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Archive for the ‘Short Films’ Category

 

“Doodlebug” by Christopher Nolan (yes, THAT one)

With the next Batman film in production now, and people already getting whipped into viral frenzies over it, I thought I’d point you guys towards a Christopher Nolan film that you probably haven’t seen — “Doodlebug” is a creepy short film made by Nolan while a student at university. I’m not sure you can call it a student film if the filmmaker wasn’t a film student, but whatever you call it, it’s very well done for such a small film. “Doodlebug” stars Jeremy Theobald, who also starred in Nolan’s debut feature, Following (which is worth seeing, if you’re a fan of Nolan’s).

(Thanks for the heads up, James Mclaughlin!)

“I Met the Walrus” by Josh Raskin

This Oscar-nominated animated short from Josh Raskin takes a half-hour 1969 interview with John Lennon conducted by the 14 year old Jerry Levitan, distills it to 5 minutes, and crazies the heck out of it. The animation illustrators and even expands on Lennon’s words delightfully, making it an absolute joy to watch.

The pen illustrations were by James Braithwaite and the computer illustration by Alex Kurina.

“Tanghi Argentini” by Guy Thys

One of my favorite short films in recent memory, the Oscar nominated 2006 live action short out of Belgium Tanghi Argentini probably borrows a little from Shall We Dance? (the wonderful, original Japanese version, I mean), but is so charming and so well told that it hardly matters. It’s 14 minutes long, so maybe wait ’til lunch, but otherwise I believe it’s safe for most workplaces. (There’s no nudie bits, and if there’s any swearing in it, it’s in Dutch.)

“The Mountain” by Terje Sørgjerd

I often think of film (and comics) as a narrative medium, but every once in a while, something comes along to remind me that it’s not; it can be bigger than that, broader than that. It can be art.

“The Mountain,” a three-minute long, juxtaposed sequence of time lapse photography paired with a gorgeous piece of music from Ludovico Einaudi (whose music was used so incredibly well in Shane Meadows’s 2006 masterpiece This Is England), is simply breathtaking. It certainly generates a powerful emotional reaction that neither the images nor the music on their own would.

Check out Mr. Sørgjerd’s “The Aurora” over at Vimeo, as well. You can like TSO Photography on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.