and hand...

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TWIST OF FATE

"Twist of Fate," a nine minute animated film by Karen Aqua, uses largely abstract means to explore the fears associated with life-threatening illness....

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THE FLOOR OF THE WORLD

"The Floor of the World" is one of filmmaker Janie Geiser's mesmerizing and enchanting film collages. Her style is a kind of low tech cinematic puppetry,...

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GHOST ALGEBRA

"Ghost Algebra" is one of Janie Geiser's most beautiful and evocative films, using her style of simply animated objects. The protagonist is the wooden toy...

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CAT’S CRADLE

"Cat's Cradle" is an engaging, short visual study of a highly compressed 3D space. Filmmaker Raymond Rea uses a crude form of animation, made largely from...

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